Need dining room paint ideas - have dark wood furniture with cream colored parsons chairs (though open to changing chair covers throughout the year for some variety) and a medium gray (non-patterned, but textured) area rug and white trim. Would like to introduce some non-neutral color, but not sure what to do. I would also like the option to "dress the room up" for Christmas in an entirely different way than the rest of the year and I'm more of the mindset towards silver as opposed to reds/golds for that. Any help?

Your description made me think of this palette.

Silver and blue is beautiful for Christmas/Winter

Here's what I did with mine:

megan
dining room
I noted you colour pallet and punched it up a little + accent colour: aubergine

Dining Walls: lavender water
Accent Wall -Wallpaper: aubergine
Accent Wall:
^ on the Accent Wall
Whimsical Shaped Platters: seafoam bubble
Accent Wall:
Dark Wood Buffet:

Christmas Spice:
Accent Wall Platters replace with Christmas Ornament:
Parsons Chairs -Fabric: cream and aubergine:

^ 2.5in Thick × 7in Rounnd Christmas Wreath:
silver bells at the bottom: 4in Wth × 8in Bow and Long Tails: silver
Christmas: