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Double-height dining space connecting directly to the rear courtyard via a giant sash window. The dining space also enjoys a visual connection with the reception room above via the open balcony space.


This is an example of a medium sized midcentury open plan dining room in London with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.


Open plan kitchen / diner with sofas and circular feature window.
Inspiration for a large retro open plan dining room in Sussex with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a vaulted ceiling.
Inspiration for a large retro open plan dining room in Sussex with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a vaulted ceiling.


In the dining room, we added a walnut bar with an antique gold toekick and antique gold hardware, along with an enclosed tall walnut cabinet for storage. The tall dining room cabinet also conceals a vertical steel structural beam, while providing valuable storage space. The original dining room cabinets had been whitewashed and they also featured many tiny drawers and damaged drawer glides that were no longer practical for storage. So, we removed them and built in new cabinets that look as if they have always been there. The new walnut bar features geometric wall tile that matches the kitchen backsplash. The walnut bar and dining cabinets breathe new life into the space and echo the tones of the wood walls and cabinets in the adjoining kitchen and living room. Finally, our design team finished the space with MCM furniture, art and accessories.


Inspiration for a small retro open plan dining room in London with medium hardwood flooring, brown floors and beige walls.


Live Edge Wood and Brass Table, Midcentury gray chairs, Sputnik Chandelier and a Pink Kilim Rug.
Photo of a small midcentury open plan dining room in Dallas with white walls, light hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Photo of a small midcentury open plan dining room in Dallas with white walls, light hardwood flooring and brown floors.


Lincoln Barbour
This is an example of a medium sized retro open plan dining room in Portland with concrete flooring and multi-coloured floors.
This is an example of a medium sized retro open plan dining room in Portland with concrete flooring and multi-coloured floors.


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Jean Bai, Konstrukt Photo
This is an example of a retro open plan dining room in San Francisco with vinyl flooring, no fireplace and white floors.
This is an example of a retro open plan dining room in San Francisco with vinyl flooring, no fireplace and white floors.


Inspiration for a medium sized midcentury open plan dining room in New Orleans with grey walls, bamboo flooring, no fireplace and brown floors.

Medium sized midcentury open plan dining room in Cornwall with white walls, no fireplace and feature lighting.


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


Weather House is a bespoke home for a young, nature-loving family on a quintessentially compact Northcote block.
Our clients Claire and Brent cherished the character of their century-old worker's cottage but required more considered space and flexibility in their home. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature.
From the street, the dark cladding of the sensitive rear extension echoes the existing cottage!s roofline, becoming a subtle shadow of the original house in both form and tone. As you move through the home, the double-height extension invites the climate and native landscaping inside at every turn. The light-bathed lounge, dining room and kitchen are anchored around, and seamlessly connected to, a versatile outdoor living area. A double-sided fireplace embedded into the house’s rear wall brings warmth and ambience to the lounge, and inspires a campfire atmosphere in the back yard.
Championing tactility and durability, the material palette features polished concrete floors, blackbutt timber joinery and concrete brick walls. Peach and sage tones are employed as accents throughout the lower level, and amplified upstairs where sage forms the tonal base for the moody main bedroom. An adjacent private deck creates an additional tether to the outdoors, and houses planters and trellises that will decorate the home’s exterior with greenery.
From the tactile and textured finishes of the interior to the surrounding Australian native garden that you just want to touch, the house encapsulates the feeling of being part of the outdoors; like Claire and Brent are camping at home. It is a tribute to Mother Nature, Weather House’s muse.


Where to start...so many things to look at in this composition of a space. The flow from a more formal living/ music room into this kitchen/ dining/ family room is just one of many statement spaces. Walls were opened up, ceilings raised, technology concealed, details restored, vintage finds reimagined (pendant light and dining chairs)...the balance of old to new is seamless.


Vaulted living room with wood ceiling looks toward entry porch deck - Bridge House - Fenneville, Michigan - Lake Michigan - HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles, Christopher Short, Indianapolis Architect, Marika Designs, Marika Klemm, Interior Designer - Tom Rigney, TR Builders


Photography by Laura Metzler
Photo of a medium sized retro open plan dining room in DC Metro with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and brown floors.
Photo of a medium sized retro open plan dining room in DC Metro with white walls, medium hardwood flooring, no fireplace and brown floors.


Flavin Architects was chosen for the renovation due to their expertise with Mid-Century-Modern and specifically Henry Hoover renovations. Respect for the integrity of the original home while accommodating a modern family’s needs is key. Practical updates like roof insulation, new roofing, and radiant floor heat were combined with sleek finishes and modern conveniences. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

Photo of a large midcentury open plan dining room in Other with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.


Our poster project for The Three P's, this small midcentury home south of campus has great bones but lacked vibrancy - a je ne sais quoi that the clients were searching to savoir once and for all. SYI worked with them to nail down a design direction and furniture plan, and they decided to invest in the big-impact items first: built-ins and lighting and a fresh paint job that included a beautiful deep blue-green line around the windows. The vintage rug was an Etsy score at an awesome price, but only after the client spent months scouring options and sources online that matched the vision and dimensions of the plan. A good year later, the West Elm sofa went on sale, so the client took advantage; some time after that, they painted the kitchen, created the drop zone / bench area, and rounded out the room with occasional tables and accessories. Their lesson: in patience, and details, there is beauty.
Photography by Gina Rogers Photography


Jonny Valiant
This is an example of a small midcentury open plan dining room in New York with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and feature lighting.
This is an example of a small midcentury open plan dining room in New York with white walls, light hardwood flooring, no fireplace and feature lighting.
Midcentury Open Plan Dining Room Ideas and Designs
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