Mid century modern dining room ideas

A mid century modern dining room is built around a walnut table, chairs with shaped wooden backs and a globe light hanging low over the middle. Domusia furnished the six real dining rooms below in this style, from a beamed room with dark floors to a bright one on pale stone.

Redesign your dining room in Mid-century modern
Mid century modern dining room under dark wood beams with a walnut table, mustard and olive chairs, a globe chandelier and abstract printsOriginal photoBeforeAfter
Mid century modern dining room with charcoal walls, arched windows, a long walnut table, mustard and rust chairs and brass globe pendants
Bright mid century modern dining room with a walnut table, a lounge chair in the corner, a long sideboard and a geometric rug
Mid century modern dining room beside a fireplace, with a coffered ceiling, a walnut table and a brass sputnik pendant
Mid century modern dining room with wainscoting, a walnut table for six, a low sideboard and two abstract prints
Tall mid century modern dining room with a brass globe chandelier, a walnut table and mustard chairs on a large patterned rug

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What makes a dining room mid-century modern

  • A long rectangular walnut table on slim legs, seating six or eight.
  • Dining chairs with curved wooden backs, upholstered in mustard, olive or rust, sometimes mixed around the same table.
  • A brass sputnik or globe chandelier hung low and centred over the table.
  • A long, low walnut sideboard against the wall, with a lamp, a vase and a few ceramics on top.
  • A large geometric rug in ochre, rust and olive that holds the whole table and its chairs.
  • Abstract prints in pairs or threes above the sideboard, and a lounge chair in a corner when the room is large enough.

Colour palette

  • Walnut
  • Mustard
  • Rust
  • Sage olive
  • Brass

Get the look

  1. Replace the chandelier with a brass globe or sputnik light, hung about 75 cm above the table.
  2. Mix chair colours from one warm family, mustard and rust for example, around a single walnut table.
  3. Put a long low sideboard on the main wall and hang two abstract prints above it, side by side.

Questions

What size rug goes under a mid century dining table?

In every room here the rug extends well past the chairs, so they stay on it when pulled out. Allow about 60 cm beyond the table edge on each side.

Can I mix mid century chairs in different colours?

Yes. Several of these rooms mix mustard, olive and rust chairs around the same table. Keeping the same wooden frame holds the set together.

Does the style suit a formal dining room with mouldings or beams?

It does. Coffered ceilings, wainscoting and dark beams stayed as they were in these rooms, and the walnut table and globe light sit comfortably under them.

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