"Those rafters are amazing! This screams big Thanksgiving to me. I have always wanted a super long table...but don't have the space in my currently tiny house." (linseyk) "All the whites, the natural lights... but especially the pocket doors leading outside." (quietcoconut)

Nicole Hollis: What else can I say but an other beautiful room. I love the light filled space with the white cabinets and how the vintage chairs bring a casual-ness to the space.

Chic, slick materials such as these metallic chairs wards off any bulkiness with wood dining room tables, especially heavier distressed tables. (The beautiful white paint of course makes all the difference, too.)

The openness, the farmhouse-meets-modernity, the long line that the table creates within its own space in the room make this a favorite dining space. And the white, and the raised ceilings, and, and. And.

2. Think outside the room. This open space actually offers multiple options for expanding the dining area. Some guests can sit at the island, while the living room table can be converted to a perfectly sized kids' table.

Homes with carefully arranged open floor plans acheive the same goal with partial walls and open spaces between rooms.

This is one of my favorite ideas ever. The sturdy shelf that hands above the table here is beautiful without being obtrusive. It's a good place to store candles in a visible, artsy way. And of course you could light them and eat by candlelight. I love it! Do you?

Sun-dappled ceiling joists create such a wonderful feeling of openess in throughout the main living areas of this home.

Hosting in adjacent rooms like these allows for the prepared fare to be brought directly to the dining area, which then flows into a lounge area for when guests finish dining and are looking to socialize. At a more formal meal, the party can collectively move from the dining space into the extra area for coffee and dessert.

Step 2. Browse the home design photos on Houzz. Pictures can be filtered and searched by style, space or metro region. http://www.houzz.com/photos

In this beautiful multi-purposed room, the elongated sideboard and hutch provide necessary storage space while sectioning the room.

This houzz favorite photo exhibits what is best in personalizing a space. This flowing area has all the charm of a farmhouse (and even the ceiling beams) with modern conveniences and details.

Readers flocked to this spacious and accommodating kitchen. The vaulted ceilings and reach-through cupboard help keep the room feeling open even when feeding a crowd.

Candles don't always have to be on the table...they can be high above it, too. Do you think these candles are real? Flameless pillar candles are available now...made out of real beeswax. They have a flickering LED light and when turned on, you'd never know you weren't looking at a true burning candle. This lighting must be positively spectacular all aglow for an evening meal. You could be dining on t.v. dinners and the evening would feel magical beneath this lovely candlelier.

These chairs love to pull up to a farmhouse table. Extra comfort has been added here with seat cushions, but I promise they are not necessary!

6. Link adjacent spaces with the same color and flooring. Keeping to one color makes rooms look bigger. However, if you do need to change flooring materials it is wise to stay in the same color family.

Use a rug with a small pattern or a light tone to make a dining room feel larger and more airy.

There's something about the way natural fiber rugs transition so naturally with wood floors.

Related ideabook No. 5. Finally, one of the easiest ways to inject a good dose of country into a home is by adding a farmhouse table.More:20 Spectacular Beach HousesTake More Houzz Tours

We adore Tolix chairs, especially when they are the touch of black in the room. The color is a fabulous choice when you're looking for contrast but think white is too light.See more guides to modern rustic style

table & chairs

candle chandelier (like VT)

COTTAGE WALL BELOW OPEN TRUSS

farmhouse table

I love the openness!

Love the table

Kitchens

chairs and pocket door

Gorgeous Open Floor Plan, Textures, and Colors!!

A little bit of everything

Glass cabs

table

Sliding doors

Big table and chairs

chair w/cushion

Sliding doors

Like how legs are set back can seat 2 at end of table

Cabinet colour

Table and chairs

I like the ability to reach into a cabinet from the dining or the kitchen area, and the gentle seperation of those two spaces.

Rob likes this table assuming end leaves pop out

Like

see through wall

table

Wall of cabinets between kitchen and dining

table

open floor plan

farmhouse table and metal chairs

Awesome table chairs

Shelving dividing the space

Love the ceiling and the cupboard of walls that separate the kitchen and dining. Love the style.

Cushions

dining room light fixture

Cabinet knob ideas

the ceiling is fantastic, all such great open space

Chairs

dining room

great vibe in the room - love the mixture of white, linen, and wood tones

Kitchen

cool! light fixure

Link adjacent spaces with the same color and flooring. Keeping to one color makes rooms look bigger. However, if you do need to change flooring materials it is wise to stay in the same color family.

Colors

Back to back Cabinets Dining Room and Living Room

Just testing

farm table&chairs

table

Table

This is cool for above the dining room table. I like the idea of this fixture being completely different than the three suspended pendant lights hanging on the main beam in the great room/living room area. Do you?

Long dining, candle chandelier

tall crown molding

pillar chandelier

Chairs. Trees and trends has a cheaper version. Table length?

Chairs

Metal Chairs but they have cushions

yes

Table Chandelier Chairs

bookcase

floors, knotty pine! The open floor plan

Chairs

Marais chairs for dining table

The rafters! And the pass-through from the kitchen through the buffet

Kitchen - Dining table.

Me

Interesting open plan

Marais counter stools

Drawer pulls

Dining light

Now that is a table!!!!!

Add to ideabook by Nicole Hollis Use a rug with a small pattern or a light tone to make a dining room feel larger and more airy.

ceiling??

Table, chairs, sliding doors

Love ceiling

Chairs

Planchers id ds cuisine et m couleurs ouvre espace

Table and chairs

table and chairs

Tolix Chairs, but maybe in white

Chairs etc

Table and chairs. Except chairs from world market

Farmhouse table with industrial chairs. Love the idea of placing cushions on chairs.

chairs

this works

like the doors going out to the outdoor dining space from the kitchen or great room

Cabinets

Reach through cabinents

Chaire

The light above kitchen table

Do I paint my chairs black, red, green, or blue?

dining area

Pb chairs

love love love

dining table and chairs

i need this many sits, right sized rug

open space

Legs ?

Love this rustic long table but it is too long

Plate racks?

tolix chairs

candles hanging

Ceiling treatment.

love the dining table

added comfort with seat cuschions

Chandelier

Cabinets don't have to go all the way to the cathedral ceiling.

table

Lighting

Overall good look.

Table

dining light

tips 14

chairs

Light fixture, metal chairs

open, high vaulted rustic sophiscitaed

Floor plan

cool open design

chairs

everything

Farm

Same flooring - make space feels bigger.

Chairs

Thoughts

island option, more cabinets

Table

farmhouse table

Open kitchen

farm table

Division of space

Love this table

Ceiling

Space between kitchen and dining room

farm table with modern chairs

Cabinets and floor

table

open concept

cabinet between kitchen and dining room

could let breakfast room be more like attached sunroom or enclosed porch that relates to adjacent open porch area

Table and chaurs

Spatial Divider between Kitchen and DIning

Love the chandelier

White cabinetry and timber tsble

Table and chairs

impressive long farm table

Reach through cabinet. Cool

Everything about this is fantastic

Love the table for the dining room, new house

farmhouse table with non-traditional chairs

cocina con comed diario con comunicacion afuera

Dining-5

lighting being suspended

candle chandlier with LED candles

Kitchen ideas

light, style

Entertainment!

Table

Idea for first floor layout with sun porch

Must look. Really don't like this space but it includes lots of things we say we like. Busy and hard.

Bistro chairs

Cool dining table

Brighness

cabinet with dish rack

Built ins

greatroom

kitchen

Table

partial wall divider

Kitchen

Industrial chic,. Metal chairs with wooden farm table.

metal chairs

love the unity of the kitchen to dining room

Neat candle on a shelf lights in open frame house

ceiling

Interesting divider between kitchen and dining.

the island

Table

Farm house table and metal chairs.

Table

sliding doors

trestle

Tolix chairs with pads