White Dining Room Inspiration

Why choose a white colour scheme for your dining room? Well, if your living room and other spaces boast a contemporary aesthetic, white walls are an obvious choice. With an all-white colour scheme, you've created a brilliant blank canvas that can be readily personalised with accessories and ornaments when you want to add colour. 

A white space is clean and timeless, making it an ideal design direction for a dining space. It's perfect for a more traditional dining room, pairing beautifully with wooden furniture, upholstered dining chairs and ornate accents.  

Furthermore, white dining room ideas can be easily adapted as your tastes change. If you want to introduce more colour and tone, it's easy to bring a whole new palette into the mix if your walls have been coated in a versatile white shade. 

Looking for white paint shades and complementary colours to decorate your dining room with? At Tikkurila, you'll find everything from pure white to more refined shades with subtle undertones. 

Is White a Good Colour for a Dining Room?

Can't decide on a colour scheme for your dining room? White dining rooms are a classic compromise. 

An all-white scheme will work well in just about any home. You can adapt it to traditional decors with ornate furnishings, or introduce monochromatic dining sets for a more contemporary aesthetic. 

Is your dining room a small space? Painting your walls white is an easy way to brighten things up and leave your room looking and feeling bigger. 

Larger rooms will also benefit from an all-white decor scheme. If you don't have a dedicated area for dining, white walls are great for open-plan arrangements. Once you've spruced up your interiors with white, you can introduce accent colours to create a stylish zone for dining and entertaining. 

Furnishing a white space is also incredibly simple. You're not limited when it comes to selecting a dining table or dining chairs. Any style will work against a backdrop of white, including all manner of colours and material types. 

With a white dining space, you're free to mix up your aesthetic as often as you like. Considering swapping out your dining room table for a new piece? A white interior will accommodate any new addition nicely. 

Craving a pop of colour? Take your pick from just about any shade from the colour wheel. You can go bold with dynamic feature walls or take a more subtle approach with muted accents and neutral elements.

Five White Paint Colours for a Dining Room

Is it finally time to transform your dining room? Decorating with white is the way to go. However, once you've painted your walls in a neutral shade, you might find yourself eager to enhance your interior with a secondary shade. 

Below, we've picked out five superior hues that will make a fine addition to any all-white dining space.  

Our first white hue to consider in your dining room is Paper F497. This plain white shade brings an attractive and appealing option for this looking for a simple and timeless option for a dining room paint colour.

What's great about this option is how easily it will pair with any other colour schemes or bolder shades in your home. There are no restrictions at all in what you can pair it with. Prefer wooden dining tables? Light oak and beech will work particularly well against this impressive hue. You can also upgrade your space with luxe extras like gold-tone lamps and vibrant fabrics. 

Not all white paint colours need to be bight plain brilliant white. There are also a vast array of off-white shades that also popular choices for creating a stylish white interior.

One of our favourites is Jasmine F503. This off-white hue has a mix of white with drops of yellow. This gives it a warming and inviting feel, perfect for a dining room where you would like people to relax.

This soft cream shade takes away the sharp brightness that a standard white shade may offer. You'll find that Jasmine F503 pairs well with other colours such as earthy shades or even more vibrant shades such as greens or oranges.

Struggling to decide on a suitable colour for your white dining room? Blue is always a good choice, so think about experimenting with a colour like Seagull F496 when decorating your space. 

This white shade has the slightest hint of blue which can create a cooler vibe in your home, something you might want to consider in a room which receives a lot of sunlight or if you have far bolder colours featured in your space.

If you're using white furniture, it makes sense to incorporate a richer hue like Basilica M384 one to backdrop your pieces. Use this one to frame a dining room sideboard or wall-mounted shelving unit.

Another off-white option for your white dining space is Palace K503. This shade has a cool white base, however, with an attractive cosy hue. This pale pinkish white can bring an attractive edge to your dining space.

Typically when you think of pink paint colours you will think of those bright pinks that are quite flamboyant and not something you would consider a viable option for a modern dining room. Palace K503 certainly shows that this isn't quite the case.

If you are looking for colour combinations for this hue take a look at some of our plain whites such as Paper F497 or if you are feeling particularly bold there are also far more excentric and vibrant shades you can pair this with such as brighter pink or green hues.

Our final off-white shade is Lotus F448. This stunning hue takes a standard white and ties in the slightest touches of green. Overall it provides a stunning option for those looking to bring more of a nature vibe into their dining spaces.

This shade works beautifully on its own or can be paired with darker shades to offer a bit of contrast and allow alcoves or feature walls to pop or create depth. For bonus points, you can also consider leaning into biophilic design and adding a few plants or other greenery into your space to help tie it all together.