It’s no surprise that Pantone’s color of the year is Classic Blue, the perfect paint color for today’s busy lifestyles. Every shade of blue is delightful with all decor styles and is a perfect choice for the dining room. We love spending time at home but especially in our dining room.
It is one of the busiest rooms in our home because it brings family and friends together to enjoy everyday routines and special celebrations. Blue is a very popular decorating color thanks to its connection to nature; think of the sky and the ocean.
Blue is also popular for the neutral shades that make it the perfect companion to any color of the rainbow…or color wheel.
1. Blue Plate (SW 6796)
Source: Sherwin-Williams
Blue Plate By Sherwin Williams (perfectly named for a dining room) is a deep blue that will put you in mind of a gorgeous evening sky. It’s a heartwarming peaceful shade that can be used as a neutral that will play well with any other color it meets.
Think lighter blue tones, taupes, grays, browns, yellows, corals, and even bolder touches of purples. The Blue Plate is perfectly suited for covering every wall in the dining room or ideally used as a unique accent color.
2. Sky Fall (SW 9049)
Source: Sherwin-Williams
Sky Fall by Sherwin Williams is a relaxing yet invigorating light blue that will surround any dining room with breathtaking color. This pale shade will expertly showcase your decorating ideas and enthusiasm for style by giving everything in the room a moment to shine… the flooring, the window treatments, the furniture, and the home accents will all fall perfectly together thanks to this timeless and enduring shade.
3. Resolute Blue (HGSW2365)
Source: Sherwin-Williams
Flag your personality and American style with Resolute Blue By Sherwin Williams. Resolute Blue stands out for its sophisticated and classic natural tones. It is the ideal shade to pair with other blue shades and popular neutrals in a color scheme.
Resolute blue stands out in the dining room when proudly combined with more patriotic and bolder partner colors like complimentary blue shades and rich, deep reds.
4. Interesting Aqua (HGSW3305)
Source: Sherwin-Williams
If blue could blush, this would be the color! Interesting Aqua by Sherwin Williams is a colorful breath of fresh air and is a tried and true color for any blue dining room ideas. Interesting Aqua is a beautifully blended, interesting combination of blue and green tones.
It’s like bringing a welcoming touch of a perfectly warm, sunny beautiful day inside for everyone to enjoy. This delightful color creates an interesting, comfortable backdrop for designing a space where you will enjoy spending quality time with those you love.
5. Denim (HGSW2382)
Source: Sherwin-Williams
Just as the name of this classic paint color implies, Denim by Sherwin Williams is an all-time favorite. Denim blue is it, girl, in the fashion industry. It is also creating a buzz in the home decor industry. Denim is synonymous with ultra-comfortable and casual lifestyles.
The dining room, painted Denim blue, will create a space to relax, unwind and stay awhile. Today’s interior designers are embracing it, homeowners are loving it, and denim lovers everywhere are adding this classic color to their decor.
6. Smoky Azurite (223-C5)
Source: Sherwin-Williams
The bigger the room visually looks, the better! Smoky Azurite by Sherwin Williams is a gorgeous, sophisticated dark blue that visually expands the size of any room while wrapping it in a comfortable style. This navy blue-inspired shade creates an everyday elegance and a thoughtful space to embrace life, love, and leisure.
Smoky Azurite is ideal for dining rooms and spaces where folks enjoy each other and life’s endless possibilities.
7. Vintage Vessel (SW 9050)
Source: Sherwin-Williams
Everything old is new again! This old saying is true, and that’s why Sherwin Williams’ Vintage Vessel is a color inspired by old treasures. Update your dining room and bring a touch of the past to today’s busy lifestyle. Hints of blue and green create a breathtaking neutral color palette that will complement other colors that share the room.
This calming hue is the perfect touch of color for any area where family and friends enjoy gathering and making priceless memories.
8. Peaceful Blue (S470-3)
Source: Behr
Do you need to calm down? Peaceful Blue by Behr is perfect for filling a dining room with a hint, just a touch of color without overwhelming the senses. You might say it is the perfect shade to nourish your soul and balance your moods while promoting well-being and a sense of peace.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a moment to reflect on what is most important in your life in a peaceful space created just for you.
9. Air Blue (S460-1)
Source: Behr
Air Blue by Behr is a cool, crisp-like color that will warm up living spaces like the beloved dining room. Air Blue is for homeowners that are stylish, eclectic, and full of colorful personality. This mysterious hue almost resembles a slightly overcast early morning sky, promising a beautiful day to come.
Team with accents from nature like bold green plants and natural browns and beige tones for a daring and delightful dining room everyone will enjoy.
10. Blue Echo (S460-3)
Source: Behr
Blue Echo by Behr is an extra special serene color that soothes and calms our overall well-being. Behr’s Blue Echo is well suited for a dining room thanks to the many beautiful shades that work wonderfully with the homeowner’s favorite collections and artwork that fill the interior design.
