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Styling a small dining room with reclaimed furniture

There is no reason why the bijou dimensions of a small dining room cannot be stylish and beautiful and contain a reclaimed wood dining table– and all without compromising on functionality either. However, it is a pragmatic move to make the most of the space, no matter how little there is, as well as emphasise the space within the room. To do this, you need clever alchemy between colour, texture and detail.

Floor space

When it comes to maximising the feeling of how big a room is, there needs to fewer ‘ends and boundaries’. Surprisingly, this starts with the floor. If the eye can see the edge of the room, the room feels bigger.

Thus, if you opt for a small sideboard that sits flush to the floor, it instantly chops a chunk of space from being visible to the eye. If you opt for a sideboard with hairpin legs, however, you can see more of the floor. Combined with clever detailing across the rest of the room and an extendable dining table and chairs the smaller dining room will feel bigger.

Colour scheme with accents of gold

We know that lighter colours work better in a smaller room but that doesn’t mean white, beige or magnolia. It can mean pale blue and green, with twists of emerald green with shimmers of gold coloured accessories for detail without the clutter.

It can mean a statement wall with pretty patterned wallpaper – stick with smaller pattern shape for a clever play on maximising the space you have available – or even a glorious pale yellow colour palette with hints of warm golden accessories.

Subtle changes in texture

Any room, irrespective of how large or small it may be, needs a change in texture to lift it from being ‘flat’. Ditch the heavy, shag pile rugs and scatter cushions along with fussy drapes, in favour of more subtle changes in texture.

Alongside the utilitarian dining bench by the 6 seater dining table, opt for leather dining chairs. Both are smooth and cool to the touch but the note change between the hardest of wood is foiled by the softness of the leather. Keep the detailing minimal and the shape too – the simple, yet stylish elegance of brown leather dining chairs are not be underestimated.

If you prefer the warmth of upholstered dining chairs, there is no reason why the smaller dining room cannot accommodate them. Perfect for introducing texture, choose the focus on the dining chair and stick with it. For example, upholstered dining chairs with a strong colour or opt to make the most of the stylish shape of the dining chairs – the Daley dining chair, for example, has shape and detailing, as well as beautiful legs.

Or let your fabric choice sing such as this slimline, beautiful velvet upholstered dining chair.

Minimising the edges

When we talked of floor space, we mentioned edges and how blurring the full stops in a room helps the flow and feeling of space within it. The same is true where walls meet the ceiling. Choose a light wall colour and continue it onto the ceiling too, minimise the note change between wall and ceiling colour. If you feel this is too monotonous, use artwork clustered on the walls to break the sequence.

What tips do you have for maximising the feeling of space in a small dining room?

5 colours that go well with brown leather furniture

If you love the rustic furniture style, then you are not alone. There are warmth and familiarity etched within it that makes it the obvious and ideal choice for so many of us. Perfect for the style is brown leather furniture, from the sumptuous leather armchair to the brown leather sofa, the rustic coffee table, to the rustic sideboard. But what colours go well with brown leather furniture that sits well within the components of the rustic style?

Dark brown

Orange, of course, has a tan or brown base, more so with the darker autumnal shades but if you feel that it is too bright and garish within your rustic styled room, why not opt for brown? Use a darker shade than your brown leather sofa or brown leather armchair to really bring out its natural brown colour and grain. There are some beautiful coffee shades of brown, such as deep chestnut, russet and sepia. For an orange base, mahogany or sienna shades of brown either.

Blue

Orange and brown are on the warmer end of the colour spectrum, fantastic for the rustic styled home but that doesn’t mean that introducing cooler colours will bring a cold breeze. In fact, cooler colours such as blue can bring a fresh feeling to a rustic room, ideal for when you want to lift the feeling of the space. Lighter blue shades are ideal against brown leather furniture although we are loving the current on-trend navy blue on walls that add a hint of Victorian drama to a space, ideal for a twist on the rustic style. Or keep walls neutral, opting for coloured accessories and detailing such as a blue rug.

