Dining Room Decor Ideas To Impress Your Guests

Disclaimer: This is a partnered post. Looking for some fun decoration ideas to help transform your dining room and wow guests? Why not try a few of these ideas?

Get creative with lighting

Lighting is key in helping to create the right mood. If you want to create a bright and happy atmosphere, strong overhead lighting is necessary.

There are lots of weird and wonderful designs when it comes to overhead light fixtures from chandeliers to Edison bulbs to pendant lights – try to find something that complements the style of the room.

Candles can meanwhile help to create a more intimate feel. There are lots of unique styles of candles and candle holders that you can look into.

Add a striking centrepiece

A striking dining table centrepiece is another way to impress guests. This could be a colourful bouquet of flowers, a large candle, an unusual ornament or a novelty wine bottle holder.

Just make sure that this centrepiece isn’t so large that it restricts conversation – a small but vibrant posy might be a better option to a large bouquet. You could consider changing this centrepiece up with each dinner party.

Create seasonal tablescapes

When dressing up your table, consider putting a seasonal twist on it. This could include sprigs of holly and pine cones in winter and bright yellow flowers and chequered napkins in summer.

You could also introduce seasonal smells through scented candles such as lilac in spring and pumpkin spice in autumn.

Mix things up

Your dining table décor doesn’t have to all match. In fact, it could be a fun idea to give each guest a different styled chair or a different novelty glass.

This could save you from having to worry about preserving glassware sets and furniture sets, plus it could allow you to personalise items to each guest.

Mixing everything up might look a little messy so try to have some order to the table (such as everyone having the same style of napkin or plate).

Hang up some art

If you’ve got an empty wall in your dining room, you could consider filling it up with a cool piece of artwork. Hanging up artwork can often help to make a room feel more lavish and sophisticated.

It could also help to bring a sense of energy to the room (especially a large colourful painting). Find a painting that compliments the room and that you love.

Display memories

You could also consider using your dining room as a place for displaying memory objects such as photographs and souvenirs. Such items could be reminders of places, people or achievements.

These photos and souvenirs could serve as great conversation pieces for your guests (useful if you’re inviting people you don’t know all that well).

It could also help to create a sense of comfort and homeliness when enjoying more private family meals.