More from BDC ... ideas for dining rooms

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CFX6wov0oq7xP9xxBSVGYhGHXtefEcmECgti7_b0R6caPiqup0XZ1ueL5vEbJkrCkIY001oWr0qSYVe_NBBS5NTAVKiq9CqjoRRdpg-EKa4ip5FuaGT8Izvk8xyBMzA9LoGP8vw9tpU/s1600-h/traditionalwithlight.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402204679394799698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CFX6wov0oq7xP9xxBSVGYhGHXtefEcmECgti7_b0R6caPiqup0XZ1ueL5vEbJkrCkIY001oWr0qSYVe_NBBS5NTAVKiq9CqjoRRdpg-EKa4ip5FuaGT8Izvk8xyBMzA9LoGP8vw9tpU/s400/traditionalwithlight.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What I love ... a contemporary light sparkles</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above a traditional table and chair set.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">An interesting dining room is often a study in contrasts. These photos that I took last week at <a href="http://www2.bostondesign.com/showrooms/the-martin-group-inc/overview/">The Martin Group</a> showroom in the <a href="http://www2.bostondesign.com/about-us/">Boston Design Center</a> illustrate how to achieve a designer-look by creating a balance of opposites.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlD-Pi_oSEPZBxDs4RUaJXem0RcIrq_DWNhKvAbFA90DL5bHjvu_8LEYm6ROEnEV9WKicu-GJF0g8YO0Enn8SjrbEb2rTmKqszKvTonDLBowfh6FJ1obo30BrNkmFCvGrsXNRAI-LfPE/s1600-h/wrappedtable.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402204673745646066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlD-Pi_oSEPZBxDs4RUaJXem0RcIrq_DWNhKvAbFA90DL5bHjvu_8LEYm6ROEnEV9WKicu-GJF0g8YO0Enn8SjrbEb2rTmKqszKvTonDLBowfh6FJ1obo30BrNkmFCvGrsXNRAI-LfPE/s400/wrappedtable.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br />What I love ... pairing dark curved-back leather<br />chairs with a cream-colored straight edged table.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsepBnoPDPF5tgR1bSwqOkamMEoXxq5yU392BX_acOQ0d_6HrItQDGJFyjLoOubaoDt7CotWo8WVbTWEw8jwe-e_fcMe-TQc4BswWBmA5wIREgiFtNWgftC7QV3gaKFaGehEXt7Oemfj8/s1600-h/tablewbirdcages.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402204670286234690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsepBnoPDPF5tgR1bSwqOkamMEoXxq5yU392BX_acOQ0d_6HrItQDGJFyjLoOubaoDt7CotWo8WVbTWEw8jwe-e_fcMe-TQc4BswWBmA5wIREgiFtNWgftC7QV3gaKFaGehEXt7Oemfj8/s400/tablewbirdcages.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What I love ... offering cozy bench seating for two</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">on one or two sides of a smaller-scale table.</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcY4jU-AbfXpHr3oLgLZ-EqO86fVDnRWxgUu5_TwU6LMavtGKT3vOpGiU4Uc0SX8ar9IH32-_88M8rkHp_ZadiJOdlNPOk-bc7FsrKSUK_HmdbdaUxa4GJJRLhZ1bHGJo4jtkRDkaMI4/s1600-h/farmtable.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402204667061802914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcY4jU-AbfXpHr3oLgLZ-EqO86fVDnRWxgUu5_TwU6LMavtGKT3vOpGiU4Uc0SX8ar9IH32-_88M8rkHp_ZadiJOdlNPOk-bc7FsrKSUK_HmdbdaUxa4GJJRLhZ1bHGJo4jtkRDkaMI4/s400/farmtable.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What I love ... a variety of chairs pulled up to this<br />farm table says “guests are welcome here.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">”</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The large wooden bowl of dried flowers reminded me of something my friend Beth would put together ...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCU4QZtx6BEJa0Ck1LllqGTkXPdLVUzwWE3SmXpVeMM3P3w1K7DQZh2naPOXXuyZN3LfeIQyMxuad75GVDWO9BmenC-Z6biYiCJ1XQhnQ8MSjS7wWu54j9qvbmL2pP4fWV7cGBBdqAA4A/s1600-h/pumpkincenterpieceVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402216253881563746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCU4QZtx6BEJa0Ck1LllqGTkXPdLVUzwWE3SmXpVeMM3P3w1K7DQZh2naPOXXuyZN3LfeIQyMxuad75GVDWO9BmenC-Z6biYiCJ1XQhnQ8MSjS7wWu54j9qvbmL2pP4fWV7cGBBdqAA4A/s400/pumpkincenterpieceVGC.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Centerpiece created by Beth last year at a Tablescape Design<br />demonstration</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" > for the Village Garden Club of Lynnfield.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Join us this weekend at<br /><a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/">Beth Hylan Design Studio</a><br />for </span><span style="font-size:100%;">style tips on creating<br />a harvest centerpiece for<br />your Thanksgiving table.<br />Sat., November 14th<br />from 2pm to 3pm</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf93pFpji2SV1j986GRxq9pQbge6s8UDhCxWj30_AVl1cs2pc6JceIfdRgOhPMth_XdVb944P-QDEZgIys9GTBHf7xIOtPPIvKckbr11hM4yHNJqJAwsxHJCrQrGsuwS_NS8Wt_qjVmo/s1600-h/BHDS+banner-10.09.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402212516023053538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf93pFpji2SV1j986GRxq9pQbge6s8UDhCxWj30_AVl1cs2pc6JceIfdRgOhPMth_XdVb944P-QDEZgIys9GTBHf7xIOtPPIvKckbr11hM4yHNJqJAwsxHJCrQrGsuwS_NS8Wt_qjVmo/s400/BHDS+banner-10.09.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" /></a><a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/Home_Page.html">Beth Hylan Design Studio</a><br />159 Ash Street, Reading, MA<br />781.246.8552<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Public Service Announcement:</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://gatheringchangeinc.org/html/about_us.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402204685093325554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo6ceTmnJyUu6f0pZML-XHfwylvFV42k3EELLpXZhgBcibugoeT5pfitlFphlRD04XF6lGrkK4Tzq4m90zCixWdggCkWOVyKD1xAlAQPpxpuegWY3zf4-p4hY_d1sYBZ3VjztKjOMiuI/s400/GC+banner+ad+10.09.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://gatheringchangeinc.org/html/do_you_know.html">www.gatheringchangeinc.org</a></span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span>

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