11. Deep Breath (S460-7)
Source: Behr
Take a deep breath and exhale into a brilliant, deep blue that will surround the living space with style and classic notes. Deep Breath by Behr is a darker shade of blue that works well in dining rooms that lean into more traditional styling. Deep Breath blue features timeless, rich tones that will resonate with all decor styles and tastes.
It’s more than just a paint color. It is a mood booster that will keep the conversation going for hours and hours on end.
12. Rain Dance (S480-1)
Source: Behr
Rain Dance by Behr is almost like a shadow of light blue dancing delicately throughout the room. It is a color story that is both simple and simply extraordinary. Rain Dance offers more than just color. It is meant to highlight the overall drama and personality of any room and is best suited for a dining room or gathering space for its understated beauty.
13. Paradise Landscape (P460-6)
Source: Behr
Create a paradise in your dining room with this brilliant Paradise Landscape Blue by Behr. This color is for homeowners who desire their living spaces to stand out and be heard … well, at least seen on their passionate scene. Paradise Landscape is not for the faint of color heart but will inspire creativity, imagination and awaken the senses.
14. Superior Blue (S490-7)
Source: Behr
Now is the right time to fill your home with exploding colors like Behr’s Superior Blue, especially the dining room where family and friends join together. This almost perfect shade will create an environment that is both relaxing and comfortable and just right for today’s overloaded lifestyles.
15. Undersea (S470-7)
Source: Behr
Deeper than deep might describe what inspired Behr’s Undersea Blue. Imagine swimming deep, deep down in the ocean, where just a hint of the sun shines through the twilight of darkness. Undersea captures this amazing moment and is a color that will surround your dining room with beautiful fascination.
16. Bird’s Egg (LRV 6814)
Source: Benjamin Moore
Bring your dining room space to life with Bird’s Egg by Benjamin Moore, an early spring blue that is the perfect companion to other blue combinations and any color that you fancy. This amazing color reflects the sunlight, so during the day, it appears spectacular, and during the night, it appears more subdued.
Let your imagination fly high with Bird’s Egg.
17. Breath of Fresh Air (LRV 7055)
Source: Benjamin Moore
After a long, stressful day, take a deep, restful breath and enjoy the beautiful blue Breath of Fresh Air by Benjamin Moore that envelops you in relaxation and comfort.
Dining rooms are the perfect space for Breath of Fresh Air because not only is it a beautiful backdrop for showcasing your favorite collectibles and finds, this appealing and fresh color will stand the test of trends and time.
18. Smoke (2122-40)
Source: Benjamin Moore
Smoke by Benjamin More, is it gray or is it blue? Is it blue, or is it gray? It’s both, and it is a perfect choice if you love blue for its calming notes and desire gray for its classic style. Smoke will surround your world with colorful confidence and create a dining room that is poised with positive energy and a touch of glamour.
19. Gentleman’s Gray (2062-20)
Source: Benjamin Moore
Everyone everywhere enjoys the emotional chord that is felt when a well-dressed gentleman enters the room. Gentleman’s Gray by Benjamin Moore is a timeless color that leans to a more blackened blue with hues of navy. This is a one-of-a-kind, brilliant bolder blue that adds a more formal confident touch to a dining room.
No worries if you honor a more casual vibe. A true gentleman will go along for the ride.
20. Wedgewood Gray (HC-146)
Source: Benjamin Moore
Stand up and salute Wedgewood Gray by Benjamin Moore. This time-honored hue is included in the Benjamin Moore Historic Color Collection, and for very good reason. This timeless blue shade was unveiled in 1976 to celebrate America’s historic landmarks and has remained in the collection ever since.
It’s perfect for any dining room not only because of its historical significance but because it is a tried and true shade that adds warmth and style to any home.
21. Blue Hydrangea (2062-60)
Source: Benjamin Moore
Every day is the best day to stop and smell the roses. Well, in this case, it’s the best day to stop and enjoy Blue Hydrangea by Benjamin Moore. This charming shade of blue will illuminate your space and exceed your expectations in more ways than you can imagine.
Inspired by bountiful and colorfully blue hydrangeas, this shade is perfect for “picking” and coloring busy dining rooms where bouquets of memories and made.
22. Oxford Gray (2128-40)
Source: Benjamin Moore
If blue could sing low and slow, then Oxford Gray by Benjamin Moore would create an enduring symphony of color for your dining room , or any room for that matter. It’s like taking the best of the best in the blue family, combining different shades of grays, and transforming them into one stunning choir of color.
Oxford Gray will receive one standing ovation after another creating a significant and stylish impact on the entire room.
23. Instinct (AF 575)
Source: Benjamin Moore
Trust your designer style instincts with Instinct By Benjamin Moore. This is a subtle blue, a light blue that is as wonderful as nature’s beautiful sky. This is the blue that allows you to design your dining room for whatever mood you are in.
After all, it is our power and our pleasure to change our minds and our styles however we like, and our color palette shouldn’t get in the way! Add bold, bright, colorful accents one day and soft pastels the next. It’s totally up to you! This is one color that allows us to embrace our true blue instincts.
