Dining room decorating inspiration gallery

Black meets white
A classic dining room design with crisp white walls...

The growing renovation
A renovated open plan dining room with a neutral colour scheme...

From unliveable to Airbnb
A traditional cottage dining room with a neutral colour scheme...

Bold black and beautiful
A black and bold formal dining room and lounge...

At home in the garden
A freshly painted neutral traditional dining room...

For the love of the 50s
See a vibrant and retro 1950's style dining room...

Second time lucky
A freshly painted green and white dining room...

Return to elegance
An elegant and modern dining room with green and white walls...

New meets old
A traditional dining room design with orange walls...

Coloured in concrete
A dining room with 'concrete like' painted walls...

Kitchen definition
A modern dining room with a neutral colour scheme...

Colour with compliments
A dining room with a freshly painted neutral colour scheme...

Projects on the go
Jessica painted thick horizontal stripes onto her Resene Black White wall...

Walls of sunshine
Karen feels wrapped in sunshine even on the gloomiest days...

Mood lifter
Accentuating the bright, bold colours throughout the house...

Paint by plan
Eclectic describes Cheryl and Juriaan. They love old and new...

Elevated with colour
Adding a sense of glamour and occasion to the space with wallpaper...

Vibrant vibe
Colours that reflect the beauty of the home amongst the bush...

Living it up
They decided to mix up three colours – green, blue and grey...

Character in colour
This villa has been carefully repainted by the Goodall family...

Bit by bit
The Thompson family moved into their beautiful home in Nelson...

The good life
A soft palette of colours gently rolls through the home...

Colour that sings
Carefully combining style and function in this space...

A nod to mid-century
Resene Black White just goes with everything!...

Haven of tranquility
Bringing the colour of the bush inside by using Resene Pacifika...

Colourful personalities meet colour
Miranda’s circa 1890s villa survived the earthquakes...

Bad bach no more
This small but perfectly formed home, was once a ‘1980s bad’ bach...

For the family
A splash of colour and to indulge a love of blue...

Getting creative with paint
Adding the stripes to the living room wall in Resene All Black...

Punchy colour
A very soft contrast to the kitchen area, complemented the soft greys...

A helping hand with colour
Expert colour advice, has helped them to make their colour choices...

Colour brings character
A dining room with a soft palette that has a relaxed vintage feel...

Bursts of colour
Using Resene colours extensively, particularly as highlights...

Beach house in the city
Using Resene Quarter Bianca for a light bright feel...

Homely and bright colour
Using a neutral base for internal walls with added colour on feature walls...

A touch of colour
Painted using shades of white and an accent colour...

Unified from inside out
Highlighting traditional bungalow features that had been painted...

A dream home
Using bold neutrals with a feature wall in Resene Tax Break...

A labour of love
The warm happy embrace of Resene Smoke Tree...

Separating spaces with colour
Black is the perfect backdrop for their Mexican wall, and bright...

Topped in black
A clean look of black and white with metallic accents...

50's inspired diner
Obsessed with the 50s style, garage meets diner...

Accenting the timber
The fresh calm of Resene Half Pearl Lusta in the dining room...

Feature wall
The dining room has a feature wall of Resene Jalapeno...

Deep green walls
Resene Black Forest on the dining room walls...

Serene interior
She uses a black, white and green palette throughout her home...

Retro wallpaper
The dining room features Resene Gravel with a retro wallpaper...

Hand painted tiles
Wegner chairs add a mid-century touch to this dining room...

Making a statement
Resene Half Kumutoto and wallpaper appear in this dining room...

One room at a time
This room features crisp Resene Alabaster on the wall...

Fresh and airy
Resene Quarter Cloudy walls and Resene Quarter Merino trims...

Feature in lounge
Jessica decided to break the big room into two halves (top and bottom)...

Art deco dining
A bright dining room painted with Resene Tango...

Colour for warmth
Resene Vesuvius is an orange dining room feature wall...

1920s renovation
Dining room, Resene Tea walls and whitewashed floors...

