You have a perfect wall for a sideboard and a painting. Darken up the white trim to one shade lighter that the walls, or even the same shade but glossy or satin. Your white is jarring.

Do you need a lot of storage for dishes or anything?

not much needed for storage, but I think a sideboard would be nice, or at least something to put in the room...., here is another photo of the room, I'm assuming I should put the sideboard on the wall that separates it from the kitchen, that way people arent walking around the sideboard to go through the doorway? thoughts on our table choice?

Here is a great source for modern lighting: http://ylighting.com. It can get pricey! I'd love to see some crown molding up to balance the baseboards (keep them white) and a large area rug big enough to pull the chairs out (3-4 feet from table). A mirror over a side table and you're set! Don't worry about filling up the long wall. Embrace the negative space until you find things you absolutely love. Good luck!

thank you Ann, I just sorted chandeliers by price and I didnt get very far from the bottom lol

If you like European Style I would like suggest you some ideas for your living room and dinning room. Clear colors , of course.
Designed and manufactured in Spain.

I'm a big fan of picture molding. You can also do a full wall of art as seen here http://www.houzz.com/dining-room-picture-molding
Also this http://www.houzz.com/chair-rail-dining-room
You have lots of space so you can add interest with the architectural detail of molding.
A large rug will help "set" the space.
and a nice buffet table or sideboard that coordinates but doesnt match the table you've selected.

Hi. I create one off, large scale modern art work on mainly box canvas.
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Check out my work if your interested in commissioning me to create a piece for you, email me dc72@live.co.uk and we can communicate further details...Regards, Dean.

I like the linear lines of the chandelier shown below, and here's a rug with a nice contemporary design. You can go with something neutral like the rug shown, or add more color to the room with a multicolored rug.

How about this chandelier: Or this: Here is another modern one:

This galvanize lamp would look good: Or these lights: This is fantastic:

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I will take those chandeliers into consideration, perfect timing considering its Black Friday . The rug sizes I'd be looking at for that room is quite pricey! Any good sites to get rugs?

I've seen some good deals at Tuesday Morning and TJMaxx. Not sure if you have either of those near you but definitely worth looking into.

What about black trim? Houzz has some great pics. HomeGoods for rugs....also Overstock.

I think your table falls much more in the traditional realm than modern. If you want your room to lean modern, painting the tabletop and chair seats white (keeping the rest black) would bring in a nice modern touch with the graphic black and white. This would allow you to add the more modern touches you are after. Adding in fun modern lines and colors will be much easier without looking like you are trying to "force" the room to work.

Thanks ! Suggestions for curtains?

I'd go for simple drapery side panels, hanging to the floor from a rod just below the ceiling, rather like the ones in the bedroom below.

If you are wanting to keep it on the modern side, I would actually avoid the curtain panels it the dining room...I think curtain panels will soon be the outdated thing in the near future. But of course maybe not quite yet :) we still like our long yards of fabric to soften everything up. The following roman blinds are still elegant and have a modern touch to them.... http://sliding-closetdoors.net/doors-sliding-images/roman-shade.html/attachment/roman-shade-images-06 ...and I believe the blue color may be a close match to your living room color. Where you can buy these particular ones, not sure, but in general, I would go for fabric roman blinds in the dining area in a color you would love to bring into the room. Just my take.

If you are looking to add a unique feature to your room, check out Magic Carpet Letters. It's different and adds a nice touch to complement the room.

Good point on the curtains, in many of the modern ish houses we have been visiting we are seeing curtains less and less.

For the windows, woven wood blinds. You can add floor-length curtain panels later if you think you need them. As for rugs, shop rugsusa and overstock. I also like Flor carpet tiles. Choose your chandelier wisely, it should be at least a third of the length of your table, and it will make or break the room!