In the New Year it’s worth assessing your dining room to see if it’s versatile enough to accommodate your loved ones for everyday meals and special occasions.
Eating meals together is an integral part of South African culture, and homeowners can get specially designed furniture that is both versatile and robust enough to accommodate a growing family.
Thiart Nortje from Rochester shares four dining room trends that will help you up the ante in your dining room, turning it into a sumptuous gathering place where friends and family can make memories.
1. Heart of the home
The dining room is one of the most significant rooms in the home, playing an important role in family life. In today’s digital age, where more and more people are spending time behind computers and phones, it’s even more important to engage with our loved ones face-to-face. This is what sitting around a dining table, sharing a meal and catching up with family and friends is all about.
Thiart says increasingly more people want to revive the tradition of taking the time to share a meal around the dining table in order to reconnect with the things and people that really matter.
Eating meals together is an integral part of South African culture, and homeowners can get specially designed furniture that is both versatile and robust enough to accommodate a growing family.
Buying a dining suite can be a sizeable investment, and so it is important to choose pieces with longevity.
The Caserta dining table for example can seat up to eight people at a time, while the Augusta Gathering table extends to accommodate more people, as and when required.
Thiart says there is a growing emphasis on the importance of transforming ones home to suit a family’s evolving needs, and to make space to reconnect with each other.
2. Timeless silhouettes
“There is a growing trend towards dining room furniture that has classical lines, high-end finishes and durable materials for superior, long-lasting elegance. This can be put down to the fact that consumers are becoming more conscious of purchasing quality investment furniture pieces that will last them for years to come.”
According to Thiart, curved silhouettes, elaborate detailing and intricately patterned upholstery are timeless features that never go out of style. They infuse the dining room with the opulence and grandeur of the past – styling that will make you and your holiday guests feel extra special.
There is a growing emphasis on the importance of transforming ones home to suit a family’s evolving needs, and to make space to reconnect with each other.
3. Tres chic
Thiart says French country-style kitchens and dining room furniture is making a comeback in a big way. He says people are drawn to this interesting fusion of rustic and classical styles because the end result is chic and in keeping with the warm and relaxed South African climate.
The Provence range, for example, offers the ideal means of achieving the French rustic look in your dining room. “The beauty of this range is the chalk paint aesthetic that’s taking the world by storm, complete with chalky tones and distressed finishes.”
Thiart says the range comes with a variety of mix-and-match seating, including benches for more informal seating, allowing you to buy individual pieces to suit your taste.
Source: www.property24.com
