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Dining Room Ideas for Everyday Life

The dining room is where life happens—meals, homework, heart-to-hearts. Whether you have a big space or just a cozy corner, we’ve got dining room inspiration to help you make it work for you.

Explore smart dining room ideas, space-saving tips, and easy ways to create a place where people love to gather. Let’s make your dining room feel like home.

A dining area has a beige/brown ÅLHULT extendable table with a bench on one side and two chairs with soft seats on the other.

Because the eye eats first: furnish your dining room with IKEA

The dining room is the place where we get together with our favourite people. This is where we enjoy ourselves. This is where we have dinner parties. And where we recharge our batteries or even work when we turn the dining room into a home office. That's why the right dining room furniture and inspiring ideas are so important. With IKEA, you can furnish and design your dining room and make it a place that sets the stage for your celebrations and your everyday life. Our range offers dining room furniture that can be customised down to the smallest detail and that can create a great space to gather. Whether you're looking for individual elements or wanting to give your dining room a complete makeover, take a look at our product range and let IKEA’s ideas and our attention to detail inspire you.

An oak/leather STOCKHOLM 2025 chair in the dining room.

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The best way to start the day

All it takes are a few fresh updates to turn your dining space into a bright, fun and practical haven. Think a green trolley, colourful tea towels, frog-themed baby tableware and a handy stool–perfect for a space as lively as your family.

Scandinavian modern kitchen with white ANTILOP highchair, NISSAFORS trolley and LISABO table and chair.
OFTAST bowls with green spot motif on a family dinner table in a Scandinavian modern kitchen.

Set the table. Set the tone.

A beautiful table setting goes a long way to creating a safe, harmonious vibe that puts people at ease – a place where the conversation flows and the laughter comes easily. A little effort on your side can make socialising effortless for your guests.

Connection starts at the table
A dinner guest at a long table passes a bowl of HUVUDROLL plant balls to the guest sitting beside them.
An elderly man with a long beard lifts the lid on a casserole dish while dinner guests seated at the table look on.
A GLADELIG bowl of HUVUDROLL plant balls on a dining table at a dinner party.
A guest at a dinner party pours a glass of sparkling drink into another guest’s wine glass.
An elderly woman sitting at a dinner party places her artichoke waste in a stylish on-table waste bin.
Connection starts at the table

Set the table with love

A table that makes you want to linger: with the GLADELIG series in dark grey, you present every dish in a modern and stylish way. The STORSINT glasses add a touch of elegance – perfect for wine or water. Warm accents come from the STOCKHOLM 2025 napkins in deep red, beautifully paired with the shiny STOCKHOLM 2025 candle holders. Their glow creates instant atmosphere. Finish the look with a large vase filled with dried flowers to bring natural autumn vibes to the table. This way, you create a table that’s both functional and inspiring – ideal for cosy evenings with friends and family.

We’ll set the scene, you bring the sizzle

Set the table for food, laughter and animated storytelling with a timeless VIHALS round table and porcelain IKEA 365+ plates–tough enough to handle every bite, scrape and second helping. All that’s left to add are some tasty HUVUDROLL plant balls and a little sizzle, and you’re all set!

Mexican feast on round white VIHALS table with white IKEA 365+ plates, and transparent ripple-effect KLIPPLAX glasses.
Tacos and HUVUDROLL plant balls on timeless white IKEA 365+ plates and bowls.
A bright kitchen featuring white VEDDINGE doors, vibrant decor, a wooden table, and potted plants.

Because your colourful life deserves a drama-free table

Life is messy, and sometimes the artwork lands on the table instead of the paper. No worries – VIHALS dining table is built to handle it all. Designed to adapt as your needs change, it’s ready for growing families, surprise dinner guests, or even a downsize.

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Who made the no-elbows rule anyway? Not this dining set.

VIHALS table and chairs make room for everyone, even in tight spaces – because good food (and great company) shouldn’t be squeezed out. And with the wall handling condiments and kitchen essentials, there’s more space on the table for what really matters.

A white VIHALS table is set with green dishes, surrounded by a chair, with organised wall shelves in a light room.
A white VIHALS table surrounded by two chairs, set in a bright kitchen with SKÅDIS pegboards and decor.
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More dining ideas and inspiration

With IKEA you can furnish your dining room the way you want it

Looking for a new dining table? Or a complete dining room set? On this page you will find an overview of all IKEA dining room furniture and inspiring furnishing ideas. Discover smart space-saving solutions, beautiful dining tables for small and large dining rooms or dining kitchens, complete dining sets, sideboards and console tables, as well as modern bar tables and chairs. What’s more? You will also find decorative textiles for the dining room - from tablecloths to runners and table sets to curtains. As well as dining room lighting, display cabinets and cupboards and, of course, cutlery, crockery, glasses and carafes. Not to forget: lovely decorations for everyday life and dinner parties. So, take a look around and find creative ideas for your dining room.

Dining room furniture from IKEA: designing space with pleasure

Furnishing the dining room with pleasure? Designing separate areas, introducing subtle eye-catchers, creating a warm and elegant ambience? All this and much more is possible with our dining room furnishings. Here you will find dining tables made of solid wood and modern dining room ideas and products made of metal and recycled plastic. You will find beautiful and comfortable chairs that everyone will love to sit on - even when the party's over. Our range offers you sideboards and console tables, display cabinets and cupboards so you can store everything that's important within easy reach. For example, beautiful IKEA crystal glasses and fine crockery, table linen for the holidays, placemats for everyday use and, of course, handy, beautifully shaped cutlery for every occasion. Whether in a natural look and discreet or in bright colours, we would love to help you design your dining room. Piece by piece - or in its entirety. Are you looking for more information on table decorations, dining tables or crockery and glasses? Then our product guides will help you find what you're looking for.

Find dining room ideas for special occasions and everyday life

On our website, you will find lots of great dining room ideas on how to set and decorate tables for dinner parties, how to arrange cutlery and crockery or create inviting areas with beautiful dining chairs and tables that make a great impression. Picture by picture, we show you how to combine dining room furniture to create a cosy dining room, how to design warm dining areas, how to convert the dining room into a home office or how to bring the typical Scandinavian style into your home. You will also find visual tricks on how to combine different dining room furniture - even if it's not part of the same set. And if you would like to organise your dining room in a creative way and save space, we have a few tips for you. Whether it's a dining area on the balcony, a dining kitchen or a dining room that doesn't offer much space, with our foldable and stackable dining room furniture, you can create a lot of dining space, even in a small room.