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Dining room decorating inspiration gallery

Below are a collection of dining room projects completed by keen DIY'ers.

Click on a picture to find out more about the project or search the Gallery using the search function. If you’d like to submit your project into this decorating inspiration gallery we’d love to hear from you. Simply email information about your project and your images to update@resene.co.nz. Every project featured will receive a small gift from Resene.

 

Ideas from select magazines

  • Cuisine magazine
  • Food magazine
  • NZ House & Garden magazine

Dining room projects by DIY'ers...

Classic white dining room

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

Open plan dining room

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

Cottage dining room

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

Dark dining room

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

Traditional dining room

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

50's style dining room

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

Green living room

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

Modern dining room

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

Orange dining room

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

Concrete themed dining room

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

Modern dining room

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

Neutral dining room

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

Dining room

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

Dining room

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

Yellow feature wall

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

Dining room

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

Modern white dining room

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

Bright dining room

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

Dining

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

Villa dining room

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

Dining room

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

Bungalow

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

Pale kitchen

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

A nod to mid-century

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

Haven of tranquility - dining

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

Colourful personalities - dining room

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

Bach conversion to family home

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

For the family

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

Black and white dining room

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

Purple and grey dining room

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

A helping hand with colour

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

Colour brings character

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

Bursts of colour

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

Beach house in the city

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

Homely and bright colour

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

A touch of colour

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

Green and white dining room

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

A dream home

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

A labour of love

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

Separating spaces with colour

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

Topped in black

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

50s inspired diner

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

White dining room

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

Red feature wall - dining room

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

Deep green dining room

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

Serene dining room

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

Retro dining room

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

Painted floors in dining room

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

Modern dining room

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

Crisp white dining room

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

White dining room

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

Feature in dining room

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

Art deco dining

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

Ornage dining room

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

Pink and white dining room

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

Green and orange dining room

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

Light blue dining room

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

Pink and grey dining room

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

Ornage dining room

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

French inspired dining room

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

Violet dining room

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

Green dining room

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

Japanese inspired dining room

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

Stylish dining room

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

White dining room

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

Retro green dining room

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

Welcoming dining room

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

Open flow kitchen/living area

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

Colourful dining room

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

Deep blue dining room

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

Grey dining room

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

Colourful dining room

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

Colourful dining room

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

 Roasted Orange dining room

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

Grey dining room

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

Dark blue dining room

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

Neutral dining room

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

Beige, green, and orange dining room

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

Coloured dining room

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

Black and white dining room

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

White dining room

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

Brown dining room

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

Red dining room

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

Grey dining room

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

Relaxing dining room

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

Bungalow dining room

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

1930's bungalow dining room

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

1923 bungalow dining room

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

White dining room

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

Red dining room

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

Country style dining room

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

Red dining room

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

Retro wallpaper - dining room

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

Cosy dining room

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

White and grey dining room

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

Green dining room

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

Green dining room

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

Light grey dining room

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

Country home dining room

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

Neutral dining room

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

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Liveable luxury - casual and formal dining

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

Dine out in style at home

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

Kitchens and dining room decorationg ideas

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

Dining room mural

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

Colourful dining room

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

Light and cool dining rooms

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

 

Decorating inspiration gallery

This gallery contains a collection of projects completed by keen DIYers plus a list of ideas and inspiration from select magazines. Click on the links below for room by room inspiration...

 

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