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Nov 23

Poll: Vote for Your Favorite Dining Room

Can’t you see yourself enjoying dinner with friends and family in one of these gorgeous dining rooms? (I know I can!) Vote for your favorite space in the poll below the photos and we’ll publish the results in the second issue of HGTV MAGAZINE — on sale in January!

Dining Room #1 – Colorful + Eclectic

Meg Adams Dining Room

Design by Meg Adams

Dining Room #2 – Clean + Contemporary

Matthew Leverone Dining Room

Design by Matthew Leverone

Living Room #3 – New Traditional

Katie Ridder Dining Room

Dining Room by Katie Ridder


More Rooms by Katie Ridder

Living Room #4 – Mid-Century Modern

Beth Haley Dining Room

Dining Room by Beth Haley


More Rooms by Beth Haley

After you vote, leave a comment telling us why you love your favorite room and you might see your comment in the magazine, too!

Posted at 10:30 am

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  1. I loved the ecectic one! I would walk in that room and smile! Anything that makes you smile is worth a vote!

    Joan on December 8, 2011 at 12:50 AM
  2. You had me 'turquoise chandelier'! Wow what a statement and wow what a great foundation to build on!

    Nanc Closson on December 8, 2011 at 1:00 AM
  3. Hard time picking one, didn't really care for any of them. The traditional one was too funky. I rarely watch hgtv anymore. Too many real estate shows and decorating shows budgets aren't suitable for this economy.

    sherri on December 8, 2011 at 1:11 AM
  4. Love the vibrant colors and clean lines of the mid century modern!

    Steve on December 8, 2011 at 1:32 AM
  5. I like the color + eclectic. It is fun and colorful (light fixture), just enough. Elegant:: mirror, lamps, dresser, chairs, marble tabletop. Welcoming/comfy: table and ottoman type seating. interesting and personal touchs: birdcage, table accessories. The combination is perfect. A little bit of everything. Wow it is great.

    Juanita Miller on December 8, 2011 at 2:24 AM
  6. mid century modern …..but each dining room is inviting, if it comes with ppl you love around the table

    patty on December 8, 2011 at 3:13 AM
  7. I chose #1 the eclectic dining area, although I didn't think any of the dining rooms were very warm, intimate, and/or inviting for formal dining; I could not picture myself entertaining "company" in any of these rooms, they all look like casual dinettes.

    Terry on December 8, 2011 at 3:47 AM
  8. i would love a big room warm and cozy, a fireplace, plants, christmas trees, in my log cabin yayyyyyyyyyy if only it were!!

    jamie d on December 8, 2011 at 6:29 AM
  9. The new take on Traditional is too busy for my taste. All the patterns make me dizzy. Ikat fabric is beautiful why pair it with a patterned rug?
    I Ioved the the clean & contemporary but it seemed a bit cold. That's why I chose the Eclectic dining room. It was so warm, inviting and fun with the foyer location and stand out chandeliar.
    There is no room for a formal dining area in my 950 sq. ft. home so looking at these rooms was a treat.

    Ann on December 8, 2011 at 6:53 AM
  10. That eclectic dining room is mesmerizing. The raw reclaimed wood with the marble top, and THAT CHANDELIER IS MAGNIFICENT. That room makes me stop in my tracks. I admire the different and unexpected. I'm so entralled.

    Michelle Lewis on December 8, 2011 at 8:04 AM
  11. Clean & contemporay is so clean and cluter free. Round table is always my choice. I would love to redo my dining room next year. Thank you Michael Leverone, Love your dining room

    JoAnn on December 8, 2011 at 8:28 AM
  12. The eclectic dining room is totally awesome!! It has a sense of the comfort of many different decorative items, but a sense of flair and tastefulness!

    Anita Selph on December 8, 2011 at 8:29 AM
  13. For me, clearly the colorful and eclectic. It has many of the elements that I have in my diningroom. It combines several different styles in a unified way. Nothing boring or expected in this room. It lends itself to comfortable dining and conversation.

    Karen on December 8, 2011 at 9:02 AM
  14. #4 looks like it is a room from a school, # 3 would look great with simple chairs, not that crazy print, # 2 looks like an unfinished display from Pier 1, and # 1 would be FANTASTIC if not for that eyesore of a light fixture. Just my two cents….

    Marthajane on December 8, 2011 at 9:12 AM
  15. clean & contemporary would fit in my dinning space. It is simiple but then elegent.

    Pattie on December 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM
  16. I love the minimal look of contemporary, so the dining room with a clean palette is great. Although, at Christmas time I am a nut when it comes to decor. My current formal dining room is filled with white lights and snowflakes and icicles and glittery things! Starting out with a minimal decorated space allows you to go crazy with beautiful decorations or you can keep it simple!

    Michelle on December 8, 2011 at 9:31 AM
  17. Love the colorful and eclectic…the cool marble table – square offset by the warm toned chandelier – round. The rounded corners of the mirror, the different textures of wood and materials. The room doesn't jar you – it welcomes and envelops you.