Colourful dining
A dining room with Resene Tia Maria and Resene Pacifika walls...

Resene Periglacial Blue
Pippa has painted furniture too - the side board is...

The pink table
Resene Colour Me Pink and Resene Sweet Pink were the perfect pinks...

Colour lover
Resene Chilean Fire injects a wow factor into the room...

French living
Resene Quarter Tea makes everything look amazing with the French furniture...

Colourful rooms
As part of a colourful palette, moody Resene Zeppelin is in the dining room...

To the max
The dining area is Resene Tulip Tree, a vibrant shade, as this room...

Slight Japanese theme
The dining room is painted in Resene Lemon Grass and skirting boards are in...

Stylishly relaxed
The room has Resene Double Perfect Taupe on three walls...

White on white
Resene Black White walls, floors and ceiling created a seamless flow...

Retro right
Resene Bitter Lemon is a bright warm statement in the dining room...

Welcoming
The kitchen/lounge/dining features Resene Gunsmoke...

1950s brick and tile
They created an open flow kitchen/living area and have a spacious, warm home...

Punches of colour
Revamping the existing dining chairs with Resene Pirate...

Outdoor colours
Resene Licorice adorns a feature wall in the living/dining area...

Providing the pop
Resene Mantle was half strength in the sitting room and dining room...

Splashes of colour
The dining room walls and ceilings are painted Resene Merino...

Happy place
Their bold Resene colour scheme makes their hearts sing. They never tire of it...

Rug inspired
Inspired by the dining room rug, this wall is painted rich and warm...

Colour updating
Resene Fuscous Grey was the winner, contrasting perfectly...

Pride in paint
The living and dining rooms are painted in Resene Maxwell Smart...

Mix and mingle
The open-plan dining room needed to be kept fairly neutral...

Letting loose with colour
They colour-blocked with sandy beige, celery green and spicy orange...

A-door-able
Resene Disco, Resene Meteorite and Resene Citron on three of the doors...

Grand old home
Dining room walls and frames, doors and windows are finished...

Model house
Light and colours feature in every room of this home...

Home makeover
The dining room is painted in Resene Domino, a colour theme...

Bullseye
A brave and bold choice of Resene Bullseye is on the dining room...

Complete makeover
Resene Surrender complemented by a feature wall of Resene wallpaper...

Complementing the view
Resene Sisal on the walls tied in well with the nature outside the windows...

1920s bungalow
Resene Tea and other neutrals with splashes of colour...

1930s bungalow
Polished wooden floors in the dining room are teamed with...

1923 bungalow
They chose Resene colours that matched the natural golden tones of the rimu...

Tone on tone
Resene Albescent White on the ceiling and Resene Double Tea...

Inner change
Resene Dynamite is working well with other walls of...

Country style
Creating a country feel in the dining area gave a sense of continuity...

Liven up
In the dining room they decided to choose glowing Resene Persian Red...

Wallpaper inspiration
Retro wallpaper used for the splashback became the base...

Cosy vibe
Yellow and Resene Hippie Green feature in the dining and kitchen areas...

Built in 1867
Resene Sisal dining room walls next to a Resene Pohutukawa feature wall...

Resene Gimlet walls
Resene Gimlet and white trims looks sharp and works well with their...

Fashion colours
Resene Half Bronco ceilings in the dining room enlivened with a splash...

Animal friendly
The finished home now boasts a range of colours...

Country view
They love their colour scheme of Resene Sea Fog and...

Resene Tea palette
Resene Tea walls, Resene Quarter Tea windows...

Liveable luxury
Strike a balance between formal and casual for a dining space...

Stay in and savour in style
Get the ambiance of a restaurant at your place; Cuisine...

A feast for the eyes
Delicious Resene colours for decorating your cooking and dining areas; Cuisine...

Mixed not matched
Not only is an eclectic dining room more in tune with current trends...

Defining the dining
Use colour to give open-plan dining areas a sense of occasion; Food...

Walls that work
Paint finishes can work to keep things cooler, deter mould...