What wall should be my accent wall in the dining room?

Question

My kitchen, dining room and living room are in a U shape and I have picked out a taupe color from Ralph Lauren (devonshire is the name) to paint all 3 of the rooms. I would like to to do a red accent wall in the dining room to help make it pop. I just don't know how to pick the wall to paint. I was thinking the one wall that the kitchen and dining room shares or maybe better to do the one that the living and dining room share. Anything to make things look bigger and pop. Any ideas!

I guess I should have said that also we are putting in harwoond flooring in the dining room and living room that is a medium oak color. Does that change which wall to choose.

Answer 1

The flooring doesn't make a difference as to how you choose your accent wall (although it does sound nice!). I would decide which wall to make the accent wall by deciding which wall you want people to focus on. Will you be hanging some kind of wall decor on one of the walls? Is there an architectural feature? Whichever wall you want to draw attention to - that should be your accent wall.

Answer 2

I love your colors! An accent wall is great. It's hard to visualize the actual layout so I will answer generally. Think about what two rooms, kitchen and dining OR dining and living, you want to unite. Without seeing it I would say to unite the living and dining room and keep the kitchen a separate entity, but it all depends on what two rooms you think would blend together best taking into account flooring and furnishings in the rooms. Does this make sense? Good luck!

Answer 3

What color are the dishes you are using? Something that will coordinate. What kind of pictures, photographs, landscapes, paintings? Pick a color out of the pictures. Are your white chairs painted or upolstered? Slip covers can change their look as well & if you pick some kind of pattern, you will have several colors to choose from. Picking a color for someone else is difficult, especially without actually seeing the room & accessories. Personally, I'd go deep burgandy with silver frames. I would also use navy as an accent on the table, either table cloth or placemats.

Answer 4

Paint the small wall in the accent color

Answer 5

I would pick a wall that is small and interesting (window, doorway, arch maybe?). It's kind of hard to say without seeing the rooms.
Good luck with it!

Answer 6

your accent wall should be the one that you see when first enter the room it set the tempo for the whole dinning experience

Answer 7

Red? Running a McDonald's?

Answer 8

i agree with emgeealex