We normally have a clear idea of what we want to do with the kitchen, a bedroom or the living room. But what about the dining room? This is often a space that gets less attention and can be left idle in bigger houses.

Your dining room, believe it or not, is a truly multi-functional space. You will eat in there, entertain in there, as well as perhaps work and create in there. For busy families it can be a playroom and a craft room too; there are so many options. So when you think about the style and design of your dining room, you need to think about how you want it to look and what the end goal for the dining room is.

When we think of our dining room we think about a room that is used for the family’s togetherness. Families build many great memories in the dining room but what is in the background of those memories? Do you remember a clinically white room with few or no decorations or was it a room bathed in a golden light emitting from the crystal chandelier above? You are the one to determine the dinner memories your kids will build while growing up and with that in mind, here are some ideas.