In city apartments where space is limited, the dining room is generally part of the living room or combined with the kitchen. The best way to separate a combined dining hall design in through a dining room interior design with an open layout is by softly demarcating the spaces. One way of doing this is to use a jali screen that ensures a semi-private dining area. Some kind of cabinet can also serve as a partition as well as storage. Another subtle demarcation can even be in opting for slightly different yet complementary dining room colours or even flooring.