Soothing and Serene

African and Asian influences are prominent in this rectangular dining room, where large, uncomplicated, polished furnishings are ideally positioned and surrounded by a mix of earthy materials. The room's calming atmosphere results from the use of repetitive elements, such as a series of anchoring stacked-stone columns, defining high-back dining chairs, a side wall of windows, and crisscross wood beams across an off-white ceiling.