How to Style a Dining Room Buffet

Tips to style a dining room buffet to make it the center piece in your dining room! Get creative with these buffet design ideas!

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Hi beauties! Coming at you with a post all about styling a dining room buffet to its fullest potential!

If you have a dining room, chances are you have a dining room buffet. Many people don’t know how to use this often-overlooked furniture piece to its fullest potential, but when styled well it can be a functional piece of furniture and an eye-catching one at that! If you’re looking to spruce up your buffet—or if you're just starting from scratch—here are some tips for how to style a dining room buffet!

If you're thinking about adding a buffet to your home, there are plenty of ways you can go about it. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors—you can even get one with doors! Let's jump into my buffet styling tips for you!

How to Style a Dining Room Buffet:

Your buffet can be a place to store items you use daily or just when entertaining.

If you're not sure where to start when styling your dining room buffet, consider what you use most often in the space. Do you have a stack of cooking books or magazines that need a home? Is there an array of vases and knickknacks waiting for a place on the shelves? Buffets are great places to store these items because they keep them accessible while still being out of sight.

Conversely, buffets also make great displays for entertaining. They're often large enough to hold multiple serving pieces at once, making it easy to switch out your tableware as needed during a party without having to worry about finding storage space later. A buffet can also be used as decor by displaying decorative plates or bowls instead of hiding them in cabinets when not in use!

The buffet is a great way to store everyday items for easy access, but it's also an ideal spot for entertaining. You can keep all your serving dishes and flatware on top, then put your beverages inside. If you have any decorative pieces you want to display, they'll look great on top of the buffet. If you're using a buffet as storage, there's no need to fill up all the shelves with things that don't need to be stored, so use them to display your favorite decorative items.

You can upcycle or buy a brand new one.

Upcycling is the best way to save money, but if it doesn’t fit in your space and/or isn’t the right style for you, then it won’t work. Make sure that whatever you choose will fit your style and serve its purpose well before purchasing or creating it.

Once you have your buffet in place, get creative with decorating the top! You can place candles or plants on top of it. If they are too tall though, make sure they aren't blocking anything off like an outlet or light switch (you don't need any safety issues!). You can also use picture frames as a way of personalizing this piece of furniture; just make sure they match with each other so that nothing looks out of place!

Mix old and new elements.

The buffet is the perfect place to showcase your favorite things—the ones you reach for again and again. It's a great place to add a touch of glamour with crystal or silverware, to give a vintage look with antiques or old china, or to add a modern touch with sleek lines and clean lines. The buffet is yours!

Display your favorite pieces of china, crystal, silver and more.

Dining room buffets are great for displaying your favorite pieces of china, crystal, silver and more. It's a place to show off special treasures that you enjoy using and sharing.

To create an eye-catching display that is both functional and beautiful:

First things first: size matters! I recommend choosing a buffet that is big enough to accommodate your needs but not so big that it takes up too much space in your dining room or kitchen.
Choose materials based on durability and style preferences rather than cost because buffets tend to be expensive pieces of furniture anyway! Some common materials include wood veneer or solid wood (like oak), metal (like stainless steel), glass shelves and doors, acrylic, marble tops (for added elegance), leather straps/handles (for extra comfort).
Think about how much storage space you need before purchasing any additional accessories such as drawers, cabinets or baskets underneath; these will all increase the cost of your buffet significantly!
Decide what you want to display and how you want to display it.
Make sure there's room on the buffet for everything you'd like to include in your collection!

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Store linens, candles and other decorative items.

Buffets can also be used as handy storage for linens, candles and other decorative items. Buffets are a versatile piece of furniture, and they can also be used as handy storage for linens, candles and other decorative items. Buffets are a great place to store your favorite dishes or china, crystal and silver.

Get inspired with these great decorating ideas for dining room buffets!

A dining room buffet can be a versatile piece of furniture. Buffets often have large, open shelves, which makes them perfect for storing and displaying your favorite items. And unlike other pieces of furniture that are used primarily for storage and display (like the coffee table), buffets can be used to store linens as well.

Use extra storage space underneath the top shelf if needed; most buffets will include an additional basket or two inside the unit where you can stow away extra napkins, placemats and coasters if needed!

You could also use these baskets as extra drawers where items like silverware or utensils could be safely stored away when not in use so they don't get lost amongst other kitchen clutter such as baking pans and trays which tend to accumulate over time due their frequent use every time someone makes pancakes on Saturday mornings after church services end early enough so everyone gets back home before lunchtime starts up again later this afternoon...

Keep it simple. If you're going for a minimalist look, choose a buffet that matches the rest of your decorating scheme without being too obvious about it. You want guests to think "Wow—this is sleek!" rather than "Wow—this is the same color as the walls."
Use it as a display case! Buffets can be used as display cases for anything from antique silverware to porcelain figurines or even framed photographs. They're perfect for showing off special items that are too fragile for everyday use or just don't fit anywhere else in the house!
Make sure there's enough space inside for everything! Make sure there's enough space inside so that guests don't have to open doors or drawers while