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4 Types of Modern Design Styles
6 Modern Dining Room Furniture Must-Haves
If you’re feeling ready to dive into a dining room remodel and want to embrace a modern look, it’s time to begin the search for the perfect modern dining room furniture pieces. First, you get to choose whether you prefer a classic modern design or want to incorporate mid century modern, industrial, farmhouse, or glam accents. Then, you can choose furniture pieces to fit your ideal design style.
In this guide to modern dining room design, we’ll offer an overview of modern design, discuss popular subtypes of modern design, and recommend modern dining room must-have furniture pieces you can find right at Liddiard’s.
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Modern design flourished in the early to mid 1900s, and it continues to be popular today. Modern style embraces simplicity, which extends to its preferences for neutral color palettes, clutter-free spaces, and clean lines. You’ll see a lot of geometric shapes, but you’ll also see organic shapes or even sculptural elements. Modern style mixes materials and textures, and you’ll find a lot of natural materials. Think metal, glass, wood, brick, and marble.
Here are some signature elements of modern style broken down:
| Detail | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Lines | Modern interior design favors clean, straight lines and geometric shapes in furniture, architecture, and decor. Curves are usually minimized, and there is an emphasis on sharp angles and simplicity. | ||
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4 Types of Modern Design Styles
Because it’s been around for over a century, modern style has continued to evolve. Modern style has a number of subcategories that offer a unique twist on classic modern style. All of these styles align with the best dining room design trends that you’ll find as you look for modern dining room decorating ideas. Let’s explore 4 of them more in-depth.
Modern vs Mid Century Modern
Mid century modern style leans into more color than modern style with warm hues like ochre, green, red, and rust. Rather than sharp angles, mid century modern plays with curved lines and chunky shapes. Wood is a hallmark of modern style, so mid century adopts that but sticks to warmer wood tones.
Modern vs Industrial
Industrial style sticks to modern’s neutral color palettes, simplicity, and clean lines, but it goes even further with an emphasis on raw materials and making art out of functional elements like brick, exposed beams, and pipes.
Modern vs Modern Farmhouse
Two popular and pretty different design styles come to meet in a style made popular by Joanna Gaines. Whitewashed wood adds warmth while black metal contrasts with a cooler element. Modern farmhouse simplifies the shapes and removes extra flourishes while warming up modern style for a cozier look.
Modern vs Modern Glam
Modern glam design takes modern’s mix of materials and pumps them up for maximum luxury. Think gold, marble, glass, and velvet upholstery coming together to create an elevated space. While glam style can become overly detailed with tufting, nailhead trim, an elaborate chandelier, or a curving chaise lounge, modern style combines with glam style to create a space that is just as sophisticated and luxurious but in a more streamlined way.
6 Modern Dining Room Furniture Must-Haves
For any modern dining room, you’ll need a modern dining room table, modern dining room chairs, and modern dining room decor like a rug, mirror, or wall art. Depending on the size of your space, you can include a modern dining room cabinet, modern dining room display cabinets, or modern dining room bar furniture. All of these provide storage but serve a slightly different purpose, depending on whether you prefer organizing items with hidden storage, displaying favorite items, or hosting and entertaining with wine and cocktails. A modern dining room collection offers a dining room set to simplify your furniture search.
Keep reading for a look at our dining room essentials to create a modern dining room refresh.
Modern Dining Room Table
Every dining room needs a table to gather around. Aim for round tables—especially ones that feature a statement base. Metal and glass are standout materials, but even wooden tables work in modern dining rooms so long as they follow the rules for shape and silhouette.
Recommended Modern Table: Signature Design by Ashley Wynora Gold Dining Table
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If you’ve been looking for modern dining room inspiration, this luxe table can be the jumping off point for a modern glam dining room design. The sculptural gold base addcs visual interest with its modern geometric shapes. The glass top gives your dining room a sleek feel. This table would go well with upholstered chairs to add even more luxury to your space. It is also ideal for a small modern dining room design thanks to its space-friendly shape.
Featured Signature Design by Ashley Wynora review: “This table is perfect for my narrow but long sunroom. It easily accommodates 4 dining room chairs with plenty of room to spare. The assembly was quite simple to complete with an Allen wrench. It arrived in one rather large box so the delivery man helped me get it over the threshold. However, the rest I could manage. I just love the way the table sparkles in the light! Great purchase!”