Gold

Everything that sparkles deserves to be in any room and as we know, a metallic finish is a decorative element that adds detailing, the glue that brings the different elements together. The rustic style may be exactly that – slightly unrefined in its finish – but that doesn’t mean an injection of glamour alongside rustic furniture and brown leather sofa can’t be used. Gold coloured accessories are ideal with its yellowy glow that is so very attractive. As well as gold coloured bases to lamps and frames, using refined gold coloured accessories such as a gold rug and scattered cushions are also a great way of bringing out brown leather furniture in all its glory.

White

Fresh, crisp, clean – white in any room or style is always a welcome neutral backdrop against which other colours and shades glow and shimmer. White is ideal in a rustic style room, perfect for allowing the true stars of the show to sign in all their glory. The grain in reclaimed wood rustic furniture will appreciate the neutral shading of white, as too with the brown leather armchairs and sofa and you can even add a white coffee table for contrast. Use it as a wall colour, introducing depth and warmth with coloured accessories – choose a beige or cream rug if you want to maintain a neutral palette or why not opt for a midnight navy for drama?

As colours go, these are our current favourites to match with brown leather furniture in a rustic style room. What are yours?

Choosing the right kitchen chairs for rustic furniture

If you have an informal seating area in your kitchen, such as a breakfast or a kitchen island, opting for stools is a great way of adding yet more use and versatility to it. But when it comes to it, which kitchen stool is the ‘right’ option? Should you opt for upholstered or leather bar stools? What other factors do you need to consider?

Leather bar stools – the pros and the cons

The leather is a naturally hardwearing material that goes well with reclaimed wood furniture. Robust and stylish, leather is sumptuous material but it can be expensive, a downside of choosing leather bar stools.

The alternative is faux leather, a material that has all the style and robustness of real leather but without such a huge price tag.

Perfectly for keeping clean (sticky fingers marks just wipe away), there is a ‘something about’ leather upholstered bar stools that make them must have for any kitchen chairs, more so for the industrial or rustic styled space. If there are two styles perfectly combining to make a hybrid style it is these two and faux leather bar stools are the perfect additions.

Upholstered bar stools – the pros and cons

Another fantastic option is the upholstered bar stools. Whilst leather upholstery looks sumptuous in its appeal, there is a plushness to fabric upholstered bar stools that also appeal. As kitchen chairs, they add texture to the kitchen, as well as warmth and decadence.

Upholstered bar stools will sit well within the industrial or rustic kitchen.

The overall style and design of the upholstered bar stool don’t have to be fussy either, although many people steer clear of upholstered stools as they worry about food and drink stains. Most upholstery on these kinds of stools is hardwearing and tough, so it’ll take a light wash every now and then.

What to look for when choosing bar stools?

When you have decided which suits you and your budget, there are other factors to consider too;

Height – too small, and you will be sat too low down from your breakfast or kitchen island but too high, and you will feel ‘perched’ above it. Clearly, finding the right bar stool depends on finding one at the right height. If you are struggling to find a bar stool at the exact height, consider adjustable bar stools.

Dimensions – dimension is not just about measuring height and width but how an item of furniture will ‘sit’ into a room. A small kitchen may be overpowered by a certain style, whereas a large kitchen would benefit from two or three statement stools at the kitchen islands. For example, a leather, high-backed bar stool in a statement colour would be perfect for the larger space but maybe a less imposing style would suit a small space or bar area better.

Style – so many stools to choose from…! The industrial and rustic furniture styles are two functional schemes that demand a certain streamlined finish but also one with warmth and aplomb. From functional bar stools with sparse detailing to those with a hint of sumptuousness, opt for a stool style that sits alongside your kitchen cabinets and dining area.
Cohesion between bar stools and dining chairs – whilst you may want a bar stool for practical reasons, what you don’t want is to create a sense of disconnect between you informal kitchen area and your dining area. Opt for bar stools that complement your leather dining chairs that sit alongside your industrial or rustic dining table.

