This dining room provides a simple focal point through the light gray paneled wall. You can create a stunning centerpiece in a minimalist room by placing a blue vase filled with delicate purple flowers on a dark wood table surrounded by a matching bench and blue chairs. You may wish to place a light gray rug on the floor to add more texture to the room.
30 Formal Dining Room Ideas for a Gracious Farmhouse Style
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Published: May 19, 2023
Updated: November 25, 2023
When you want to invite guests to your home and demonstrate a gracious farmhouse style, a formal dining room may be just what you need. A dining room will give you the space to seat everyone at a meal while providing a comfortable seating arrangement to encourage conversation. And there are so many variations that you will be able to showcase your personal style.
You might choose black walls with tall white wainscoting, or perhaps you prefer a delicate off-white color for your room. A dining room can include beautiful cushioned white chairs or a gorgeous wooden bench. To see some of your many options, keep on scrolling. We’ve curated the best formal dining room ideas to show you how you can create a gracious farmhouse style for your space.
02 of Farmhouse Dining Room With Red Brick Wall
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Relax in this farmhouse dining room that features a red brick accent wall and rattan blinds over the bright window. Black chairs are pushed underneath the light wood table on a brown and white rattan rug. Celebrate spring by laying a bouquet of yellow blooms on a beige table runner.
03 of Airy Dining Room With Potted Plants
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Entertain friends and family in a dining room with light blue walls, long beige drapes, a light wood floor, and a wooden table surrounded by white chairs. Place a white sign on a white console table. Add life and color to the room by arranging houseplants around the space.
04 of Neutral Décor in a Dining Room
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A silver mirror hangs between two black sconces on a light gray dining room wall with white wainscoting. Black and white chairs are carefully set on a black and white rug on the warm wood floor. Continue using neutral decor by setting the wooden table with a black and white table setting.
05 of Dining Room With a Dramatic Work of Art
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Entertain guests in this dining room with a unique dangling glass chandelier. A light wood dining set is placed on a white rug laid on the warm wood floor. Use a dramatic piece of art to create a focal point on the white walls.
06 of Coastal-inspired Dining Room
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Use large wicker armchairs placed at a wooden dining room table to create an intimate dining arrangement. Hang silver decor on the gray walls with white wainscoting. A natural jute rug on the light wood floor will help to define the space and create a relaxing, coastal-inspired design.
07 of Dining Room With Floral Décor
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Enjoy feasting in this dining room that boasts light gray walls, off-white curtains, and a light gray rug on the dark wood floor. A wooden tray is placed in the middle of the dark wood dining table that is surrounded by dark gray dining chairs. Bring life to the room by hanging floral pictures on the wall and placing a houseplant on the dark wood buffet table.
08 of Homey Dining Room With Wicker Décor
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Wicker decor creates a homey feel to a dining room with light gray walls and white board and batten wainscoting. A wooden buffet table is placed behind a group of wooden chairs around a wooden table. Celebrate the beauty of nature with plants dispersed around the room.
09 of Simple and Stunning Dining Table Centerpiece
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Entertain friends in a dining room with light gray walls and a small glass console table. Place tall black candlesticks in a wooden tray for a simple and stunning centerpiece. Consider placing a warm wood dining room table and brown chairs on the white rug to add warmth and color to the area.
10 of Exquisite Dark Wood Dining Room
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Dine in an exquisite dining room illuminated by a gorgeous brass and black metal chandelier. Formal dining chairs surround the elegant dark wood table on a warm wood floor. Create a focal point by hanging a beautiful painting on the white wall.
11 of Rustic Window Decor in Farmhouse Dining Room
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If you prefer simple decor, hang rustic white window frames on a charcoal dining room wall with white board and batten wainscoting. Place gray metal chairs underneath the light wood dining room table. Add texture to your room by laying a white rug on the dark wood floor.
12 of Decorative Tray Ceiling Ideas
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A large crystal chandelier hangs from a white ceiling tray in a dark green room and in front of a window. A dark wood table is centered in the room surrounded by beige chairs.
13 of Neutral Dining Room With a White Birdhouse
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A white chair rail runs along a taupe dining room wall. A hardwood table surrounded by beige chairs sits on a white rug on the warm wood floor. Consider placing a white birdhouse on a wooden display case to add a whimsical touch to the space.
14 of Gilded Mirror Over Beautiful Buffet Table
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A glass bead chandelier hangs in the middle of a dining room with brown walls and a white carpet. White chairs are placed around the dark wood table. A beautiful dark wood buffet table will provide ample storage when set against the wall underneath a gold mirror.
