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What Makes a Modern Farmhouse Dining Room?
How to Create a Modern Farmhouse Dining Room
Modern Farmhouse Dining Room FAQs
Inspired by older rural homes deep in the countryside, modern farmhouse design is one of the most beloved styles around due to its truly timeless appeal. People across the world love to incorporate this relaxing decorating style into their homes, especially those who actually reside in the outer parts of town. The best part is, even if you don’t live on a rural piece of property, you can still enjoy this decorating style from the suburbs or even in the center of a big city.
Modern farmhouse style can give your home that cozy, nostalgic feeling when you want to create an oasis at home, and the best place to start is in the dining room. To help bring this welcoming style straight into your own humble abode, we’ve put together a guide filled with farmhouse dining room decorating ideas, along with some of the best practices for incorporating this timeless look in your home.
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In the last decade, many people across the country have worked tirelessly to obtain the modern farmhouse look in their homes due to its rising popularity and irresistible charm. And since the dining room is where you’ll enjoy countless meals with family and friends, it’s crucial that this section of the home embodies the spirit of this style to a tee.
You’ll want to consider the practicality and purpose of your space, and while you may be tempted to add some extravagant pieces of décor or furniture, this isn’t the room to worry about that. In your modern farmhouse-style dining room, the purpose should be all about serving delicious eats and making sure that everyone is as comfortable as can be while they enjoy their meal.
Most often, modern farmhouse dining rooms and kitchens will have metallic lighting fixtures made from natural materials such as copper, iron, stainless steel, glass, or even galvanized metal. Serving as both a communal hub for gatherings and the focal point of the culinary process, a large table or is also an essential piece to a modern farmhouse dining room. And no countryside dining room is complete without reliable storage for dishes and other glassware, and that’s where wooden server cabinets present a gorgeous farmhouse look that is truly timeless.
To summarize how to incorporate modern Farmhouse into your dining room, here are just a couple of key design details to keep in mind:
- Embrace natural elements and highlight the beauty of imperfections
- Use clean lines and a sleek aesthetic
- Incorporate a cozy interior with layers, patterns, and neutral colors
How to Create a Modern Farmhouse Dining Room
As we really dive into how this unique interior design style can instantly uplift any home’s eating arrangement, we wanted to touch base on some of the best modern farmhouse dining room décor trends. Here are some of our favorites.
Use Earthy Tones
Farmhouse interior design always tries to stick to an earthy color palette. Muted colors like faded blue, sage green, light beige, white ivory, and dark brown are very popular shades to use throughout your modern farmhouse dining room décor. This color scheme makes you feel closer to the great outdoors, all in the comfort of your home.
Incorporating these colors and shades into your dining room will seamlessly flow with the rest of your home’s design and make it as soothing as possible. You can achieve this with a high-quality piece like this blue American Drew Litchfield Dorset Credenza. This modern Farmhouse piece features thick oak veneers in a driftwood finish against the soft texture of sun-washed paint with metal elements along with accents of denim blue and natural woven cane. It adds the perfect dose of rustic to your home’s personality.
Incorporate a Modern Farmhouse Dining Table
Every farmhouse dining room absolutely must have a rustic-styled dining table as the focal point of the room. You can choose between several options like a round table or a rectangular piece like this Bolanburg modern Farmhouse dining table from Signature Design by Ashley that brings the perfect charm to meal times. Wood is always the best choice as far as natural materials go; after all, no farmhouse home is complete without a rustic, wooden touch.
Utilize Modern Farmhouse Dining Chairs or an Eclectic Mix for Seating
Just because you want to emulate the modern farmhouse dining room theme doesn’t mean you have to choose from strictly traditional or rustic furniture with decorative accents. When it comes to your modern farmhouse dining chairs and seating arrangement, you can be more creative by combining contemporary countryside furniture and accessories.
Believe it or not, using mismatched chairs, bar stools, and benches at the dining table will increase the casual chicness of your modern farmhouse dining room and will give the space an even stronger eclectic feel. If you’re searching for the perfect dining room seating to complete your modern farmhouse aesthetic, look no further than these Kincaid Furniture Trails Cypress charred counter chairs. These modern farmhouse dining room chairs will act as the perfect complement to your dinner table and help create the rustic, authentic look you’re aiming to achieve.
Tie the Room Together with a Neutral Rug
Almost nothing beats the feeling of stepping on a cozy rug, and that’s why it’s an important characteristic of modern farmhouse dining rooms. Space and area rugs help ensure that furniture is completely centered around a specific location and also feel great to walk on. Go with a neutral beige or gray-colored rug in your farmhouse-style dining room to stay perfectly on-trend and provide even more comfort.
Unique Modern Farmhouse Light Fixtures
Having a source of overhead lighting is incredibly important in your farmhouse dining room so that you and your guests can clearly see what is in front of you ― without making a mess. Most homes will elect to go with a dining room chandelier, which could be made of wood, metal, or even a combination of the two. Occasionally, industrial style lighting is used in modern Farmhouse homes, as this rustic design style is often associated with the countryside and farming as well.
Sprinkle the Dining Room with Countryside Details
Last but certainly not least, once you’ve got your general farmhouse dining room setup stapled down, it’s time to complement it with various furniture and décor that will have your dining room looking like it’s straight from the farm. Feel free to further decorate your dining room with additional comfy seating, dining hutches, and other farmhouse accessories like this space-saving Bar Cart from Signature Design by Ashley to really drive the country theme home.
It’s also important to remember not to neglect the walls when decorating your dining room. A modern farmhouse mirror can help open up the room and make it feel bigger than it is, as well as other agriculture-themed wall art, clocks, and fun vintage wood signs to highlight your home’s personality.
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Modern farmhouse dining rooms ooze with comfort from the ceiling to the floor and utilize natural materials for both furniture and décor to help create the perfect ambiance. This modern yet comforting style is great at allowing more personality than city sleek urban designs, and more calm than traditional rural stylings. While a fresh interior design is still prominent and desired in most homes, adding more warmth, personality, and charm like with a modern farmhouse dining room can really do wonders.
Modern Farmhouse FAQs
To help wrap up our guide on modern farmhouse dining rooms, here are a couple of answers to frequently asked questions about the welcoming style that will help you capture the look in your own home.
Q: Why is modern farmhouse so popular?
A: Modern farmhouse design is warm, approachable, and versatile, which is the environment that most people wish to create in their homes for themselves and for their guests.
Q: Does modern farmhouse have to be white?
A: As popular as the color white is with this modern design, the short answer is ― no! As we mentioned earlier, feel free to incorporate earthy tones such as faded blue, sage green, light beige, white ivory, and dark brown to create the perfect, relaxing ambiance in your modern farmhouse home.
Q: Does a modern farmhouse have shutters?
A: While not all modern farmhouses incorporate the color white, a good deal of them are and are also often covered in vinyl siding, vertical or horizontal planks, or brick, and usually include shutters. However, they are not a necessity to achieve the modern Farmhouse look.
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