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Dining Room Designs
Dining is about clearance and light. We size the table to the room's circulation, then hang the light at the height that makes people look well.
Six styles
Dining Room designs in six house styles
The same brief, resolved six ways. Each one carries its own layout, material specification and storage strategy. Filter to one style, or compare all six.
Chalk Minimal Four-seat, compact Dining Room Design
Nothing decorative survives unless it also does work. Long uninterrupted planes, shadow-gap joints, one quiet grain.
- Layout
- Four-seat, compact
- Style
- Serene Minimal
- Palette
- Chalk · Pale Oak · Linen
- Table
- Oak-tone 1,400mm rectangular
- Seating
- Four upholstered linen chairs
- Feature wall
- Chalk plaster with one artwork
- Pendant
- Single linear diffuser
- Room dimension
- 10×12 feet
Storage features
- A slim sideboard for table linen
- A concealed drawer for cutlery
- Wall shelf for serving pieces
Special features
- One pendant, one table, nothing else
- A chalk wall carrying a single artwork
- Chairs in a single fabric
Ideal forCompact apartments where dining sits inside the living room
Charcoal Bold Six-seat with a dark panel Dining Room Design
High contrast, confident mass, a single saturated move per room. Dark joinery held against light stone.
- Layout
- Six-seat with a dark panel
- Style
- Bold Contemporary
- Palette
- Charcoal · Oxblood · Smoked Oak
- Table
- Charcoal stone-top 1,800mm
- Seating
- Six leather chairs, matt black frame
- Feature wall
- Smoked oak slats with a niche
- Pendant
- Cluster of three matt-black globes
- Room dimension
- 10×12 feet
Storage features
- A dark sideboard with deep drawers
- A niche for glassware
- Concealed bar storage
Special features
- A dark slatted backdrop behind the table
- Three globes hung in a line
- Stone tabletop with a visible edge profile
Ideal forOwners who entertain and want a defined dining zone
Teak Heritage Eight-seat teak with cane chairs Dining Room Design
Indian craft detailing on a contemporary frame — jaali, cane, inlay and hand-finished brass, used sparingly.
- Layout
- Eight-seat teak with cane chairs
- Style
- Modern Heritage
- Palette
- Teak · Cane · Antique Brass
- Table
- Solid teak 2,100mm
- Seating
- Teak and cane dining chairs
- Feature wall
- Teak jaali with brass sconces
- Pendant
- Brass and cane lantern
- Room dimension
- 10×12 feet
Storage features
- A teak sideboard with cane fronts
- Open shelves for brass serveware
- A drawer bank for linen
Special features
- Cane-backed chairs around solid teak
- A brass lantern on a long drop
- A jaali screen to the living room
Ideal forLarge families eating together daily
Ivory Classic Formal ten-seat with a crockery unit Dining Room Design
Proportioned panelling, cornice and moulding, book-matched stone and warm gilt detail on ivory.
- Layout
- Formal ten-seat with a crockery unit
- Style
- Classic Luxe
- Palette
- Ivory · Statuario · Gold
- Table
- Marble-top 2,400mm with a gilt base
- Seating
- Ivory upholstered chairs with a moulded back
- Feature wall
- Panelling with a large mirror
- Pendant
- Crystal chandelier
- Room dimension
- 10×12 feet
Storage features
- A glazed crockery unit for the dinner service
- A console with silver storage
- Concealed storage in the plinth
Special features
- A large mirror doubling the table length
- Panelled walls with a gilt bead
- A crystal chandelier centred exactly
Ideal forFormal dining rooms in villas and large apartments
Birch Scandi Six-seat with a bench Dining Room Design
Pale timber, soft daylight and muted green — Nordic restraint adapted for Indian light, dust and humidity.
- Layout
- Six-seat with a bench
- Style
- Indo-Scandinavian
- Palette
- Birch · Chalk · Sage
- Table
- Birch 1,600mm with a bench
- Seating
- Birch chairs plus a window bench
- Feature wall
- Birch batten with open shelving
- Pendant
- Paper shade, wide diffuse
- Room dimension
- 10×12 feet
Storage features
- Bench with lift-up storage
- Open birch shelving
- Basket storage under the sideboard
Special features
- A bench on one side to seat more in less space
- Pale birch and chalk
- A wide paper pendant for soft light
Ideal forYoung families needing flexible seating
Emerald Deco Round six-seat with a bar Dining Room Design
Fluting, fans and geometry. Lacquered colour, brass inlay lines and mirror used as architecture.
- Layout
- Round six-seat with a bar
- Style
- Art Deco Glam
- Palette
- Emerald · Brass · Lacquer
- Table
- Round 1,500mm with a brass base
- Seating
- Emerald velvet chairs, fluted back
- Feature wall
- Antique-mirror panels with brass
- Pendant
- Brass fan-motif pendant
- Room dimension
- 10×12 feet
Storage features
- A mirror-backed bar cabinet
- A stemware rack
- A fluted sideboard with brass pulls
Special features
- A round table under a fan-motif pendant
- Antique-mirror panels behind
- Emerald velvet against brass
Ideal forPremium apartments where dining doubles as a bar
Every design, in full
Six dining room designs, one page each
Each of the six carries its own page with the complete specification, sizing table and answers.
Minimal Four-seat, compact Dining Room
Chalk · Pale Oak · Linen
See this designBold Six-seat with a dark panel Dining Room
Charcoal · Oxblood · Smoked Oak
See this designHeritage Eight-seat teak with cane chairs Dining Room
Teak · Cane · Antique Brass
See this designClassic Formal ten-seat with a crockery unit Dining Room
Ivory · Statuario · Gold
See this designScandi Six-seat with a bench Dining Room
Birch · Chalk · Sage
See this designDeco Round six-seat with a bar Dining Room
Emerald · Brass · Lacquer
See this designSizing
Dining Room dimensions by home size
The room dimension quoted on each design above is the 3 BHK figure. These are the sizes we most often work to.
| Home size | Typical room dimension | Layout that usually fits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 BHK | Within the living room | Four-seat, compact |
| 2 BHK | 8×10 feet | Six-seat with a dark panel |
| 3 BHK | 10×12 feet | Eight-seat teak with cane chairs |
| 4 BHK | 12×16 feet | Formal ten-seat with a crockery unit |
| 4+ BHK / Villa | 14×18 feet formal | Six-seat with a bench |
Questions
Dining Room questions, answered
How much clearance is needed around a dining table?
900mm from the table edge to the nearest wall or furniture, and 1,050mm if people need to walk behind a seated diner. Less than that and chairs collide with the wall.
How high should a dining pendant hang?
750mm to 850mm above the tabletop. Higher and it stops lighting the table; lower and it blocks the sightline across it.
What size table fits six people?
1,600mm to 1,800mm long by 900mm wide. Allow 600mm of table edge per person as the working minimum.
Marble or engineered stone for a dining top?
Engineered stone if the table gets daily use with children — marble stains from turmeric, wine and citrus within months unless it is sealed regularly and wiped immediately.
Next step
Get your dining room designed.
Send the floor plan and the dimensions. We come back with a layout, a material direction and a line-by-line estimate.