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Aug 16, 2023

Dining in: A look at three dining rooms that make a statement

Jamie and Dusty Griffin’s dining room The dining room in Jamie and Dusty Griffin ’s house is visible from many areas of the home, so it was important to make a statement using organic finishes and

Jamie and Dusty Griffin’s dining room

The dining room in Jamie and Dusty Griffin’s house is visible from many areas of the home, so it was important to make a statement using organic finishes and shapes, according to interior designer Jennifer Strickler.

“Our goal was to create an eye-catching dining area, fitting of the midcentury architecture of the home and practical for everyday use by a family with young children,” she says. Strickler chose a Guanacaste wood table with banana leaf and slate-colored chairs.

An easy-to-clean polyester rug under the table brings more color and pattern to the space while an organic petal chandelier adds visual interest at eye level and softens the angles of the full height windows and vaulted ceilings. A tall cabinet with cane doors brings in a natural texture and offers additional storage for the room.

This historic home sits on 5 acres in midtown Tulsa and needed a dining room that was equally as impressive. Designer Sherri Duvall of Duvall Atelier set out to make the room a dreamy surprise for those entering the space. “(I wanted) the walls to come alive with vistas of landscapes in dreamy colors that allow you to dream and instill a sense of calm and wonder,” she says.

Duvall chose a mural by Susan Harter of Canada and had the ceiling painted a pale robin egg blue to allow the color to envelop the room. A new, crisp white wainscot and crown molding adds scale and dimension to the space. “As you gaze out the back French doors onto the patio, the landscape beyond extends the experience of dining ‘outside,’” she says.

In this combined formal dining and music room, the design was built around the client’s inherited antique sideboard. GHD Interiors wanted to embrace the piece’s traditional beauty, while infusing the room with an updated edgy vibe, according to Gina Miller, co-owner, GHD Interiors.

“The perfect answer was pairing the sideboard with this incredible portrait of an Elizabethan woman posed in a cool cascade of oversized diamonds raining down — she is the star of the show,” Miller says.

The room’s color palette was inspired by the area rug with its black, mustard and cream tones, which connected well with the black grand piano and black accessories. These dramatic pieces are supported by a creamy soft backdrop of metallic grass cloth wallpaper, shimmery custom drapes and gold and crystal lighting.

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