Hint, hint: Go ahead and polish your silver.

Heres what some of our favorite Southern decorators are excited to see in dining rooms in 2025.

But designers say theyre anticipating a welcome shift in this mindset.

Natalie Steen Dining Room

Credit:Alison Gootee; Styling: Page Mullins

Don’t save the good stuff, actually use it and enjoy what you invested in.

Saturated Tones

Hector Manuel Sanchez; Interior design: Catherine Branstetter

Heads up, neutral lovers!

2025 will be the year of decadent hues, at least in these gathering spaces.

Idea House

Credit:Laurey Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Interior design: Allison Elebash

I expect to see people embracing saturated colors in dining rooms more than ever, says Nashville designerDebbie Mathews.

My clients are gravitating toward rich, warm, jewel tones, and especially blues and greens.

Dallas decorator Lisa Henderson is on-board too: Don’t be passiveno one regrets a bolder dining space.

Taylor Family Home Dining Room

Credit:DANE TASHIMA; Styling: PAGE MULLINS; Interior design: Elly Poston Cooper

Look Up!

For her, this is in the service of creating spaces that feel curated rather than contrived.

Dining room with blue walls and rattan chairs

Credit:Hector Manuel Sanchez; Interior design: Catherine Branstetter

Dining room

Credit:Laurey W. Glenn; Styling by Lindsey Ellis Beatty; Interior design: Caroline Gidiere

Stephanie Sabbe Nashville dining room wallpapered ceiling Oly chandelier

Credit:Photographer: James Ransom; Styling: Christina Wressell; Interior design: Stephanie Sabbe

Allison Allen Atlanta Home Dining Room

Credit:Brian Woodcock; Styling: Page Mullins; Interior design: Allison Allen

Create a Calming Palette

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn