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Are Gray Dining Room Sets Trending?
Recommended Dining Room Furniture Brands
Tips for Using Gray in a Dining Room
How to Pair Gray Dining Room Sets and Interior Design Styles
Picture this. A formal dining room with clean lines and a tasteful color theme that looks fantastic during every season. Now picture a dining room where vivid colors shine but aren’t too loud. Believe it or not, a gray dining room set can be used to create both effects. All it takes is a little know-how and the right inspiration, and the design experts at Bob Mill’s Furniture are here to help you through the journey.
Always on-trend, gray dining room sets are true chameleons of interior design that play nice with virtually any dining room style from past to present. If you’re wondering if a gray dining area is the right choice for your home, we’ve got the answers for you in this guide. Inside, we reveal tips on how to use gray dining room collections and which styles work best with the look. Then, we give you a look at how to recreate gray dining room setups in popular interior design styles from top furniture brands from Bob Mill’s Furniture.
Gray Dining Room Sets: In or Out?
Along with black, white, and brown tones, gray is a timeless neutral color and a staple of interior design. Name a color palate or a room theme, and gray can almost be used in some form or another. Gray most recently took the spotlight with the rise of minimalism in the mid-2000s, serving as the poster child for clean, sophisticated spaces, much to the credit of Marie Kondo’s method for decluttering.
Gray dining room sets remain popular since they complement numerous interior design styles. In many cases, a gray dining ensemble can save you from having to buy new dining room furniture when it’s time to switch up a dining area with a new theme.
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Dining Room FurnitureGray Dining Room Set Pros & Cons
Overall, gray is a very forgiving room color to work with. If it feels too cold, pair a gray dining room set with warm shades like yellow or orange for a touch of warmth. If it’s too bright and open, dark woods help balance out negative space for a fuller look. The trick is understanding the nature of gray. Here are a few pointers to consider:
Pros
✓ Gray dining room sets are versatile
✓ A gray dining room set can help make a dining room feel larger
✓ Gray can be used to complement other gray pieces for a multi-textured feel
✓ Using gray in a dining room can promote tranquility and balance
✓ Gray helps bring out accents — whites look whiter, metallics shine, vibrant décor pops
Cons
❌ Gray can feel flat
❌ Dark gray in a poorly lit dining room can make the space feel small
❌ Interior design experts predict a decline in gray dining room popularity
Explore Gray Dining Sets from Brands at Bob Mill’s
At Bob Mill’s, we have a full catalog of gray dining room furniture waiting for you to explore. Not sure where to start? Here are four brands our interior design experts recommend for dining room furniture.
Steve Silver Company
Over the course of nearly 40 years, Steve Silver Co. has expanded from a local Texas brand to a global manufacturer of affordable home furnishings. The furniture brand operates around two core pillars: extreme value and exceptional customer service. Bob Mill’s Furniture proudly partners with Steve Silver Co. to deliver low-cost home furniture Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas homeowners will enjoy for years.
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New Classic Home Furniture
A newcomer in the furniture industry, New Classic Furniture specializes in crafting furnishing for the whole home in styles for every taste. Self-described as a “value-based” brand, New Classic Furniture pieces are affordable and made with the latest European manufacturing equipment for the best bang for your buck.
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Jofran Inc.
Now nearly 50 years into the furniture industry, Jofran Inc. is a seasoned furniture manufacturer centered around quality, affordability, and variety. From contemporary to traditional, all the latest furniture trends, Jofran Inc. features furniture collections inspired by styles from all around the world, including selections hand-crafted by furniture-making masters from around the planet.
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Elements International
With domestic warehouses in Mesquite, Texas, and Asia, Elements International is a local furniture provider on course to becoming one of the fastest-growing domestic furniture brands on the market. Elements International can be found at exclusive furniture retailers such as Bob Mills, where buyers can explore an assortment of dining room sets, living room furniture, bedroom furnishings, and more in a variety of designs.
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Tips for Using Gray in a Dining Room
In order to embrace the full versatility of a gray dining room, our interior design experts have a few tips for you to follow.
