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The Best Ideas to Spruce Up and Refresh Your Dining Room

By: Caroline Warnock |

The dining room is one of the most important rooms in the house, but unfortunately, it’s often overlooked.

The dining room is not only the place in your house where you sit and eat; it’s also where you can meet with your loved ones and spend some much-needed social time.

In this difficult and unprecedented time, it’s more important than ever to gather around those we love and spend quality time together.

The farmhouse decor style embodies all of these qualities, since it brings to mind past generations and large family get-togethers in a charming setting.

So, what better time than now to refresh your dining room and make it an attractive and stylish place that’s comfortable to spend time in. Here are some ideas to inspire your dining room refresh:

dining chairSolid Wood Back Side Chair // More Farmhouse Chairs dining tableBriarberry Dining Table // More Dining Tables chaise loungeTrivette Chaise Lounge // More Chaise Lounges
table lampsColten Buffet Lamp // More Farmhouse Table Lamps table lampHawley Table Lamp // More Table Lamps area rugPat Oriental Navy Blue Area Rug // More Farmhouse Area Rugs
entryway benchesWerner Wood Bench // More Entryway Benches sideboardsClemons Sideboard // More Sideboards & Buffets dining tableBernbaum Extendable Dining Table // More Industrial Dining Tables

Dining Table

There are a couple of great dining table options here. First, a fantastic dining room table for a more casual refresh thanks to the scrolled legs and crossbars.

Briarberry Dining Table
Briarberry Dining Table

The slightly distressed finish of the table is exactly what you’re looking for to create that comfortable and lived-in feeling for your dining room. 

Bernbaum Extendable Dining Table
Bernbaum Extendable Dining Table

The other table is more traditional with sturdy, slightly tapered legs, while keeping in the style of a weathered and distressed finish. It also extends for larger family get-togethers.

Chaise Lounge

Trivette Chaise Lounge
Trivette Chaise Lounge

A gorgeous chaise lounge can spice up a room, taking it from a basic country style to a more chic and trendy space.

This one’s creamy color with exposed wood frame and button back match really well with the warm neutral hues of the room. It’s important to also add pieces like this to your dining room for relaxing and hanging out with loved ones. 

Chairs

Solid Wood Back Side Chair
Solid Wood Back Side Chair 

Wooden chairs with the criss-crossed back are excellent for a rustic farmhouse dining room, especially when matched with these antique-style dining room tables.

These vintage inspired chairs can really draw the eye in to the table as the focal point of the room.

Entryway Bench

Werner Wood Bench
Werner Wood Bench

There’s no question about it — every home needs an entryway bench, especially if you’re hosting some gatherings.

It’s practical for sitting on to put on shoes, but it can also double as extra seating when you have a full house. This sturdy wooden bench with industrial-style legs adds a bit of flair to a farmhouse home.

Sideboard

Clemons Sideboard
Clemons Sideboard

Why go for any other sideboard when you can have this one?

The wooden cross pattern on glass doors and ample storage space are two great bonuses, while the pale slate blue shade adds a splash of color to the predominantly neutral palette of the farmhouse dining room.

Table Lamps

Hawley Table Lamp
Hawley Table Lamp

In terms of lighting, there’s a couple of great table lamp options for your dining room refresh.

One of the two has a more classic, curved and rounded base with a neutral Empire shade while the other has a more antique appearance with a darker brown shade in cotton.

Colten Buffet Lamp
Colten Buffet Lamp

The final choice depends on your personal preference, but both of these would complement your dining room excellently.

Area Rug

Pat Oriental Navy Blue Area Rug
Pat Oriental Navy Blue Area Rug 

Last but certainly not least, an area rug is crucial in a farmhouse dining room, because it adds a focal point and some warmth to the room.

This one is a gorgeous shade of navy blue, which pairs really well with the sideboard and dining room chairs.

It also has white and beige accents to tie in the neutral palette of the room.

Conclusion

Social gatherings and opportunities to spend time with family and friends are extremely important, especially now.

That’s why it’s worth it to look into a dining room refresh to optimize your space and make it more appealing, trendy and comfortable for your guests.

These farmhouse-style pieces of furniture should do all of that and more.