Chandelier should be mounted about 30" above the table top.

The back wall could use a larger canvas

Slide the tree into the corner and add a light in the planter.

The tablecloth screams farmhouse. I would remove it. Maybe canvas artwork in a larger size.

Have you tried turning the table?

Try the table turned 90 degrees, if there is room. It might give the dining area more space.

I would change the chandelier, add a rug, use a larger piece of art, and turn the table. You might even consider wallpaper:

As @shirlpp said, the tablecloth screams farmhouse. The chairs too. But you cannot replace your chairs so use the dark black color as a melding point between the traditional & MCM blending. Art needs to be bigger.

Chandeliers with a mixture of traditional and MCM ( yes it can happen)

The easiest way to design a mixed style room is to focus the major furniture pieces into either style and have one piece that is a mix of both ( chandelier is the best case scenario here as you are changing rug and chandy only) Your room becomes eclectic moreso, but upon entering the focal points stand out as whatever style you chose.

Choose something traditional for the rug like Diana's akin-to-a red persian rug. The chandelier can then be a MCM chandelier that has traditional stem/chain.

The flooring design seems to want the table turned. Whatever rug you choose, consider the size: it should allow at leadt 3’ on the right for walking through, and room behind the chair so the legs don’t go off the rug when someone is sitting there.

Absolutely need a new chandelier - that one’s not from any period except “dated”. I like the simple black one in BeverlyFLA’s first picture or maybe the one above. Nothing with a lot of fancy glass. As others have said, much larger art, maybe turn the table, a rug, but definitely you also need to get rid of the table cloth!

To move the room away from farmhouse without replacing the furniture, I would make the new light the strongest contemporary gesture. Look for a fixture with a clean, sculptural silhouette rather than lantern framing, exposed-bulb styling, distressed finishes or other rustic cues. A visually light composition can bridge MCM simplicity and contemporary form while still sitting comfortably with traditional furniture.


For the other layers, a generously scaled rug with a restrained pattern would add softness without pushing the room toward either rustic or ultra-modern. Window treatments in a simple full-length fabric, with minimal hardware and enough fullness to hang gracefully, would reinforce that more tailored direction.


Here's a sculptural lighting design from our GREYGE.com collection, just as a visual reference. CALLA is an artistic pendant offered in white or dark anthracite, and its composition illustrates how the light itself can become the room’s contemporary focal point rather than repeating the furniture style. It comes in widths of 135 cm (53.1 in) and 190 cm (75 in), but those are catalog options rather than confirmation that either will fit your room. https://www.greyge.com/product/modern-chandeliers-for-living-room/


What are the length and width of your dining table? That will help determine whether either CALLA size—or a fixture with similar proportions—would feel balanced rather than undersized or overwhelming.

I'm not a fan of MCM decor, but if you are, and

you want to meld that style with your farmhouse table and Windsor chairs, I don't think you want to go too far to the "modern" style with the light fixture. Instead of the super glassy/sputnik styles shown above, a variation on a simple drum shade could work better.

It's difficult to marry such disparate styles, so if you really want mcm, then perhaps hold off until you can get new furniture. Sometimes trying too hard to place a square peg in a round hole is an exercise in frustration.

Just came across this second hand set for $895:

Link:https://poorhoneys.com/?product=danish-mid-century-modern-style-dining-set-mcm

This one is $659.

Link: https://www.furniturestorelosangeles.com/woodmark-mid-century-modern-dining-table-set.html?srsltid=AYCX9vLfkJAknedVXeSdMrf3bKpmSMgv3cM8KmvBLvusrzxy8RTRWOGD

I'm sure with some more research you could find more. I found these in about a minute.

Agree with everyone that the back-wall art should go bigger. That wall section looks roughly 5 ft wide, so a piece around 36–40" wide (or two tall pieces side by side) would fill it in proportion. Center it on the table rather than the wall, so decide on turning the table first. If you love the landscape you have, reframing it with a wide white mat and a larger frame can nearly double its footprint for little cost – tape the new size on the wall with painter's tape before committing.

Do you really need a rug?

The floor design mimics rug, especially if the table turns. (We don’t have a rug and I appreciate it. I can add table leaves and chairs and never go off the end of the rug, and I don’t worry about spills.)

A dining room doesn't have a lot of soft texture, and a rug can add that. It also absorbs sound and provides color and pattern to offset all the hard surfaces. But in the end it's your choice.