Contemporary Dining Room by GR-ID

Brief: To create a contemporary dining room that is both functional and inviting.

The colour scheme I used was dark with aubergines, stone with dark wengé wood furniture giving the space a subdued rich feel and using large mirrors and feature lighting to highlight areas, reflect light and add interest to the room.

The wallpaper used is a textured aubergine colour with a pearlescent finish which gave the walls depth and when light was cast on certain areas - the pearlescent finish added an element of silver to the room.

The dining table and long unit, which is in wengé dominate the room with ten chairs in contrasting aubergine and stone alcantara.

The suspension lighting has twelve shades which ran almost the full length of the table.

The shutters used provided an alternative to curtains/blinds and look stunning.

To accessorise the room I used exotic flowers - a huge fanned leaf and two beautiful aubergine artichokes in a matt ceramic vase. I also used a scented candle surrounded by cactus plants potted in sand - the colours, dark reds and stone shades to coordinate with the colour scheme.