- Upholstered gray dining room chairs are a great way to break up gray with texture in a dining area. Tufted seats are a favorite for transitional or traditional dining rooms, while gray tweed seats are regulars in mid century dining room areas.
- Weathered wood adds a natural undertone of gray that is subtle yet effective. This effect works best in coastal dining rooms, rustic dining spaces, and even industrial-style dining areas.
- Don’t forget décor! An accent rug is an easy way to include gray into the place you enjoy dinner, while wall décor, and mirrors help bring gray accents together in a cohesive motif.
How to Pair Gray Dining Room Sets and Interior Design Styles
The possibilities are infinite when it comes to using gray in a dining room. Here are a few gray dining room ideas that have become classics of interior design.
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✱ The Gray-Themed Mid Century Modern Dining Room
Mid century modern and gray go hand-in-hand. In fact, gray is a core part of mid century design’s monochromatic color palette and an integral counterpart to the style’s bolder hero colors like orange and mustard yellow.
Gray mid century modern dining room sets embrace all that the style movement offers: sleek presentation, subtlety, and craftsmanship that focuses on shapes before colors.
Draw some inspiration from this Steve Silver Co. 5-piece modern dining room set from the Amalie collection. Its gray upholstery and rich wood are a timeless combination and perfect for a dining room that feels sophisticated. Cool undertones from a multi-pattern ash gray upholstery on the open-back armchairs complement the warm solid wood chair legs and table frame for a chic approach to modern dining spaces with a touch of retro flair.
✱ The Gray Contemporary Farmhouse Dining Room
In its original application, a farmhouse dining room features organic materials designed exclusively with practicality in mind. Contemporary farmhouse dining areas have a lighter approach to the style that pays homage to natural materials such as wood and stone but with a touch more refinement.
That’s exactly the spirit this Jofran Inc. dining room set for 4 captures. Signature farmhouse highlights include cross-buck counter-height chairs finished in a cool gray with dark wood for a brooder approach to the classic white-on-wood look. True to farmhouse design, this ensemble encourages you to get cozy with a pub-style gray dining room table, complete with wine cubbies and storage for game nights and dinner with company.
✱ The Cool, Gray Transitional Dining Room
A dash of old-world glamor and a pinch of modern elegance are the essence of transitional design. A gray transitional-style dining room brings out the best of both worlds in an upscale fashion. See for yourself with this Elements International 6-piece gray dining room set, featuring an L-shaped nook seating studded with button tufting. The light-gray upholstery picks up on the undercurrents of gray and brown on the pedestal table and the legs of upholstered Parson dining room chairs with nailheads that accentuate this set’s cool, gray tone.
✱ The Rustic Gray Dining Room
Elements of rustic design include wood and stone, both of which are spotlighted in this Steve Silver Co. 6-piece gray dining set. We love how the gray upholstered chairs play with the gray veining on the pub table marble countertop, which also highlights the weathered ash-gray wood at the bases of these pieces. Rustic with class — that’s how we describe this dining room collection.
Whether you’re searching for balance or versatility, a gray dining room set is a sound investment that can be reimagined season after season and trend after trend. Gray dining room sets aren’t going anywhere, so once you master how to use gray in a dining room, you can apply your knowledge to any furniture trends that emerge in the future. And thanks to how well gray dining room plays with other colors, manufacturers craft gray dining room collections across virtually every furniture style, making it easy to match color palette with design vision.
Gray Dining Room Set FAQs
To keep you out of the gray area, we’re rounding out this guide with answers to popular questions about gray dining rooms.
What colors should I use in my gray dining room?
Gray is a neutral color that plays particularly well with monochromatic shades, as well as warm tones like yellow, orange, and red. Generally, interior design experts suggest avoiding mixing gray dining room furniture with cooler tones like blue or purple.
How can I brighten my gray dining room?
Gray can be used to elevate the saturation of vibrant colors. Add accents of bright colors — don’t forget about white — to give your gray dining room an airier feel.
Can I mix gray tones in my dining room?
Absolutely! One of the bigger benefits of gray is that different grades can be mixed and matched for texture and visual appeal that keeps a space from feeling empty (or boring). Consider exploring shades of gray across several mediums, including a plush rug, weathered wood, upholstery, and glass décor.
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