Modern-Contemporary Dining

Bold and bright, or subdued and light, modern and contemporary dining spaces reflect your individuality.

Tailored dining chairs are upholstered in two different fabrics in this dining room. The padded seating echoes the red walls, and the textured mushroom-coloured backs pick up the rich mahogany tones of the dining room table and sideboard.

This modern, yet casual dining room, offers expansive sea views. The solid oak table is topped with glass and more than comfortably allows seating for six.

I wanted a visitor-friendly kitchen where guests could linger and chat, so I devised a contemporary version of the farmhouse kitchen table," says interior designer Katherine Murray. Her stainless steel table - mounted on castors to make it counter height - is high enough for guests to lean on and large enough for six people to dine at casually, and can be easily moved if more space is needed for larger buffet entertaining.

Blue-and-yellow striped draperies frame pocket glass doors that slide into the walls, allowing interiors to spill seamlessly onto the pool patio.

United by long window panels, rich yellow walls, and black accents, this dining room feels contemporary but still has warmth. Designers divided one wall diagonally and applied a rich coloured glaze on the lower section, leaving the upper part its original colour.

  source: southern living