Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ideas

Gold Hues, Plums and Other Jewel Tones glam up this Mid Century Modern Dining Room for a young couple.
Kitchen/dining room combo - mid-sized 1960s medium tone wood floor kitchen/dining room combo idea in Charleston with gray walls and no fireplace

Great room - mid-century modern medium tone wood floor and brown floor great room idea in San Francisco with white walls

Mid-century modern dining room photo in Boston

Dining room - mid-century modern dining room idea in New York

R. Brad Knipstein
Great room - mid-sized 1950s light wood floor and beige floor great room idea in San Francisco with white walls and no fireplace

Modern dining room. Bright and clean lines with a pop of color. Minimal but warm and colorful. Upholstered chairs add softness and color to the space.

Inspiration for a mid-sized 1950s light wood floor, white floor and vaulted ceiling kitchen/dining room combo remodel in Los Angeles with white walls

Marisa Vitale Photography
1950s medium tone wood floor and brown floor great room photo in Los Angeles with white walls

Breakfast nook - mid-century modern breakfast nook idea in Los Angeles

This house west of Boston was originally designed in 1958 by the great New England modernist, Henry Hoover. He built his own modern home in Lincoln in 1937, the year before the German émigré Walter Gropius built his own world famous house only a few miles away. By the time this 1958 house was built, Hoover had matured as an architect; sensitively adapting the house to the land and incorporating the clients wish to recreate the indoor-outdoor vibe of their previous home in Hawaii. The house is beautifully nestled into its site. The slope of the roof perfectly matches the natural slope of the land. The levels of the house delicately step down the hill avoiding the granite ledge below. The entry stairs also follow the natural grade to an entry hall that is on a mid level between the upper main public rooms and bedrooms below. The living spaces feature a south- facing shed roof that brings the sun deep in to the home. Collaborating closely with the homeowner and general contractor, we freshened up the house by adding radiant heat under the new purple/green natural cleft slate floor. The original interior and exterior Douglas fir walls were stripped and refinished. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

Great room - 1960s gray floor great room idea in San Francisco with white walls

Mid-century modern dining room photo in San Francisco

This bright dining room features a monumental wooden dining table with green leather dining chairs with black legs. The wall is covered in green grass cloth wallpaper. Close up photographs of wood sections create a dramatic artistic focal point on the dining area wall. Wooden accents throughout.

Example of a mid-century modern concrete floor and gray floor dining room design in Portland with no fireplace

The clients for this project approached SALA ‘to create a house that we will be excited to come home to’. Having lived in their house for over 20 years, they chose to stay connected to their neighborhood, and accomplish their goals by extensively remodeling their existing split-entry home.

Bright, colorful dining room with teal grasscloth, graphic banquette, marble dining table, leather sling chairs, and brass burst chandelier. Photo Credit: Mary Costa

Trevor Trondro
1960s gray floor great room photo in New York with white walls and no fireplace

Molly Winters Photography
Inspiration for a small 1960s ceramic tile kitchen/dining room combo remodel in Austin with gray walls

This remodel was located in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. The dining room features authentic mid century modern furniture and a colorful Louis Poulsen pendant.

Styling the dining room mid-century in furniture and chandelier really added the "different" elements the homeowners were looking for. The new pattern in the run tied in to the kitchen without being too matchy matchy.