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388 Dark Dining Room Ideas

Dark tones can completely transform a Dining Room. Explore how different saturation levels create a distinct atmosphere in your space.

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For an "all-day" dining room, Dried Thyme is surprisingly adaptable. In the morning, it feels crisp and clean for breakfast; as the sun moves, it transitions into a moodier, more reflective space that is perfect for long, lingering dinners.

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SW Dried Thyme dining room color

Dining room walls painted Dried Thyme encourage intimate, relaxed meals.

@macros.by.mel

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Mature Grape encourages conversation. Its calm, grounded presence creates a sense of safety and comfort that allows guests to relax and stay at the table longer, which is the ultimate goal of any well-designed dining area.

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SW 6286 dining room color

Dining room walls in deep Mature Grape command attention and elegance.

@upstate_painting

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In a formal dining room, Mount Etna provides a sophisticated backdrop for artwork and large-scale mirrors. The color's depth helps to "absorb" the room's edges, making the flickering light of candles and the sparkle of glassware the stars of the show.

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Sherwin Williams Mount Etna Dining Room

Dining table stands before Mount Etna-painted accent wall.

@jacksonsoutback

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The color Peppercorn has a way of making wood furniture look its best. Whether you have a dark mahogany table or a light oak sideboard, the undertones of the paint will pull out the natural beauty and grain of the wood.

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Sw Peppercorn Dining Room

Dining room walls in Peppercorn create intimate gathering space.

@fourbrotherspaintingco

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Dining rooms are often the best place to take a "color risk." By choosing Nypd, you're opting for a shade that is saturated and confident, yet still refined enough to act as a neutral backdrop for colorful table linens and floral arrangements.

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Behr Nypd dining room color

Dining room walls in moody Nypd enhance candlelit dinners and intimate gatherings.

@micki.dehaan

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Dining rooms benefit from colors with some weight to them — lighter shades can feel too open for a space meant for intimate evening gatherings. Ocean Swell does what good dining room color should: it makes the table feel like the center of the world.

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Behr PPU25-19 dining room paint

Dining room trim and walls in Ocean Swell create balanced coastal elegance.

@leonebrotherspainting

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The best dining room colors look different lit by daylight versus candlelight, and Faded Indigo is one of them. It holds the room's warmth in the evening in a way that makes dinner feel like an occasion even when it's just a casual weeknight.

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Dulux Faded Indigo dining room picture

Dulux Faded Indigo dining room picture

@ljs_treehouse

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Pairing Neptune Seas with a white ceiling and high white wainscoting creates a classic, high-contrast look that is perfect for a traditional dining space. It brings a sense of architectural rhythm and formality that is hard to achieve with lighter tones.

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Dulux Neptune Seas dining room paint review

Dulux Neptune Seas dining room paint review

@dnlker

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Forest Shade encourages conversation. Its calm, grounded presence creates a sense of safety and comfort that allows guests to relax and stay at the table longer, which is the ultimate goal of any well-designed dining area.

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Dulux 50GY 13/136 dining room color

Dulux 50GY 13/136 dining room color

@interior_obsession19

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Dining rooms benefit from colors with some weight to them — lighter shades can feel too open for a space meant for intimate evening gatherings. Highland Green does what good dining room color should: it makes the table feel like the center of the world.

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Highland Green dining room color review

Highland Green dining room color review

@loom.in.the.wild

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In a formal dining room, Sapphire Splendor provides a sophisticated backdrop for artwork and large-scale mirrors. The color's depth helps to "absorb" the room's edges, making the flickering light of candles and the sparkle of glassware the stars of the show.

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Sapphire Splendour dining room color-block

Sapphire Splendour dining room color-block

@rookewoodmanor

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Dining rooms benefit from colors with some weight to them — lighter shades can feel too open for a space meant for intimate evening gatherings. Bancha does what good dining room color should: it makes the table feel like the center of the world.

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Bancha dining room paint

Bancha dining room paint

@ingewatrobski

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Dining rooms are often the best place to take a "color risk." By choosing Evening Green, you're opting for a shade that is saturated and confident, yet still refined enough to act as a neutral backdrop for colorful table linens and floral arrangements.

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Evening Green dining room paint

Evening Green dining room paint

@taubanevegen

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Dining rooms are often the best place to take a "color risk." By choosing Discrete, you're opting for a shade that is saturated and confident, yet still refined enough to act as a neutral backdrop for colorful table linens and floral arrangements.

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Jotun Discrete dining room color review

Jotun Discrete dining room color review

@malin.home

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The color Sage Slate has a way of making wood furniture look its best. Whether you have a dark mahogany table or a light oak sideboard, the undertones of the paint will pull out the natural beauty and grain of the wood.

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Valspar Sage Slate dining room color review

Valspar Sage Slate dining room color review

@mattiegraceeastlick