There is more to a dining room than just dining furniture; it is more than a mere arrangement of dining room table and dining room chairs. Ideally you should consider the color palette, the lighting, layout, table linen etc. to create a warm and inviting ambience for your dining room. The accent should not be so much on creating a unique dining room as on creating one that has the elements of a convivial entertaining and family space. With a little bit of forethought your dining area can be versatile enough to be a place where the family gets together for meals everyday and also effortlessly converts to a more formal setting for when you are entertaining. You should be able to relax as well as interact in an ideal dining set up.
Color Palette: Do not assume that because a color is your favorite, it will also look good on the walls of the dining room or create a harmonious whole with the dining room furniture. Also, when choosing a color palette, understand that what looks good in the day in natural light may not necessarily look as good or even look the same in artificial light. In general, colors such as reds, oranges and yellows work to create a more formal atmosphere while colors such as golden or creamy yellow, terracotta, burgundy or dusty rose are considered ideal for a dining room. These colors are said to stimulate the appetite and also have been shown to promote enjoyable conversation.
Now if a more informal and casual setting is required for the dining room, neutral colors may be a better option, because they won’t dominate the area or create too much of an impact. Neutrals are calming colors and also create a pleasant ambience.
Linen and Accessories: When you coordinate the table linen to the colors that you have chosen for the dining area, remember that matching is far more difficult than contrasting. In any case, too much matching of colors among all the elements of a dining room may not even look that attractive; a contrasting palette may look more interesting and attractive on the whole. So if you have beige on the walls, consider wine colored table cloth and beige colored table napkins. Or contrast the color of the china and serving dishes to the color of the table cloth to get a dramatic and attractive look.
Lighting: It is a good idea to use dimmers for the dining area. Differences in lighting can dramatically alter the ambience of the dining area from warm and intimate to bright and friendly. Dimming the lights gives you the option of adding candles to the table setting so that you can create a wonderfully romantic setting for special occasions.
Also adding a chandelier or suspended lamp above the dining table can be the addition of an excellent decorative element which will enhance the entire area. Incandescent track lights are another option; they can be a striking addition when used to highlight a table centerpiece or to light artwork , hutches or serving tables along the walls.
So you can create a great dining atmosphere by mixing and matching to create a reflection of your personality rather than following structure rigidly.
1. Room to sleep.
Room to sleep consists of bed frame and mattress is comfortable for little rest. Form bed frame can be according to the wishes of children. While choosing colors and motifs bed cover takes the theme of bright colors such as pink dominant in girl’s rooms or blue dominant in boys. Whereas the old colors like red, yellow, orange and green can be compact with field wall and accent furniture.
Equipment in the room to sleep:
- Bed frames,
- Bed cover sets, motifs and colors tailored to the theme of space,
- Mattresses, pillows, bolsters, and blankets are soft and comfortable,
- Side table which functions to put some favorite objects such as toys or books doll or reading a bedtime story,
- The night-light with night light forms an interesting way of the moon, stars, flowers, animals, or may be a simple night light,,
- Cabinet clothing
2. Areas for play.
Play areas are on one side of the child’s bedroom, or in one corner. Some of existing furniture elements in the play area include:
- Parquet floor and carpet
processing floor and floor coating. The floor is convenient for this play area is in the form of parquet, because the material from the timber can be adapted to the environment. Wood warmer when the cold weather outside, and it will feel much cooler when the hot surroundings. So that the children who liked to play on the floor will be more comfortable. Meanwhile, to cushion the floor, can we use the carpet with short hair texture is not easy to keep the dust.
- Field game
In the middle of a play area, made a major play area, with equipment such as tables and small chairs, and a few small toys on it. This field is the center of activity when they play. Some toys are taken from storage shelves will be brought to this area and they started playing.
- Storage shelves
the children liked to play with their toys, like dolls and toy instruments households for girls. Ball, toy, and the objects in accordance with the hobby at the boys. Various toys are stored in the storage racks and placed on the side of the field of play area floor.
- Different types of toys
In addition to providing their favorite toy, it is important also to types of games that are educational, such as beam geometry, numbers or letters / alphabet, various story books, etc.
3. Learning Area.
Learning to be an ideal area if composed of several types of furniture:
- Desk study complete with bookshelves, storage stationery / images / and school equipment, space to put the computer, and side table for writing or drawing.
- Chalkboard or bulletin boards are placed on the left / right of the desk study. Making children learn discipline in time, activities, and school work…
- Learning Chairs.
4. Areas to explore hobbies.
Exploration area can be found on the hobby side of the room where it depends on the child’s hobby.
In such’s daughter, who has a hobby playing with dolls, then this area is placed in a play area, which has a hobby-then draw these areas are placed in areas of study, or who have a hobby together with friends to tell each other, then these areas can be placed in the area of the bed.
Similarly, boys with their hobby, which has certain hobbies such as sports, put this area on the side of the play and make a theme that match their hobbies are.
5. Furniture
choosing the furniture must have safe conditions (safety) for children, especially for high furniture, like shelves, climbing, swing / game depends. Second, has provided comfort in use. Third, is educative and entertainment
6. Storage space.
Several alternative position of storage space on a child’s bedroom:
- The form of a cupboard placed against the wall.
- In the form of sliding drawers on the bottom bed frame.
- In the form of shelves and drawers in the desk study.
- A bath-tub or box-box is arranged in a play area.
- A pocket that is linked depends on the ceiling.
- In the form of shelves on the wall.
- In the form of these linkages, the shelves, and drawers are mounted on the clothes cupboard.
7. Processing floor.
Processing floor friendlier with children who tend to like playing on the floor is the use of wood materials for coating the floor. If using a ceramic floor, then fill in with the carpet to reduce the cold ceramic
8. The walls and ceiling.
Processing the walls and ceiling space adjusted to the desired theme of the child. For more, you can create an image of a wall or a wall and ceiling pattern becomes a theme of the story
9. Doors and windows.
Interior layout child’s bedroom is not separated from the calculation of the position of doors and windows. Placement areas in the child’s bedroom should not impede circulation or movement of air circulation in the room…
10. Lighting.
Child’s bedroom to get healthy natural lighting, the entry of light from outside through the window. For the needs at night, artificial lighting on the child’s bedroom can be conditioned on the dim light sleeping area and on the play areas and areas of study. In the sleeping area, you can put the lamp or side table lamp on the table. In the study area used lamp / light sleep.