11/12/2025
Interior and Design
A grand dining room can elevate any holiday dinner into a sumptuous, memorable feast.
Picture this scene: walls decked with boughs of holly, a decorative ceiling above a glittering chandelier or two, a welcoming fire aglow in the hearth, and the candlelit gleam of a beautifully set table. Just add happy family and friends, fine food, and conversation.
The contemporary home sets that stage with wide, open-plan dining spaces and an airy stove-to-table kitchen flow that keeps the chefs back in the conversation. Or there’s the perfect period home, rich in historic craftsmanship and detail, with a separate, grandly appointed dining room perfect for formal dinners or intimate gatherings.
In either case, the ideal dining room blends elegance with ease, providing a comfortable space where the hearth and home’s warm glow make great food and great company even more memorable.
Thus, Luxury Defined offers a cornucopia of dining rooms for festive entertaining at home. Dinner is served!
This ochre-hued villa looks out to the Bay of Kotor and the Adriatic Sea from a rocky promontory on Montenegro’s Luštica Peninsula.
The property extends to more than 3,000 square feet (288 square meters) across three fully furnished, luxuriously appointed levels of living space.
Effortless entertaining is assured with two distinctive dining rooms and two fully equipped kitchens. The formal dining room and contemporary kitchen are on the garden level. Both rooms open to a classically inspired pool terrace with a half-Olympic-sized infinity pool and an elevated spa.
The lower level houses an elegant wine tasting room/dining hall/country kitchen with old stone walls, reclaimed timber walls, and a huge wood-burning hearth. A cozy fireside lounge and a powder room are integrated within the space.
The lushly landscaped grounds lead down to a sandy beach and a cabana built into the rocks. The property is offered fully furnished. Private parking and exclusive access to the adjoining five-star resort are also included.
This splendid Neoclassical mansion, updated in striking contemporary style, lies in the upscale, leafy Brussels suburb of Ixelles, just six miles from the city center.
Built in 1906, the 9,688-square-foot (900 square meter) residence underwent an extensive restoration and refurbishment.
From the entry, the ground floor extends to three separate offices, ideal for telecommuters or an in-home business, and an outdoor dining terrace. A majestic staircase rises to the gracious second-level lounge and balcony, a paneled formal dining room, and a full kitchen with an island extension table seating four. The wood-paneled library has floor-to-ceiling built-in shelving.
The third floor houses two primary suites, each with a dressing room and a large, light-filled bathroom. Three elegant guest bedrooms share two bathrooms on the top floor. A separate apartment with independent access has private accommodations for guests or staff.
The old cellars beneath the house have been reimagined as a health and wellness suite with a gym space and a Harvia-fired sauna. Other 21st-century upgrades include an elevator, electric shutters, solar panels, advanced home automation, and video surveillance systems.
This striking waterfront home has an ultra-private address in The Estuary, aka 30A on the Bay, a private coastal community bordering Point Washington State Forest on the Florida Panhandle.
Local architect Tyler Doin designed the six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom residence in the Cape Dutch style. The white, gabled parapet walls enclose 7,648 square feet of richly appointed interiors with walnut herringbone floors, Venetian plaster ceilings, colorful ceramic tiles by Qtiles, and wallpaper by Kelly Wearstler and Phillip Jeffries.
The chef’s kitchen is equipped with Wolf/Sub-Zero appliances. The dining room has a view of the glass-walled wine room with a temperature-controlled bottle display. After dinner, guests can retreat to the home theater for a movie or football game.
The pool house, in the same Cape Dutch style, adjoins a stone terrace with a lagoon-style pool and spa. Tranquil, wooded grounds of more than half an acre include 106 feet of private frontage on Choctawhatchee Bay - its warm, shallow waters are a habitat for dolphins, sea turtles, and manatees. A protected dock with a boat lift, sundeck, and swimming ladder is another highlight.
With breathtaking views of the tranquil sea and Dubai Marina, this minimalist beachfront villa occupies a 6,881-square foot (639 square-meter) plot on Dubai’s prestigious island address, the Palm Jumeirah.
The five-bedroom, six-bathroom home offers 8,200 square feet (762 square meters) of richly finished interior spaces enclosed by panoramic glass windows and doors looking out to the pool terrace, the sea and the skyline beyond.
A soaring, double-height ceiling frames the main level’s sea-view open plan, where an expansive lounge flows to a formal dining space and an open, island kitchen (augmented by a back-of-house prep kitchen and pantry.
A floating staircase rises to a gracious lounge overlooking the living room. Just beyond are the private quarters: five en suite bedrooms with a warm palette, wood flooring, and water views. Several offer balcony access, while the primary suite has a stylish walk-in closet.
Topside, the vast roof terrace offers a barbecue station, lounge seating, a bar counter and an enticing Jacuzzi connected to a spacious fitness room. Down below, the crystal blue pool and basking deck are steps from the beach.
This masterfully crafted French Provincial-style manor house occupies a prime, south-facing lot backing onto the fairways of Montammy Country Club in the prestigious Rio Vista enclave of Alpine, New Jersey.
The eight-bedroom, eleven-bathroom residence has a stately façade of Connecticut-cut granite, Turkish limestone, and Italian porcelain. The interior finishes include wood-paneled walls and wide-plank wood floors throughout.
The grand foyer with its sweeping staircase makes a dramatic first impression. Farther along is the great room, a handcrafted onyx bar, and a dining room with a beautiful wrought-iron chandelier and a wood-burning fireplace (one of six in the home).
An elevator serves all floors, including the finished attic. There are eight bedrooms (all en suite) and three partial bathrooms.
Other “live-work-play” lifestyle features include an office and a wellness suite with a sports court, gaming lounge, full gym, infrared sauna, steam and massage rooms.
The heated loggia has Phantom Screens retractable glass for year-round use. Just beyond is a wade-in, infinity-edge outdoor pool surrounded by lush, wooded gardens.
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