Challenged with the task of designing a gender-neutral dining space that reflected two very different styles, Nik's Naks founder, Nicole Ben-Dor, started with a table. The wood and iron Horchow dining table successfully merged Nicole's husband's modern industrial taste with her adoration for feminine French country, which sparked the inspiration for the rest of the room's design. Aside from Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member theroomstylist from the Su Casa group: I felt like a change with two of my dining room chairs. I couldn't part with the chairs so I decided to figure out how to sew custom slipcovers for them using Windsor Smith's Pelagos patterned fabric in Mist. For step by step details on the custom slipcover pattern, check out my blog: The Room Stylist Have Read more

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Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Involving Color from the Su Casa group: Our dining room started as a blank slate with cream colored walls and a basic chair rail. We painted it a blue-gray, added crown molding, faux wainscoting, a new light fixture, plantation shutters, wall art, accessories, and my favorite part — a couple of awesome Craigslist finds for our table and Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member ourfifthhouse from the Su Casa group: I recently stenciled one wall in our dining room with an ikat pattern stencil I found on Etsy.  I made a few other changes to the room like painting the ceiling, adding trim to the drapes, and creating a new vignette over the buffet. The stencil wall made the biggest impact, though. It's amazing how one stenciled Read more

There's no doubt that Little Fockers is bringing cheer to theaters around the country, but what's brightening my day in the film is the vibrantly striped tablecloth at the Focker dinner party! Many families tend to use deep hues in the Winter, but I'm all for introducing sunny colors to warm up a cold room. If something seasonal is what you're after, a big holiday turkey or honey-baked ham will Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member h2urHome from the Su Casa group: We decided to host Thanksgiving this year, which is great, but also not so great because we just moved into our new home and did not have a dining room table. I needed a new table and, of course, spending thousands of dollars was not in the budget, especially since Christmas is right around the corner. After a lot Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Carolynz from the Vintage Delight group: After more than two years of living in our 1968 contemporary home, our dining room is the first room in our home to be truly complete. All of the furniture is from Broyhill's Brasilia line.  It took winning one eBay auction, two years of searching Craigslist, and travels to three states to collect all of the Read more