Creating a beautifully designed space in your home is absolutely within your power. You don’t need to be a magazine editor. You don’t need to work in the world of design or fashion. You just need to know what principles to put in place and where to get the great-looking pieces for your space.
At the end of the day, great design is all about intention. Yes, some spaces look beautiful despite being a massive mish-mash of items and thoughtlessly put together over the years. These are truly creative spaces, made by truly creative people. However, the intention is better if your home looks more like a bunch of stuff than an artful collection.
One of the most powerful examples of using intention in design is in Scandinavia. If you’ve floundered on how to make your dining room actually stand out and look fantastic, then get started with Danish design principles, and this guide:
Top 6 Danish Design Principles
There are a few key Danish design principles that you will want to keep in mind while reading.
These include using:
- Bright neutrals
- Natural lighting
- Mid-Century Design
- Wood or Metal Accents
- Organic Shapes
- Minimalism
Your Hero: The Dining Table
With those principles in mind, it’s time to start looking for the hero piece of your space. This can and should be your dining table. Choose the table (truly, any design will do, so long as it speaks to you and is of good quality), and then look at the chairs.
Top Seating Options for Your Dining Room
The chairs need to compliment your space while offering something elegant and fresh to it. Most of all, however, they need to be comfortable sitting in. That’s why, for a Danish-inspired dining room, you’ll want to consider these styles:
Wood Dining Chairs
Wood dining chairs, particularly with a mid-century slope to their design, are a classic option for the dining room. You can keep it warm with walnut wood, keep it light with a white or neutral finish, or go striking with black dining chairs. Since you already have your table, choose the seating that adds the most elegance – and don’t be afraid to have your chairs contrast your table!
Low-Back Chairs
Low-back dining chairs (wood, cloth, boucle, metal) are great for taking your dining space to the next level. This is because they actually sit very close to level with your dining table, which in turn helps increase the visual flow of the space.
Mod Dining Chairs
If you are more of a 60s lover, consider getting a modern swivel dining chair. These come in all sorts of styles, including cloth-covered, allowing you to add little dollops of design around your table that – most importantly – don’t need to be shuffled around since they swivel.
Top Lighting Design Elements
Your dining space should be kept fairly open and minimalist, which means that the only other big design detail (other than some art or plants) is going to be your lighting. Keystone chandeliers to place over your dining table will truly bring the space together and make it look like a piece of art. You can get modernist pieces, glass art, vintage – whatever suits your design preferences and works to pull together your dining table and chairs.
