In this Ask A Designer column, Gillian Atkins shares advice for breathing new life into a dining room.

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Set the scene for a magical holiday meal with inspiration from these dining rooms, straight from the pages of H&H. These lush and layered tables offer festive ideas for place settings, centrepieces and rustic holiday decorating. Scroll down!

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Houston-based designer Paloma Contreras is an award-winning interior designer, shop owner, and author. She runs the home goods store Paloma & Co, and has a lighting collection with Visual Comfort. In her second book, The New Classic Home: Modern Meets Traditional Style  (Abrams, 2023), Paloma shows off a range of projects.

Scroll down for her exclusive advice for creating standout dining rooms.

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For Lauren and Aaron, a young couple with twin boys, family and tradition are everything. When they bought their forever home in Toronto’s Lawrence Park neighborhood, the first dilemma was figuring out how to host large dinners, Jewish holidays and Shabbat meals — in a dining room that could barely fit eight people. Designers Alana Firestone and Jordy Fagan of Collective Studio swooped in to renovate their home, including an entertaining zone that included a large dining room, bar area and dramatic kitchen.

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If you’ve been lucky enough to buy a Victorian-era house, you may be inspired to preserve — or recreate — some of the original details like corbels, ceiling medallions and stained-glass windows. These architectural elements are a testament to your home’s past and will continue to age gracefully well into the 21st century. Take a look back at some of our favorite Victorian dining rooms that master the mix of new and old.

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From brunch to barbecues, the best summer activities often revolve around dining al fresco with friends or family. These designated outdoor eating areas will inspire you to get creative — whether it’s setting the scene with beautiful centrepieces or choosing the right lighting or furniture to withstand the elements. Scroll down and get inspired by some of our favorite outdoor dining rooms from the H&H archives.

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It’s time to review some of the year’s best dining rooms from House & Home.

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Breaking bread with family and friends at the dinner table is a big part of cottage living. A convivial dining area where you can rehash the day’s epic water ski wipeout while sinking your teeth into corn on the cob doesn’t require white tablecloths — just a table big enough to include everyone, including weekend guests. From rustic farmhouse tables to glamorous château dining rooms, these cottage dining areas will make you want to pull up a chair.

Keep scrolling for a look inside 30+ cottage dining rooms!

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It’s not just a spot to host dinner parties and gather the family — a dining room can also serve as an art gallery, lounge, home office, display space and storage for all of the tableware that makes sharing a meal together so special.

Scroll down to discover 30+ hardworking dining rooms that do it all!

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In this Ask A Designer column, Candace Thompson shares her advice for breathing new life into a tired dining room.

Question: My dining room is very dark and uninviting. I want to keep my table, as it’s a family heirloom, but would like to update the rest of the space so it feels more welcoming and bright. I love color — where do I start? — K.S., Toronto

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