Once your bar stools are in place, you’ll wonder how you managed without them!

Uplift a rustic dining room with leather dining chairs

Beam Reclaimed Wood Dining Table and Leather Dining Chairs

The leather is a material that is an ideal choice for the rustic dining room as it goes so well with reclaimed wood furniture. As a natural material, it exudes warmth as well as more than a hint of the practical, something we know our customers look for. With this in mind, we take a look at three rustic dining room landscapes and how leather dining chairs make the perfect partners to a reclaimed wood dining table.

Rustic charm with the Beam Collection

If you love the boxiness of the rustic style, an extendable rustic dining table must surely hold all the charm it needs. The temptation is to match the chunkiness of the table with dining chairs with equally generous proportions and statement.

But this rustic landscape can become too boxy which is why choosing a more streamlined leather dining chair is the perfect foil. Sometimes, doing the opposite gets the best results and so the slightly bucket-style of the Cerato leather dining chairs with turned, spindle leg is the perfect fusion of refinement and the rustic.

Retain the rustic look by opting for the Beam sideboard, an item from the same range as the beautiful dining table. It will bring symmetry to the dining room without the ‘show home’ characterless look.

Rustic elegance with a hint of the industrial style

If ever there were two styles that effortlessly fused together it is rustic and industrial. In many ways, both are similar, taking the natural and basic components of their landscapes – the rural and the industrial – and using them in their best light within the home.

A beautiful rustic dining table, complete with dining bench and leather dining chairs bordering on the industrial look is a brilliant piece for the dining room. This table from the Chelwood Collection would look stunning with the Chelwood reclaimed sideboard and dresser, giving a refined appearance to the rustic dining room.

Extendable rustic dining table for ample dining space

There is a balance that needs striking between giving diners plenty of space at the table but also not swapping the dining room floor space. When you need to ‘go large’ with the dining table, an extendable one is a perfect choice.

A bit like the extendable Kensal table, a roomy 6-seater dining table that offers plenty of elbow room whether you have six or more people crammed around it. Again, we opted for leather dining chairs with a clear industrial style twist to them, but you could go for faux leather dining chairs – both are a great way not to swamp the space with more chair than elbow room.

Balancing the dining room, we used the slimline console table as an open shelving unit for some well-chosen accessories, as well as beautifully detailed and versatile cabinet dresser from the same range. This just pulls the space together, connecting the dots between the table and supporting furniture.

The rustic furniture style does have an edge to it that essential means being overly ‘matchy-matchy’ isn’t necessary but you do want cohesion within the room. Leather dining chairs bring the note of change to the room’s tempo. To do this, you need items that have purpose and style, both of which you get with leather dining chairs. Which would be your choice?

Which colour is best for a leather chesterfield sofa?

Brown Chesterfield Leather Sofa in Living Room

It’s an important purchase and so little wonder we want to make the right choice in every way, from size to style and colour. With colour trends changing quickly, choosing the right colour and shade can seem like an impossible task. You want your leather sofa to make an impact whilst also providing a versatile backdrop to the rest of your rustic style home.

Shades of brown

The leather sofa that fits well within the rustic living room is the brown leather sofa. There is both decadence and opulence to a brown leather sofa, whether a small leather sofa or a large one that makes it as popular today as it ever was. But there are many shades of brown which impact on the colour choices that fuse with your chosen leather sofa.

Dark brown

At one extreme of the spectrum, you have dark brown, something that we often refer to as Bartollo brown. This is a beautiful shade, dark, chocolatey and velvet in its tone. It brings warmth and opulence in equal measure, as well as being a fantastic option for the busy family home.

But it does depend equally savvy and bold colours around it. If you want to ‘open’ the room, opt for warmer shades of beige and cream, or even a light but earthy orange if you want a zip of colour. Dark brown leather sofas and armchairs also work well with darker colours, from forest green to a midnight navy or, if you are feeling bold, a crimson red with gold is a combination made in stylistic heaven.

