Dining Room with Arched Backlit Crockery Unit

It bounces light back into the room and makes the dining area read deeper than it is. In a room this long, the mirror stops the far wall from feeling like a dead end, and it picks up the candlelight nicely in the evening.

Those are storage cabinets fitted with ribbed glass doors in a light frame. The ribbing hides the clutter inside while still letting a bit of light through, so they feel lighter than solid shutters would in that spot.

There is no hanging light over the table here. Instead a warm cove strip runs around the dropped ceiling, small spotlights sit in the flat portion, and the arch and display shelves have their own lights, which gives a soft glow rather than one bright pool.

It is a long rectangular table with chairs down both sides, comfortably seating a large family with room to spare. If you are working with a shorter room, the same design scales down without losing the look.

The top has a polished pale marble look with soft veining. Whether you go with natural stone or an engineered surface changes both the cost and how much care it needs, and we usually walk clients through both before deciding.

Yes. Keep the arched unit and drop the two tall side cabinets, and use a six-seater table instead. The arch, the beige and cream palette and the slat panelling are what carry this look, and none of them need a big room.

A split AC is fitted high on the side wall and there is a ceiling fan with a light built into it. Placing the AC on the side keeps it off the feature wall so the arch and panelling stay uninterrupted.