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Modern Dining Room Seating
Choosing comfortable and stylish seating will help make your modern dining room a place guests want to linger. As with all modern dining room furniture, simplicity is key. We love dining chairs that are upholstered in neutral fabrics and are easy on embellishments.
We Recommend: Intercon Eden Rustic Dune Upholstered Stool
If you have a counter height table or a spot for stools in your eat-in kitchen, these modern upholstered stools are perfect. The color contrast adds visual interest and yet the neutral color palette and simple silhouette keep this piece looking simple and modern. It is also ergonomically designed for maximum comfort, which is a big deal when you want to create an inviting dining space. No one wants to sit around for long in uncomfortable chairs!
Modern Dining Room Cabinet
A cabinet can add style and storage to your dining room, and if you ask us, it’s an essential for keeping the space tidy and clutter-free. This is also a great time to introduce patterns and colors to a modern dining room, particularly by mixing complementary wood finishes. Here’s an idea from Liberty Furniture.
We Recommend: Liberty Chaucer Aged Whiskey Accent Cabinet
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When it comes to modern dining room interior design, this piece is a little bit outside the box, but every room needs a focal point! The dark wood tone and simple shape of this cabinet make it modern, and the bold geometric design of the cabinet front plays with modern’s love of geometric shapes in a fun and unexpected way. Inside, you have two shelves and ample room to hide away anything you need to store, meanwhile the exterior wood detail is a refreshing visual interest that is sure to add life to any dining room setting.
Modern Dining Room Bar & Wine Storage
Bar and wine storage is perfect and practical for the avid entertainer. This is a great alternative to a dining room buffet, and because they offer storage for vinos and other dining room essentials, they’re great for organizing the dining room while also protecting your collectible wine bottles.
We Recommend: Pulaski Accents Dark Wood 2-Door Wine Storage Bar Cabinet
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If you want to know how to decorate a modern dining room for hosting and entertaining, consider including bar and wine storage pieces so that you can have your drinks close at hand while you’re dining with guests. On the outside of this modern piece, curving white semi-circles give a mid century modern vibe. On the inside, wine bottle storage, a drawer, and multiple shelves offer you all the storage you’ll need all while occupying a modest 44” width.
Modern Dining Room Sets
A dining room set can help you curate a modern design in one simple step. There are plenty of combinations to explore, but ultimately, we love the look of a clean dining room set with elegant lines and simple details. This way, you can pair the look up with more styles along the years and get more bang for your buck.
We Recommend: Liberty Montage 5-Piece Platinum Dining Table Set
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This modern dining room set is perfect for a modern glam dining room with its upholstered chairs, feminine shapes, and platinum finish. If you love this style but have a larger dining room and more seating needs, check out this 7 piece version of the same set. We recommend pairing this dining room ensemble with warm metallics and neutral tones for an ethereal look that is sophisticated, part romantic, and absolutely modern.
Modern Dining Room Rugs
Some people are pro rug in the dining room while others want to avoid carpet cleanup. In our opinion, a rug makes your dining room cozier, and it’s another opportunity to inject visual interest via patterns and color. Not to mention, rugs are relatively inexpensive, so if you’re looking to add intrigue to you modern dining room setup, consider starting here.
We Recommend: Signature Design by Ashley Cadeworth Gray/Cream 5’ x 7’ Rug
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When it comes to modern dining room ideas, you can’t forget a good rug to make your space more inviting. Texture is an essential component of modern design, and this rug doesn’t just add texture but acts as a piece of modern art with its abstract print. With traces of orange and blue against a white background, this area rug is an ideal gateway to adding pops of color in a modern dining room along with a touch of comfort.
To create a modern dining room, start with a neutral color palette and look for sleek, streamlined furniture. You can get creative too, mixing materials and choosing standout pieces that offer a twist on modern style. At Liddiard’s, you can find an excellent selection of dining room furniture modern design whether you prefer a more farmhouse or mid century modern look. Stop by our Tooele, UT showroom in person to start designing your dream modern dining room today.
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