Pine Dining Room Furniture

I'm looking to buy and new dining room set. I like wood but the last set we had was very soft. I think it was pine. Anyway I'm looking for a durable wood that would be good with a little one. Any ideas?

Oak is hard -- any wood from a tree that loses its leaves will be harder than wood from a pine or evergreen. You can also look for a "distressed" finish (not perfectly smooth to start with, but looks gently worn), or get something cheap, like at IKEA, and replace it in a couple years. Or, put pads on the chairs and a glass top on the table to keep it from getting marred. We have a glass top on our wooden table, and while I do have to clean it after every meal, I also realize that a wooden table would be just as dirty -- it's just that the dirt would hide better. (Ew.)

Good luck, and happy shopping. : )

2007-10-14 15:35:27 by Carrie

this is a saying from an old computer game called willy beamish.. for some reason all of my friends have memorised it

I have taupe leather furniture in my living room, pine armoire and espresso side tables. I need a good wall color to bring it all together. My living room also opens into my dining room

play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to help you imagine how the colors will look together. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:
http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/

I think "aqua-sphere" (# 7613) might be a good choice.

You can take a photo of your house & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:
http://www.roomvues.com/
You can get color suggestions & for $5 they'll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.

2009-03-21 06:53:38 by f.shelly33

Price: $2.99

I love my 1922 Prairie Craftsman home and plan to redo the Dining Room soon........just need to know what tones of furniture and colors would be best with the old pine floors.
I am not asking for a style of furniture, but rather, the type of wood to use ; ie dark, medium, or light tones...such as walnut, maple, mahogany, etc. What would look best with the warmth of the old pine floors?

I am not sure if you meant to say style of furniture. Amish or American style. A table with tapered legs, a trestle, a pedestal base or farmhouse will work in stains (tone) shown in the link below. Paint colors were typically earth colors, such as green, brown or ocher.

http://www.prairiecountryfurniture.com/f inishes-options.htm
http://www.furniturestyles.net/american/ rustic/prairie.html
http://www.aspencarpetdesigns.com/Prairi e_Rugs.htm
http://handcraftedtable.com/Table%20Cate gories/All_Tables.htm

2009-03-07 12:41:03 by Rebecca S

Price: $899.99 $899.99

Minimal Assembly Required
Beautiful four step hand finish with rubbed edges for a worn unique look
Made from Solid Selet Asain Hardwood

My house is set up in a way that if I want to paint my living room, dining room, and kitchen, I'd have to paint them all the same color. I plan on doing a light brown, tan-ish color, but I'm having trouble with accent colors because my boyfriend doesn't want any red and our bedroom and master bath are going to be different shades of olive green so I don't want too much of that.

Also, we're planning on getting cherry furniture for the living room and a cherry dining room table, and the kitchen cabinets are pine. The floors in the living room and kitchen are hardwood (a little darker than the cabinets), and the kitchen has white-ish tile.

Should I stick to the same accent color scheme throughout the rooms since their walls will all be the same color, or should I change it up a bit?

Any suggestions would really be appreciated!

Why not use two or three accent colours? You can certainly use more than one! Like my living/dining room had camel-coloured walls, with accents in a sort of sage, and turquoise and orange. I know it sounds a bit odd, but it works well. The trick is just to buy carefully and only what you really adore.

2008-03-12 09:59:20 by Peachy Keen, Jelly Bean