Does Your Living Room And Dining Room Have To Match

Matching the size to the shape of your room is more important than matching sizes between rugs.

Does your living room and dining room have to match. A tropical style in the living room a country style for dining and commercial throughout the kitchen will cause confusion across all three spaces. If you already have different flooring in your living room and dining room and the two rooms have a mismatched look you can unify the spaces without tearing out your flooring and replacing it. In the photo the rug does look like it separates the dining room from the living room. Coordinating floors on the other hand is different.

I recommend choosing one style for all rooms in an open floor plan then using the type of light and fixture to create breaks and distinguish between the functions of each space. A living room combined with a dining room can be a wonderful thing to have and if you have a wonderful thing you do not need anyone to tell you that you should cherish it and maintain it. Here s what you need to know. I m glad that you mentioned putting in a rug for the dining room.

For example if you had hardwood flooring in your living room matching this flooring would mean carrying the same hardwood into the dining room and then into the kitchen and so on. Up until this past year purchasing furniture collections to outfit your living room and bedroom has been a way to create a cohesive space. I ve been wondering what can be done to separate a dining room and living room if they are in the same space. If you have a 7 9 area rug in the dining room you can still have an 8 10 area rug in the living room or they can be the same size.

What s more you don t even need to match your furniture with the finishes in your home. This living room illustrates how furniture can coordinate without matching for an interesting look. Just because you have golden oak wood floors and trim doesn t mean you need to find furniture to match. Rather than including side chairs in the room choose dining chairs that coordinate with your living room look and pull them in when needed for guests leaving more free space the rest of the time.

So cherish your living and dining room combo and decorate it well. Breaking up your wood elements with a rug can make a huge difference especially if your furniture and wood floors have a similar wood tone. In this living room the two x leg stools may have looked washed out if placed directly on the wood floors but with a blue and red persian rug in between they fit in and don t look out of place.