From waterfront dining to urban hosting, these dining rooms do it all. In 2021, House & Home featured dining rooms in a variety of layouts, palettes and styles. It’s time to cast your vote and choose which dining room inspired you this year.
Scroll down to vote for your favorite dining room of 2021!
A Dining Room That’s Ready For Guests
A custom 14-foot-long table with plenty of room for extended family is the centerpiece of the dining room in this multigenerational home.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: House & Home January/February 2021
Designer: Ali Budd; Architecture by Anna Voineskos
A Modern Rustic Dining Room
A trestle-style wood table, vintage Fritz Hansen chairs and a bench enhance the openness of the room in this ski chalet .
Photographer: Monic Richard
Source: House & Home January/February 2021
Designer: Sylvie Masse & Monic Richard
A Contemporary Dining Room With Statement Lighting
A wire-netted chandelier reads as sculpture in this European-inspired home’s dining room. White chairs contrast the dark wood of the table for a dramatic pop.
Photographer: Kim Jeffery
Source: House & Home March 2021
Designer: Shirley Meisels, MHouse
A Sophisticated Dining Room With Drama
Designer Nyla Free chose two glass chandeliers to emphasize the length of the dining room in her Calgary home . A striking photograph by Jane Ibbotson adds drama to the space.
Photographer: Phil Crozier
Source: House & Home April 2021
Designer: Nyla Free
A Country Estate’s Bright Dining Room
The dining area of this Oakville home features French doors that lead to the outdoor living space, bringing extra light and brightness to the room’s all-white palette.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: House & Home May 2021
Designer: Hali MacDonald, Architecture by Gren Weis Architect & Associates
A Chic Family Dining Room
This live-edge dining table was custom-designed to have a modern Parisian look, matching the rest of the home’s stylish design.
Photographer: Ariana Tennyson
Source: House & Home June 2021
Designer: Jaclyn Peters
A Dining Room With Scandinavian Style
In the dining area of Rosie Daykin’s home , a simple, rustic dining table and white oak cabinets stained light gray continue the soft palette. Sheepskins layered on the chairs were inspired by a trip to Sweden.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay
Source: House & Home June 2021
Designer: Rosie Daykin
A Breezy Cottage Dining Room
Belgian linen–upholstered bucket chairs are extra comfortable for summer meals with a lake view in this Muskoka cottage .
Photographer: Valerie Wilcox
Source: House & Home July/August 2021
Designer: Cory DeFrancisco
A Dining Room With A Mountain View
This home’s dining area has only a wall of glass separating it from the deck, which is where family and friends enjoy the ocean, mountain and forest backdrop. The textural elements — by way of a jute rug, wooden table and wicker pendants — create an inviting place to gather.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay
Source: House & Home July/August 2021
Designer: Ami McKay
A Dark And Moody Dining Room
This dining room, with its dark gray walls and moody painting, has been the scene of some great dinner parties for Emma Reddington .
Photographer: Stacey Brandford
Source: House & Home September 2021
Designer: Emma Reddington
An Elegant Dining Room With Character
Mahogany Sergio Rodrigues-inspired dining chairs flank an asymmetrical ebonized oak and bronze dining table in this Georgian home .
Photographer: Virginia Macdonald
Source: House & Home October 2021
Designer: Katherine Newman
A Collected Vintage-Style Dining Room
To match the rustic charm of this home, the table and chairs in the dining room are mix and matched. The trick is in finding new pieces that feel vintage, giving the impression that they’re retro finds that have been picked up here and there.
Photographer: Camille Nadeau
Source: House & Home October 2021
Designer: Mélanie Cherrier & Laurence Pons Lavigne, Blanc Marine Intérieurs