Mid-brown

A popular choice because it gives the best of all colour combinations is mid-brown, such as the crystal tan of our leather Chesterfield sofa. This tan leather sofa sits well within bright, bolder colours used in the rustic style as well as cooler colours, such as a blue rug. Using darker brown rustic furniture brings its grain out to the best effect, perfect for when you opt for a reclaimed wood rustic coffee table to frame it.

Light brown

Tan, mocha, coffee, call it what you will, a lighter brown leather sofa or armchair is a sheer delight. In some ways, it is very similar to that of a cream upholstered sofa – visitors will think your ‘brave’ for opting for such a light-coloured choice.

Again, make sure that any wooden furniture has a darker wooden shade to it, or it can look a little vague and washed out especially when creating a rustic feel in the space.

Ring the changes with grey

Grey is a colour perfect for the rustic style and when it comes to a living room sofa, it is an ideal neutral shade that doesn’t compromise on impact. Shape and style of the sofa play a part too, as does size. From darker shades of grey to lighter hues, to beautiful patterns, the smaller grey leather sofa can be a bespoke creation of yours with leather seating, for example, and upholstered arms. Creating your own bespoke sofa is the answer you may be looking for. Creating your own perfect seating in your rustic living room, whether that’s a 2 seater leather sofa or a larger three-seater sofa, you can enjoy the comfort of your sofa, knowing that it will age gracefully in design, style and colour.

Choosing the best upholstered dining chairs for your interior style

Faux Leather Dining Chairs in Dining Room

Choosing dining seating is an important decision. Like your dining table, they will need to flex as your style decisions change. We took to Houzz to ask people’s opinion on the type of dining seating they would opt for and the answers were interesting. Why not take a look?

Elegant, modern rustic

What we wanted to know was whether you would place wider chairs with armrests at either end of a dining table, using the Kensal dining table as an example. A versatile dining table made from mango wood, the choice of dining chairs allows it to take on every style including the elegance of the modern rustic.

The responses were evenly split between choosing two wider chairs or opting for the same set of dining chairs. However, if you want the modern rustic appeal with this table, you could opt for upholstered dining chairs with arms from the Roxy range as well as opt for their leaner version of the cream upholstered dining chairs without armrests.

The cohesion and symmetry brought by the colour and fabric, as well as the style of the chairs, gives a beautiful finish within the modern rustic setting.

True rustic style

Mistakenly, people assume that the rustic furniture style means a rough edge and texture. But what it means is that the refinement applied in the build makes the overall beauty of a piece of furniture. There is a natural refinement to it with pieces like the Chelwood reclaimed wood dining table have plenty of character and personality. Using reclaimed wood furniture fits right in, of course, and not just because of its rustic appeal but because it has individuality and uniqueness.

Dressing this rustic dining table with the ‘right’ dining chairs takes thought.

Cream upholstered dining chairs with a button back adds instant appeal and elegance. If you are one of our followers who is not so keen on wider dining chairs with arms, then opting for a complete set of these chairs would complement this table perfectly. Or, for a change of note in style, the Luxe Ivy dining chairs with arms in the same colour and with similar detailing would make the perfect pair of stand out dining chairs.

Farmhouse style

If rustic furniture has a slight diamond in the rough appeal about it, then the farmhouse style would be described as the polished finish. Oozing warmth with wood and colour schemes, the painted frame and bare wood top of the farmhouse kitchen table is surely a favourite with everyone.

This is the style that has practicality and function at its core but this should ever be at the expense of style and beauty. If there is one style where the ‘mix and match’ style can come in, it is in this one.

These beautiful painted wooden dining chairs with upholstered seats are ideal for use with this farmhouse kitchen table. If wide, grand dining chairs at either end doesn’t feel quite right, then opt for a note change in material. Rattan dining chairs, complete with upholstered seating pad, would make an ideal foil against anything being too ‘matchy-matchy’. Without ditching farmhouse style principles, rattan being a natural material, these chairs fit right in.

Which is your favoured style? Would you opt for a change in your dining table seating?

