A modern farmhouse dining room blends comfort, style, and rustic charm. The design trend that emerged a decade ago continues to be popular, layering rustic materials with modern design. Modern farmhouse style is best known for a neutral color palette, wood accents, and of course, shiplap walls that have become synonymous with the style. Whether you want to spruce up your dining room or create a cozy breakfast nook, the modern farmhouse aesthetic lends itself beautifully to a variety of different spaces.
These modern farmhouse dining room ideas offer plenty of inspiration as well as practical tips for incorporating this cozy style into your own home.
Farmhouse Window Seat
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Adam Albright
A long wooden dining table, metal pendant light, and buffalo check throw pillows infuse this dining room with quintessential farmhouse style. A window seat filled with patterned pillows makes the room extra cozy and adds pops of color to this otherwise neutral space.
Elegant Farmhouse Dining Room
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Kritsada Panichgul
A round pedestal table and oval-back chairs dress up a rustic all-white backdrop of painted ceiling beams and a sliding barn door. The table’s classic shape and chairs’ carving details and upholstery add an elegant touch while the wood warms up this open dining room.
Rustic Farmhouse Dining Room
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Stacy Zarin Goldberg
Put a modern twist on rustic farmhouse style with black dining chairs and a statement pedestal table juxtaposed against modern architectural features such as floor-to-ceiling windows and a double-height ceiling. A double wagon wheel chandelier echoes the shape of the table, fills the vast negative space, and stands out against the white shiplap walls.
Farmhouse-Style Breakfast Nook
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Julie Soefer
This light and bright breakfast nook is the epitome of modern farmhouse charm. The built-in bench with its plush seat cushion and cozy throw pillows provides a comfy spot to sit and linger, a rustic ceiling beam adds character, and the neutral color scheme keeps the space open and airy.
Layered Textures
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Brie Williams
Take cues from this modern farmhouse dining room and layer contrasting textures and materials for a cozy, warm, and inviting space. Rattan chairs, a wood table, and a linen drum shade create a welcoming aesthetic that’s highlighted with plenty of natural light and white shiplap walls.
Open Concept Dining Space
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Laura Moss
A white table brightens this neutral dining room and a set of rattan bistro chairs create a relaxed feel. A neutral area rug helps tie in the brown and gray room elements and anchors the dining set, which is key in an open concept floor plan that doesn’t have walls to divide spaces by function.
All-White Farmhouse Dining Room
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James Nathan Schroder
When working with an all-white space, create subtle contrast to keep the space from looking flat. Here, wide shiplap walls contrast a narrow wood planked ceiling, whose high gloss finish contrasts a distressed white floor.
Neutral Color Palette
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Jay Wilde
A neutral color palette is anything but boring in this modern farmhouse dining room. Layers of textures and materials are the key to adding visual interest when using a limited color scheme, and in this space, the juxtaposition of an industrial-style wood and metal dining table with a more formal crystal chandelier and rustic rattan chairs does just that.
Mismatched Details
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Anthony-Masterson
Modern farmhouse style embodies a relaxed, unfussy, and welcoming aesthetic. Here, a set of mismatched white chairs around a wood dining table set an inviting scene. A beaded chandelier makes a statement and dresses up the dining room while echoing the neutral color palette and natural materials used throughout the space.
Streamlined Farmhouse Style
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Karyn Millet
For a modern and streamlined take on farmhouse style, this dining room features a clean-lined wood table, a cage pendant light, and neutral toned upholstered dining chairs. Warm white walls, hardwood floors, and a sliding barn door add a quintessential rustic look in an elegant way that gives the space a timeless quality.
Modern Farmhouse Eat-In Kitchen
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John Bessler
An oval dining table and traditional Windsor dining chairs give this eat-in kitchen an inviting warmth and contrast the bright white walls and cabinetry. Create a modern farmhouse aesthetic by blending the old with the new as is seen here with a mix of contemporary abstract art with vintage elements like an antique ore.
Cozy Neutrals
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Soft neutrals, light wood tones, and curved shapes create an inviting feel that’s synonymous with modern farmhouse style. A greige paint color makes a traditional hutch look more updated while galvanized chairs, distressed table legs, and a textured jute area rug create a timeless look that seamlessly blends the old with the new.
Modern Take on Farmhouse Style
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James Nathan Schroder
White shiplap walls and warm-toned wood floors are a classic farmhouse backdrop for a more modern-leaning dining set. A wood table featuring clean lines is the perfect gathering spot in this heart of the home, and a mix of low-sitting black metal chairs and woven jute end cap chairs provide plenty of comfortable seating.
Sophisticated Farmhouse Dining Room
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James Nathan Schroder
A round pedestal dining table, cane dining chairs, and a tiered wagon wheel chandelier lend a sophisticated feel to this modern farmhouse dining room. These warm-toned elements add an elegant yet cozy layer to the simple shiplap walls, vaulted ceiling, and streamlined black window frames.
Mixed Materials
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Edmund Barr
This modern farmhouse dining room is a perfect example of how to mix materials and textures to create a unique space. A tufted leather banquette is set against a rustic wood table, while low-back chairs featuring a minimalist silhouette add extra seating and a geometric print wallpaper brings in a pop of pattern for a layered and visually interesting design.
Modern Meets Traditional
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John Gruen
This breakfast nook offers plenty of comfy built-in seating around a classic farmhouse-style dining table. Roman shades, rustic wood beams, and a dainty glass pendant light infuse the corner with farmhouse charm, while a set of three mid-century modern chairs add modern flair while tying in other blue elements in the space.
Casual Elegance
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Jared Kuzia
Give your dining room a formal feel with slipcovered chairs at either end of the table. Paired with more casual black metal chairs and a rustic farmhouse-style table, these charcoal gray armchairs dress up the space, their linen slipcovers ushering in a casual elegance and a cool tone to balance out the warmth of the hardwood floors.
Statement Light Fixture
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Jay Wilde
Choose one statement-worthy element to add the wow factor to your modern farmhouse dining room. Here, an oversized wagon wheel chandelier with exposed vintage-style bulbs brings in color contrast, draws the eyes up, and echoes the shape of an elegant pedestal dining table.
Industrial Influences
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Laurey Glenn
Industrial design and modern farmhouse style blend seamlessly in this dining room. Give classic elements such as a wood table, candelabra light fixture, and a stone fireplace a modern update by pairing them with leather dining chairs and furniture featuring black metal details for an industrial twist on farmhouse style.
Light and Bright
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Robert Brinson
White walls, plenty of natural light, and a capiz shell chandelier create a light and bright aesthetic in this modern farmhouse dining room. The space is the perfect mix of formal and casual, with an arched mirror and the statement light fixture adding a dressy touch and a dining bench, galvanized metal chairs, and woven window shades lending a relaxed feel.
