{"id":8240,"date":"2021-08-11T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/?p=8240"},"modified":"2021-08-11T11:00:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T18:00:29","slug":"dining-room-designed-mindful-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/dining-room-designed-mindful-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Dining Room Designed for Mindful Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A component of a balanced lifestyle is being able to slow down and relish each moment, including meals with family and friend. A light and inviting dining room can encourage you to savor the experience of every bite, while conversely a drab or too-intensely colored space can have the opposite effect. This brooding red dining room was decorated in a Mediterranean style, but its heavy atmosphere and dark furniture were uninviting and uninspiring.<\/p>\n<p>Mediterranean design style, however, doesn\u2019t have to mean dark paint colors and heavy furniture. For this dining room makeover, we kept to the existing Mediterranean theme but took in a light and bright direction \u2013 drawing inspiration from sunlight sparkling on light blue seawater and the quintessential, white-walled homes blanketing the hills of Greek islands. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8240 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1000\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dining Room Designed for Mindful Living\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image01-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our first step in creating a sense of tranquil enjoyment was to take the walls from saturated deep red to an airy light neutral that invites you in. In order to do justice to our new paint color, and allow its subtle tone to shine, we had to make sure there would be no shadow from the previous dark red. We used KILZ 3\u00ae Premium Primer, because its thick and creamy formula is ideal for hiding dark colors and creating the perfect foundation for new paint. Furthermore, old dining room walls can often have stains, and KILZ 3 covers heavy stains and hides surface imperfections.<\/p>\n<p>Once we had the dark red completely covered with a coat of primer, we were able to bring in the light with fresh white paint. We chose One Horn White, from Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines\u00ae Paint. This airy, cream color has a beautifully neutral quality, with a slight beige tint added to the warm white base. Pale colors like this one can instantly make your space feel larger.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-8240 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dining Room Designed for Mindful Living\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image02.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image02-768x307.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>To enhance the sense of invitation, we added a built-in window seat. By painting the bench in the same color as the walls, we kept the room feeling open and emphasized the connection of the room with the outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>New d\u00e9cor elements were selected to bring a sense of lightness and ease into the space. While darker or more saturated colors tend to\u00a0downplay textures, the new light walls will bring texture to the forefront. In the new dining room design, we introduced textural elements including pillows and a cream-colored woven rug. Similarly, the darker paint around the windows suddenly draws our attention to them, while in the original room they were almost lost in the dark red.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-8240 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dining Room Designed for Mindful Living\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image03.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image03-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image03-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image03-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We also made the room brighter by swapping in a graceful new light fixture and by bringing a sleek, natural-wood buffet to replace the previous heavy, dark cabinet. The fact that our gaze naturally travels underneath the new cabinet, perched on its slender legs, is another small decorating detail that makes the room feel more spacious.<\/p>\n<p>The end result of our makeover is a dining room that draws you in and invites you to linger. In a room that feels welcoming, conversation and eating will mingle, and the experience will naturally be more relaxed.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-8240 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1000\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dining Room Designed for Mindful Living\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image04.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kilz-Blog-Dining-Room-Designed-Mindful-Living-Image04-768x241.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Always remember to refer to our website\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>kilz.com<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0or product back labels for additional information on which primer is right for your project and detailed instructions on how to apply our products.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A component of a balanced lifestyle is being able to slow down and relish each moment, including meals with family and friend. 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