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.

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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.

Light or dark wood – there’s a dining series for you

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A light beech veneer/light beech SKANSNÄS table and 4 chairs

A bright dining space with a light wood TONSTAD chair beside a table set with plates and vases under stylish lamps.

Four dark brown NÄSINGE chairs with light beige cushions are arranged around a black table in a stylish dining area.

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.

Your everyday fiesta sorted

Set the scene for fun-filled feasts with spotty serving ware, ripple-effect glasses, and everything in between. Let the fiesta begin!

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Three colorful serving plates; red, blue, multicolored. Oval-shaped stoneware with glazed finish.

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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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Helpful how-tos for more enjoyable dining

From clever storage ideas to beautiful table-setting tips, find a how-to to make every dinner time better.

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A SÄLLSKAPLIG glass carafe, glasses and wine glasses, plus flowers in a glass vase, on a table with a neutral tablecloth.

Make your table ready for celebration

A BERGSHYTTAN table has a table setting with white plates and POKAL glasses and decorative oranges and lemons on plates.

Tips for choosing the right dining chairs for you

A KRYLBO chair in Tonerud blue by an EKEDALEN extendable table in white and on a KLASSRUM flatwoven rug in white and green.

Tips for prolonging the life of your dining furniture

A person using a handheld tool to tighten a screw on a VIHALS chair in white.

How to design a multifunctional dining room

VIHALS chairs and a stool stand at a green VIHALS extendable table on a rug in a multifunctional dining room.

How to plan your dining area

A wooden SKOGSTA dining table and matching SKOGSTA chairs stand in a dining room in front of green-painted IVAR cabinets.

How to make a bouquet with artificial flowers

White peony SMYCKA artificial flowers and pink dahlia SMYCKA artificial flowers lie on a white surface.

5 ideas to make everyday dinner feel special

White plates and bowls from the OFTAST series are filled with food and placed on a black and white checkered tablecloth.

How to decorate a round dining table

A dining room with a festively set, round table with a floor-length, pleated tablecloth made from VITFRYLE pre-cut fabric.

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.