    Annie Holdreith on December 8, 2011 at 9:44 AM
  18. #1! Richness, comfort, and joy! This space reflects those of us sentimental types who long for dinners that linger on for hours. A place where laughter is in abundance and time stands still!

    gina medley on December 8, 2011 at 9:51 AM
  19. mid century modern It all blends together with clean lines and color take you r pick and decorate with that color and bring in the other colors through dishes, cups and glasses.This is one nifty comfortable brg.

    devota clair on December 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM
  20. Frankly I don't like any of them. None of them feel like a comfy room. I like a room to feel like you can relax and enjoy yourself. None of these do the trick for me. They are fine in a furniture store showroom display, but not my house. Something in Couontry French would be my pick.

    Bettie on December 8, 2011 at 10:38 AM
  21. My vote goes to The Colorful & Electric Room because it is happy, bright, calming, & relaxing. …it opens up your heart! I can picture my family & friends relaxing there after dinner!. If it was in my home, I'd definitely would put a table cloth on the table though. But that's just me.
    I kind of liked the New traditional. It is warm but way too too busy to relax for me. Maybe if the walls were plain..

    Renee on December 8, 2011 at 10:39 AM
  22. I love the color on the walls. It give the room warmth. The lighting adds a touch of whimsy. Great job.

    Cathy on December 8, 2011 at 10:56 AM
  23. There is something I don't like about each of these rooms. However, I like the clean and contemporary. It is cozy and light. In the eclectic, forget the dining area – i love the stairway! I love the refreshing colors of the moldings in the new traditional.

    Laura on December 8, 2011 at 11:03 AM
  24. Love the eclectic part. Makes it visually interesting. Can change it easier with other items you might have. I like the light and airy feeling this room creates.

    MaryG on December 8, 2011 at 11:58 AM
  25. Colorful Eclectic was a clear vote for me. Not so much for my personal taste but rather the one I instantly thought of a dear friend of mine (Annie). This looks so much like it could be one of the cottages in Seaside, Florida. Last February she came down to visit and I finally got to bring her to Seaside so she could see why I thought she'd love it because she loves cottages so much. After seeing it, she actually had tears of joy and said she felt like she were home. She has since decided she wants to retire here in Florida (from Minnesota) and will be coming again this February and will be renting one of their cottages for 10-days. She's already informed me I'm invited to dinner and this reminds me of her upcoming visit.

    Lorne Grangruth on December 8, 2011 at 11:59 AM
  26. love number 1 the best. number 2 is great, but table is to small and there are too many goofy vases on the table – no need for all that clutter………..

    Pamela Delrie on December 8, 2011 at 2:19 PM
  27. Sorry, I don't like any of them! Dining room #1 is very pretty but wheww the chandelier!. Love the colors in New Traditional but couldn't live with those chairs. Now if I could take the chandelier from #4 and put it in #1, that room would be gorgeous IMOO.

    Kris on December 8, 2011 at 10:36 PM
  28. It was a difficult choice. I love the clean and contemporary's nice clean lines, and the use of the vases to provide some depth to the room. But I ultimately chose the Mid-Century Modern. I love it's slick, clear definition and the bold colors. It"s very warm and cozy

    Janice W. on December 9, 2011 at 9:55 AM
  29. I lean toward tradional furnishings but love the "New Tradional" twist that keeps the room from looking like grandmother's dining room. I have some sentimental family pieces that I will be reupholstering in more contemporary fabrics over the next year or so.

    Libby Bousman on December 10, 2011 at 7:17 PM
  30. I would of choose the eclectic but I did not like the table. I think oval with a old stone base and a glass top would look prettier . I pick new traditional because of the walls something drifferant But the chairs Im not to interested in But may be if there was a over all picture it might look better . Comtemporary look ok to me but I would have a chandler light with star like bursting out . Mid century modern was alright just did not like it for me .

    Claudetta Barg on December 11, 2011 at 3:15 PM
  31. Definitely the eclectic. It say "we have style and elegance, but love to have fun and aren't afraid to show it". Come and join us…

    Michele B on January 2, 2012 at 9:34 PM
  32. I chose New Traditional. It has a warm friendly feel due to the patterns and textures. It seems like an environment that is cozy and inviting while being vibrant at the same time. The room is stylishly informal. The patterns on the chairs, walls, and rug are complimentary and the chandelier and the aqua tones are great.

    christel on January 30, 2012 at 4:57 AM
  33. I like the colorful & eclectic because it just looks comfortable and warm whereas, the clean & contemporary and the mid century modern look cold and uncomfortable. The new traditional is a nightmare quite frankly (sorry) – I absolutely hate it even though the chairs may be comfortable. I really have to say that even though I chose the colorful & eclectic and even though I love the chandelier, I find it slightly overpowering and the color is also a bit overpowering as well. As far as can be seen in the photo, there is nothing else in the room to tie in that color. Perhaps the room is actually part of another room with touches of that color, it probably would tie in.

    Helen Baumgarten on February 6, 2012 at 7:11 PM
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