25 dining room ideas – trends, styles and rooms to inspire a change of decor

Mood-boosting and anxiety-reducing, incorporating houseplants into your dining room idea can do wonders for your family at dinner time.

Having greenery around the kids can turn an otherwise chaotic mealtime into a tranquil time to sit, eat and spend some quality time learning about each other's day.

Coupled with a roman blind window treatment idea, you can create a calm atmosphere blocking out sunlight or street lights so there's no distractions or excuses for tantrums at the table. When switched on, the bright light from the chandelier will help create pretty ivy-shaped silhouettes too, so your little tikes can pretend they're Tarzan and Jane when tucking into their food.