Beautiful extendable dining tables for under £500

Investing in a dining table or indeed an industrial kitchen table is not something we do often but when we do, we want it to be in the style that we like and one that will last for years – if not, decades – to come. But with one eye on the budget, just how can you get a stylish and versatile table for under £500?

Why opt for an extendable dining table?

You want as much versatility for your money as you can get and for any home, no matter the space available or the number of people who will be sat around the table, an extendable dining table makes absolute sense.

Simply extend it when you have an influx of guests or when hosting a buffet, and ‘fold’ it back when you need it for everyday use.

Can you have style on a budget?

Yes, you can. For under £500 you can have both an extendable AND stylish dining table. Take a look…

The industrial style

A pleasing meeting of material including reclaimed wood, the industrial style is popular with many customers, from those creating a busy family dining room to the bachelor and bachelorette apartments. Simple yet impactive, there is something very pleasing about the simplicity of an industrial dining table.

Let’s start by introducing our best seller, the extendable dining table and chairs from the ever-popular Standford Collection. Marvel at its simple beauty, clean lines and unfussy approach and yet with a few subtle additions, it becomes a dining table fit for a formal dinner party. Fantastic in open plan, opt for dining chairs that are equally ‘unfussy’ in material, style and colour.

Hot on its heels, however, is another of our best-selling reclaimed wood dining tables with a heavy dose of the industrial style. The Landsdowne Collection is made up of many popular choices of reclaimed wood furniture but this industrial dining table for under £500 makes for a wonderful investment. A great addition to the kitchen or the dining room, the combination of dining bench and dining chairs makes for a great feature too.

The rustic style

Warm and cosy, there is also an edginess to the rustic dining table style that many people enjoy.

The white painted look is coveted by many and no wonder – it brings a welcome freshness to a kitchen or dining room, with more than a hint of coastal style about it too. Informal and delicious in equal measure, the Dorset extendable dining table is delightful – and more than a worthwhile investment of your hard-earned cash.

Again, opt for a dining-bench-chairs combo and you have a rustic heaven right there in front of you.

And finally, we take a look at the welcome sturdiness of the Farringdon reclaimed wood extendable dining table, another hot favourite with customers. A roomy 4 seater dining table, it soon extends to accommodate more diners, a perfect solution for your dining room and with change from £500 too!

As well as opting for buying a single dining table, some of these tables can also be bought as a set. This is welcome news if you don’t want to hassle of trying to match dining chairs and benches. Which is your favourite?

The low down on bookcases

It is a staple addition to the furniture of many a home across the country – and no wonder because the bookcase offers many solutions to storing certain items and not just books. The small bookcase or large bookcase can work in any room in the home, from the entrance hall to the landing, to the bedroom, the living room and beyond.

The traditional bookcase

Half-height or full height, there is a ‘format’ to the styling of the bookcase that many of us see as traditional.

Tall, sturdy and with detailing synonymous with the traditional style, the Chelwood bookcase embodies everything we think of as needing in a bookcase. Showcasing the beauty of reclaimed wood furniture to its full potential, if you are a lover of symmetry, then this open shelved bookcase is simply perfect. It’s closed back gives it definition, something that adds to its grandeur as a piece of must-have furniture.

Bookcase elegance in the bedroom

Storage in the bedroom has followed a certain routine for many years – the wardrobe for hanging clothes, chest of drawers for folded clothes and bedside table for the bedside lamp. Giving a streamlined finish, the ‘closed’ nature of bedroom storage is not to everyone’s taste.

Having items in display adds character and warmth to a bedroom and thus a mix of open shelving for those things you want to see and small closed cabinets for the things you don’t is the perfect combination – which you will find in the elegant industrial bookcase with doors from the Chalfont range.

Streamlined success

Sometimes, you need a bookcase that has height and width. Or, in other words, a bookcase that is big enough to support weighty tomes like ‘war and peace’ along with the statement vase you have and other accessories that give your home style.

If you want a larger bookcase without the feeling of it being larger and cumbersome, then open shelving is the solution.

