Dining Room Color Ideas

Refresh your dining room with inspiration from Sherwin-Williams. Transform your space and ensure color flow with suggestions using our Color Visualizer.

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So, you're refreshing the dining room and you are looking for an appetizing new color for the walls.

You know, red is a color known to stimulate the appetite.

So that's a good start.

Now which shade of red would be best for you?

A deeper, more vibrant red, like Heartthrob, is proven to amp up the energy level of a room, just what you need to rouse the dinner conversation.

Is maintaining a coordinated color flow from room to room a priority?

If the walls in the adjoining spaces are neutral, for example, a more muted, earthy red, like Bravado Red, would make a great choice.

Or if surrounding areas feature blue walls, consider a red with hints of blue violet, such as Framboise.

Creating a cohesive look within the room can be accomplished by using a particular red found within the fabrics, artwork or accessories featured in the room.

A gentle pastel or shade like Breathless offers a vintage floral feel, infusing a fresh breath of springtime year-round, proving red can be soft and delicate too.

Red's eye-catching quality makes it an ideal color for creating an accent wall which helps give the room a strong focal point.

Or you might want to consider making your ceiling your center of attention.

A strong color, like Positive Red, can highlight a decorative medallion and introduce a contemporary twist to a traditional room.

How about doubling down on your creativity?

A monochromatic scheme, using two different shades of red in the same room, lends a dramatic, yet sophisticated touch.

Shown here are White Truffle and Glamour.

Sticking to one color family like red can also make the room appear larger than it really is.

By unifying the room color, the eye takes in. the volume of the space, rather than focus on any one object.

Use two reds and alternating stripes for instant personality.

This more contemporary look uses equally spaced stripes.

Do you have a general color in mind but need help finding just the right shade to complete your room?

The Color Visualizer tool on sherwin-williams.com can help virtually paint any room with more than 1,500 Sherwin-Williams colors to confidently start your next project.