15 of Dining Room Filled With Vintage Décor
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A brown floral picture hangs on a light gray dining room wall. A black chandelier hangs over a wooden table surrounded by vintage wood chairs on a white rug. Decorate the room by adding dried branches to vintage containers on the faux white mantel.
16 of Formal Dining Room With Elegant Light Wood Chairs
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Create an inviting formal dining room through the use of a deep blue wall with tall white wainscoting. Hang a landscape above a light wood buffet table and place elegant, light wood chairs underneath the matching table will give you a serene dining atmosphere.
17 of Warm Dining Room With Pale Orange Flowers
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Create a welcoming dining room by resting an antique white cabinet against the brown walls. Place a light wood dining table and chairs on the light gray rug. Bring life into the room by adding pale orange flowers around the space.
18 of Quiet Dining Space With a Gray Herringbone Tile Floor
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This quiet dining space includes light gray walls and a beautiful gray herringbone tile floor. Light gray and dark gray chairs surround a stunning white table. Include a personal touch by placing a bouquet of white flowers in a heavy black vase on the gray and white buffalo check table runner.
19 of Elegant Dining Experience With a Gold Chandelier
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Create an elegant dining experience for your family and friends by hanging a simple white textured picture on light gray dining room walls. A gold chandelier illuminates the dark wood table surrounded by white chairs. Be sure to lay a light gray rug to keep the dark wood floor from overwhelming the elegant decor.
20 of Large Armchairs and a Light Wood Bench at a Dining Room Table
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A long lantern pendant lamp hangs over a light wood dining table in a dining room with white paneled walls and light wood floors. Light wood chairs and a bench are placed along the sides of the table, while large white armchairs are set at the ends.
21 of French Country Dining Room Inspiration
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Create an intimate dining room by hanging silver and white curtains from silver rods on the light gray walls. Install an ornate black and white chandelier over a white dining room table on a white rug. Use gold and white chairs and bouquets of pink flowers to add a gentle elegance that’s reminiscent of French country design.
22 of Dining Room With a Beautiful Polished Table
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Behold a classic dining room with off-white walls and delicate blue drapes. Four elegant dining room chairs contrast with the formal white cushioned chairs. Use a beautiful gold and white rug to tie the room together.
23 of Dining Room With an Ornate Brown and Gray Rug
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A tall tree in the corner greets you as you enter this dining room with white walls and a dark gray display case. Black chairs and a white armchair are set around a light wood table. An ornate brown and gray rug laid on the warm wood floor pulls the room’s decor together.
24 of Neutral White Dining Room with Wood Table
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A wooden dining table takes center stage in an all-white dining room with white board and batten wainscoting. It is surrounded by fabric dining chairs below a modern lamp chandelier in a gold finish. Long airy drapes frame the windows.
25 of Sumptuous Dining Room With Mint Green Wallpaper
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Feast your eyes in this sumptuous dining room with patterned mint green wallpaper and a vintage gold mirror over a dark wood buffet table. An elegant beaded glass chandelier hangs over the long dining table. Create a warm atmosphere by placing dark wood chairs on a deep rose area rug.
26 of Formal Dining Room With a White Shelving
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This dining room proves that a formal space can have more than one function by including an exquisite white shelving unit in the decor. A black chandelier hangs over a white table surrounded by black chairs. Place a brown rug under the table to protect the beautiful dark wood floor.
27 of Tall White Paneling in a Simple Dining Room
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A rattan lamp hangs over a dark wood dining room table. Black chairs with white cushions and a long gray padded bench rest on the light wood floor. Make the walls seem taller by painting the ceiling and walls a deep green and installing wainscoting that reaches almost to the ceiling.
28 of Modern Dining Room With a Large Mirror
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This modern dining room includes a large mirror on the light gray walls above a light wood buffet table. White chairs are placed on the light wood floor. Keep the mood relaxed by choosing a wooden dining room table with a black inlaid design.
29 of White Dining Room With Bench and Chandelier
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Minimalist dining room wallpaper ideas are shown here, as a feature wall holds a soft gray botanical print against the other white wall. A large white dining table is surrounded by a couple of white chairs and a dark bench with white tufted cushions. A chandelier hangs above.
30 of Simple Dining Room With a Grandfather Clock
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A white sign hangs on a light gray dining room wall. A white table runner is laid on the dark wood table, surrounded by white chairs. Make a quiet statement by standing a tall white grandfather clock in the corner.
