Blue and White Dining Room with Floral Drapes

Jul 11

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Dining rooms are one of my favorite places to use a little more pattern.

You’re not necessarily spending every night in here, so it feels like a good place to do something a little more interesting. In this room, large-scale blue floral drapery, textured blue walls, crisp white slipcovered chairs, and warm brass give the space plenty of personality while still keeping everything classic.

If you’re going to use a big floral, I love letting it be the main event.

The drapery is easily the first thing I notice in this room, and I think that’s exactly why the rest of the palette works.

The blue floral pattern is large enough to make a statement, but because it stays within a fairly simple blue-and-white palette, it doesn’t feel overly busy. The textured blue walls continue the color around the room while the white chairs and warm wood give your eye somewhere to rest.

I’ve linked Blue Floral Drapery Panels from Wayfair here to recreate the look.

And I will probably always be team pinch pleat.

There’s just something about that tailored top that makes curtains look so much more finished. You get a much more custom feeling without actually having to go the custom-drapery route, which is a combination I’m always happy to find.

I also like pattern on drapery because it isn't quite the commitment of covering an entire room in floral wallpaper. If you decide ten years from now that you've had enough flowers, changing curtains is a whole lot easier than changing four walls.

A round table is one of those choices that looks good and makes the room easier to use.

I especially like one in a dining room where people are going to be moving around the table frequently.

There are no corners to navigate and no table legs competing with chair legs underneath. Everyone can pull up a chair without first figuring out which person drew the short straw and gets to straddle a table leg.

I’ve linked the Birch Lane Kimble Pedestal Table here to recreate the look.

The sideboard brings another substantial piece into the room without trying to match the table exactly. I’ve linked the Tilde Sideboard from Ballard Designs here.

That mix is important to me. I’d much rather have furniture that feels like it was collected over time than a dining set where the table, chairs, and sideboard all clearly arrived together on the same truck.

The warm brass curtain hardware adds another layer and ties in beautifully with the lighting. I’ve linked a Warm Gold Curtain Rod here.

One of my favorite window-treatment tricks is also one of the easiest: hang the rod higher than the actual window and extend it beyond the frame.

That gives the drapery somewhere to stack when it's open instead of covering up the glass. The windows look larger, you keep more natural light, and the curtains themselves feel much more substantial.

When you already have pattern, texture can do the rest of the work.

The walls are a perfect example.

Instead of introducing another print, the textured blue wallpaper adds depth while staying quiet behind the floral drapery. I’ve linked Textured Blue Wallpaper here to recreate the look.

I love using texture this way because a room can have plenty going on without needing another obvious pattern everywhere you look.

The arched mirror adds something different again. I’ve linked an Arched Window Mirror from Wayfair here.

A mirror like this is especially pretty in a dining room because it catches the natural light and reflects the room back at you. The windowpane shape almost gives you the feeling of another window without actually changing anything architecturally.

And that’s really what I like about the whole space.

There’s a bold floral, blue walls, brass, warm wood, and a fairly substantial mirror, but none of it feels like too much because everything has a different job.

The drapery brings the pattern. The wallpaper brings the texture. The wood brings warmth. The brass adds a little polish. And all of those white slipcovered chairs keep the whole thing feeling fresh and relaxed.

It’s proof that a blue-and-white room can be anything but boring.

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