What’s under your dining table is just as important as what’s on top. Dining room flooring may be tricky — it needs to be practical, but at a room which usually has fewer accessories and spots for character, the flooring is among the few significant elements which may define the appearance.

Bare hardwood floors, plush Oriental rugs, natural fibers and tile combinations are all well suited to conventional dining rooms. Look at these designs to determine which kind of flooring may suit your own traditional dining room.

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Oriental rugs are a classic choice for a traditional dining room. This rug is hand knotted with wool and cotton fibers, making it a one-of-a kind accession to this home. Be careful to choose the right dimensions: Your rug ought to be big enough that when you push every seat back from the desk, all of the legs remain on the rug.

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Oriental rugs are frequently associated with bright, bold colours and prints, but that does not have to be the case. To get a neutral palette, lighter-tone or beige rugs are a great traditional alternative.

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A bold-colored patterned rug can help define a space, give it pizzazz and create a vivid color strategy. When putting a rug using brighter colours close to a light source, rotate the rug every six months or so. Persian and Oriental rugs just look much better as they become timeworn and faded, but rotating them keeps the colours even.

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Natural-fiber rugs are a wonderful option for a traditional dining room, and they work well in both more casual and more formal rooms. Not only do natural fibers offer a subtle contrast to the colour of the floor, but their feel adds depth to your room. Because feel is just one of the last things that the eye finds, using it on the floor produces a neutral palette look complex and sophisticated. Bonus: Textured materials are great for hiding stains.

Dewson Construction Company

The combination of hardwood and tile in this space creates a geometric and eye-catching rug-like pattern without really having a rug at the space. Maintaining bare flooring under a dining table — especially in a house with kids — is a sensible choice which makes clean-up easier. Tile is a particularly durable and practical option, and the mix of substances makes for a room that’s unique.

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For a layered flooring appearance, try mixing substances across the adjoining spaces. The cool, crisp stone at the foyer of the house is a simple and appealing contrast to the hot, rich hardwoods. The rug combines the two substances and colours, making the room pleasing to the eye and producing cohesiveness through the living areas.

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If you’re in doubt, bare and beautiful hardwood floors are always a great selection for a dining room. Apart from bare flooring being an easy-to-clean alternative for an oft-used, crumb-collecting space, their colour adds warmth and a welcoming touch.

Elad Gonen

Painted floors are an ideal choice for the warmth and colour of a rug together with the simplicity and appeal of hardwood flooring. Utilizing similar tones to those of the walls and furniture provides a uniformity and flow into the room, while opposing colours on the floor adds interest. Rolling your hardwood flooring with a daring colour may be an affordable and dramatic selection for refinishing damaged hardwood floors.

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