Dining room

Event report: Elle Decor's "Dining by Design"
Last week I had the pleasure of snagging some last-minute tickets to Elle Decor's 10th annual Dining by Design event at the San Francisco Design Center.
What a treat. Editorial Assistant, MacKenzie Geidt, and I felt a tiny bit under-dressed in our rushed-straight-from-work garb—next to some of the oscar-red-carpet-ready dresses—but we had a fun time perusing the 44 dining room scenes that transformed the four floors of the SFDC Galleria nonetheless. The event showcased unique designer installations and culminated with a fancy dinner right on scene. Kinda felt like we were eating in a museum exhibit.The themes ranged from pool-side casual (complete with lifeguards) to stainless steal stove-top dining—yes—right on stovetops. We adored the “Dinner on Deadline” scene by with calendar placemats and napkin-wrapped pencil holders
But MacKenzie said it just right: "The best vignettes were the most imaginative and transporting: a masked Venetian carnivale party, Truman Capote’s literary salon, Marie Antoinette’s rococo decadence, and a tented meal in Marrakesh with hookahs and kumquat tree centerpieces. My favorites were the ones that felt like an escape from reality."

The Visions Dining pieces are part of a complete collection of well balanced, simply styled designs by Creative Elegance. The purity and elegance of the offerings are realized from an acute sense of scale and spatial relationship.The broad swept planes and linear orientation of the pieces are accented handsomely by the deep straight graining of Rift Cut Oak. Timeless design and sophisticated styling.
Finishes: Natural, Caramel, Cherry Stain, Mahogany Stain, Dark Walnut Stain, Chocolate, Black, and LimedSizes: 66" Square, 54" Square, 44"x 84" Rectangle, and Extension Table 44"x 78" with 1 or 2 17" leaves Custom sizes are also available