With no back, the bare frame on show melds with its surroundings, whether that is the lounge, the home office or even the dining room. A slim bookcase, the wood and metal combo of the open display unit from our Colette collection is our largest and yet, it isn’t imposing.

Deceptively simple, open shelving bookcases and units are ideal for those of us who like to cluster items and enjoy being surrounded by harmonious symmetry.

Bringing its own style – the ladder bookcase

Thinking outside the box reinvigorates and when you apply this equation to the bookcase, the resulting is the stunningly stylish ladder bookcase.

It does everything the ‘traditional’ shaped bookcases does – open shelving, stores books and other items, can be a delectable piece of modern furniture – and yet its nonchalant lean gives it an air of being something different.

The Quinton ladder bookcase is a freestanding version of this design. Its lowest shelf is the widest, with the shelves above it reducing in size with each step. Slimline and stylish, this bookcase is ideal for the living room or even the hallway.

This light oak small ladder bookcase also has a nonchalant lean but without obvious support of a frame as its Quinton counterpart. It fills the gap seamlessly between its style and the appeal of any room, whether you have a modern and minimal style or err on the side of the traditional or Scandinavian.

How would you use these bookcases in your home?

Which beautiful bedroom addition would you choose?

Winchester Reclaimed Wood Blanket Box by Reclaimed Wood Bed

We created a Houzz poll to ask our followers about their favoured option for reclaimed furniture at the end of their bed – a stylish bench or a blanket box with hidden storage – much like a storage chest.

It was a popular question and one that generated some great ideas, from patio doors opening onto the azure Caribbean sea to favourite film stars…! And the discussion continued when it came to which item of bedroom furniture was the favoured option.

We Asked, You Answered

The majority of responses favoured the blanket box, but the end of bed bench polling only a few votes less. There were also many responses for ‘other’ too, with pollers mainly referring to the upholstered Ottoman as the favoured end-of-bed item.

Why opt for a bench?

Many bedrooms ‘miss’ a bedroom chair with many of us sitting on the bed. But did you know sitting on the edge of the mattress is no good for it? Hence, you need a bedroom chair.

As well as an upholstered bedroom chair, you could always opt for a bedroom bench at the end of the bed. It makes the perfect perch for when you need one and can also make an ideal storage ‘shelf’ too.

If you favour the industrial style or event a rustic bedroom, then a bedroom bench makes the ideal addition. Clean, slimline without compromising on style, a reclaimed wood bench at the foot of your bed is a fantastic addition to any bedroom.

Bedroom bench ideas – this heavy-set rustic bench is beautifully styled, as is this reclaimed wood rustic bench, both perfect for the bedroom.

Why opt for a blanket box?

The wooden blanket box was once a piece of furniture traditionally found in either the bedroom or the landing. It offered easy to use storage space for everything from spare towels to bedding.

For many, this extra storage space is much needed and again, the sturdiness of many wooden blanket boxes make them the perfect perch in the bedroom too.

There are a range of blanket boxes to choose, all of which are ideal for framing your bed in the rustic bedroom landscape;

If you like chunky with detail, then this rustic reclaimed wood blanket box would be the ideal choice. With metal clasps and rope handles, there is an authentic feel to this piece that is delightful.

If simplicity is key, then this wooden slim blanket box from the Beam Collection, like the rustic bench we mentioned earlier, is the perfect choice. Simple lines make for an elegant finish without losing its rustic charm.
If you are not overly worried about using it as a bench, then opting for the dark wood charm of Winchester blanket box with its curved lid adds a certain dash of style to any bedroom.

Ottoman’s are similar to wooden blanket boxes in that they offer storage as well as a seat for the bedroom. They tend to be smaller and upholstered too, something that may suit some bedrooms but not others.

Which would be your preference – the charm of a reclaimed wood bench at the foot of your bed or a beautiful reclaimed wood blanket box? Either way, either piece of reclaimed wood furniture could look beautiful in any bedroom.