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Rustic style seating that’s ready to party. Oh, yes!

Farringdon Reclaimed Wood Dining Table and Chairs

It’s always sad to see the back of summer but the remaining months of the year offer plenty of excuses to hold a party or two. There is spooky Halloween and the beautiful pop, zing and colours of Bonfire too, as well as celebrating other festivals such as Diwali, the festival of lights in late October. And then, of course, there is the festive season!

Hosting a winter party is in some respects similar to summer parties – great food and great company – but there needs to be a few extra hints of comfort and warmth. And that’s where rustic seating alongside a reclaimed wood dining table – an extendable table if you like hold large gatherings – come in very handy.

Wooden dining chair with comfortable seat pad

If you want to keep the rustic dining chairs simple, yet elegant and with a hint of the classic contemporary about them, then you would be hard-pressed to find better than the Farringdon reclaimed wood dining chairs. Neutral in tone and colour, they sit well in the dining room or kitchen diner, no matter how many times you change the décor. Or, you could always opt for a reclaimed dining bench for a relaxed seating option.

Extra gracefulness with leather dining chairs

As a material, leather is hard wearing and cool to the touch but also naturally luxurious and chic. In the rustic setting, leather dining chairs make perfect sense. If you want a hint of the contemporary, the ever-popular Allegro leather dining chairs are an ideal choice. Easy to keep clean too, leather is a material that ages beautifully too.

Opt for the beauty of upholstered dining chairs

There is always something very decadent about upholstered dining chairs nestled alongside a reclaimed wood dining table. Within the rustic style, colour is important and so we have two options that work well;

The Ambrose upholstered dining chairs are sold in a pair and are a classic delight in a beautiful light, neutral cream. The stud detailing lends itself to both the rustic and rustic-contemporary styles. Sat alongside the Dorset or Farringdon dining table, they really come into their own.

If you feel a darker colour is in order, the Brook grey fabric dining chair is exquisite. With hints of the industrial about them, it is more than neutral in colour and shade so when your rustic dining room takes on a new hue, they will too.

The versatility of dining benches

If you’ve opted for a 6 seater dining table alongside your reclaimed wood furniture, you may be tempted by the allure and versatility of the dining bench. As always, we have different styles and options.

For bums-on-seats versatility and paying true homage to the rustic style, the Dorset reclaimed dining bench is a dream of a choice. With its white painted legs and bare wood dining bench seat, it delivers exactly what you need it too. As well as sitting alongside your reclaimed wood dining table, this bench is also ideal for the hallway too.

Or, if you feel in need of a little more refinement but want to keep the versatility of the dining bench for the upcoming party season, why not go all out with a high-backed, brown leather dining bench? With hints of the iconic Chesterfield design – brown leather, button backed – what’s not to love?

Dress your dining table for a refined spooky party

White small pumpkin on plate with gold edge

Hosting a Halloween themed dinner party but want to ditch predictable orange pumpkins and spider webs for something a little more elegant? Take a seat on the dining bench (or one of your upholstered dining chairs maybe?) and take a look at these spooky inspired options.

White, glitter, gold

White, glitter and gold aren’t just for weddings or Christmas. They are perfect for Halloween too as this photo illustrates. Swap orange pumpkins for white pumpkins (some squashes are white, if not, just paint them with an oil-based paint) and match this with a linen tablecloth and pristine white linen napkins too. Paint three larger pumpkins white and use them as the centrepiece for your 6-seater dining table.

Add candles and polished glassware along with gold cutlery to finish this beautiful reclaimed wood dining table – one that is sure to attract the admiration of your diners.

With decorative mirrors also reflecting the light around the space, this is a real grown-up theme for an elegant and grown-up Halloween party. Don’t forget to add a few well-placed accessories to the large sideboard in your dining room to create a brilliant backdrop.

The beauty of painted pumpkins

Having said that, it’s hard to ignore orange pumpkins entirely. There is something about orange pumpkins that is truly traditional to how to celebrate Halloween in the UK. Pumpkin is an autumn vegetable and in abundant supply across supermarkets and high street grocers too. Easily grown, there are some huge pumpkins that make for fantastic decorations.

Usually, we empty the flush and carve the skin, adding a tealight candle or two to give a flickering eerie backdrop to the face carved in it. But how about ringing the changes and painting on your pumpkins.

You’ll need to use an oil-based paint that will dry on the pumpkin flesh (water-based paint simply runs off) or if that proves too expensive, use chunky felt tip or permanent marker pens. Take inspiration from other cultures who celebrate not just Halloween but similar festivals, such as brightly colours skulls of Mexico’s Festival of the Dead in late October/early November.

They make a great addition to a table! Match the colours with a neutral backdrop, however, sticking with a white linen tablecloth and napkins.

Make the food the star

When it comes to a Halloween party, you can have great fun with food. You don’t have to have the skills of Heston Blumenthal and his smoking food to make a statement. Simple tips, such as adding natural food colouring gives food a different look.

Aside from red wine, you can create red coloured fruit juices for drinks, as well as a few cocktails for getting the most from the evening. There are hundreds of recipes out there but if you can still get your hands on a watermelon, whizz this with icing sugar and a few other red coloured berries – strawberries and raspberries both have strong colours – to create a refreshing but typical blood-red Halloween drink. If you want a depth of red, add beetroot colouring powder to it. A dash of vodka wouldn’t go amiss either…

Let a spider leg dining table spin its magic

Just when you think something can’t be improved on, along comes an alternative that brings even more to a piece – and that’s just how we feel about spider legs for dining tables. We’re clearly not alone with this viewpoint as this style of table has become increasingly popular, sending us all into a spin (see what we did there?!) But, how best to style this statement dining table?

Industrial chic

Reclaimed wood furniture is naturally beautiful, the result of repurposing hardwood from its original use bringing with it its story and history. But this doesn’t mean that all the wood used is rough and unrefined, far from it as can be seen in many of the oak pieces we have in our collection.

When it comes to style, you’ll be hard pushed to find one that is more practical and versatile than the industrial look. And when it comes to spider leg tables, the oak dining table from our Rocco collection rocks the industrial chic look.

Make the most of this 6 seater dining table with a mix of both faux leather dining chairs and a dining bench. And because the legs don’t get in the way, you can add two more chairs to easily make it into an 8 seater industrial dining table.

Generous proportions

Similar in its industrial style, is this beautiful 8 seater dining table with heavy set spider legs that sit perfectly within the industrial style dining room. As well as faux leather dining chairs, you could also add an extra layer of texture with one of our linen tablecloths acting as a table runner (simply fold along its long edge) along with matching linen napkins. The beautiful oak table top will enjoy the soft caress of linen, which won’t detract from the grain nor the warmth of this magnificent hardwood.

Up the detailing

There is no reason why a dining table can’t have an element of intrigue, which is possibly why the spider leg Sussex oak dining table is becoming a firm favourite. The parquet wooden top adds a welcome note of interest and one that will catch your guests’ eyes.

There is a sense of the elaborate about this table which is why velvet dining chairs make the perfect tableside companions. And with the darker coloured wood and edging, you can afford to match with a decadent coloured velvet too.

Farmhouse fanfare

It isn’t just the industrial style dining room that would welcome the spider leg dining table. The stunning white legs of this oak dining table are magnificent. Bright and fresh, it will resonate within the farmhouse style where you want the lightness of wood tone that sits well alongside white painted furniture. You could always team this with wooden dining chairs but we think it deserves a little more, which is why leather dining chairs are the order of the day.

The dining table with spider legs are popular for many reasons – you can seat people all around the edge without worrying about knees and feet kicking the table legs. But there is also something more in the unusual shape and detailing of the legs. And we all like something different.

Peep inside our customers homes!

You don’t need to convince us of the beauty of reclaimed wood furniture and other homeware we offer here at Modish Living, and when we see our customers tag us on social media with their purchases looking beautiful in their homes, we know we aren’t the only ones who are smitten. Here we take a look at some recent items snapped up by our customers and see just how wonderful they sit within their homes.

Beautifully styled kitchen/diners

The kitchen, as we know, is the heart of the home and so a beautiful reclaimed wood dining table around which family and friends can gather is an important purchase. Add to this dining benches and fabric dining chairs for extra luxury, and you can have a perfect dining space.

Effectively, this is what one customer created recently with their purchase of the Lansdowne table, a delightful example of a rustic industrial dining table if ever there was one.

@the_house_the_plummers_built has a beautifully elegant style – a true fusion between the industrial and the rustic.

The Maddox Elm industrial dining table has its roots in the industrial style – the combo of metal and reclaimed wood – but this dining table has a stand out feature in that the mirrored metallic legs of the table give it the stand out luxurious hints that so many of us hanker after.

@thetownhome has captured this essence beautifully and rather than fight against it, has embraced the sparkling surface by reflecting this with fabric dining chairs with the same legs. Continuing the theme throughout the space, this customer has created a truly luxurious feel to the space that also boasts balance and symmetry. Just look at how the pendants add cohesion along with the clever addition of two wall mirrors in the space!

As well as looking inside our customer’s homes, in recent months, we have also blogged about how our reclaimed wood furniture would make fantastic additions to Airbnb rental properties. @stonehouse_living has shown the way with this bespoke oak dining table in their beautifully styled Airbnb property. Not overly large in the space available, this 6 seater dining table will be well used by anyone staying at this delightful rental property.

Practical and stylish, the dining chairs make for great partners to this table, as well as the rest of the dining and kitchen area, fusing together effortlessly in terms of style. Of course, the more effortless the space looks, the more detail and thought has gone into the space. In this case, we particularly love the black pendant lights and how this accents the black detailing in the space, without making it overbearing.

Dining chairs delight

Occasionally we come across an item that we add to our collections knowing that its sheer elegance and simplicity will make it a must-have with our customers. We felt that way when we saw the stud detailing and handle of the Florence fabric dining chairs.

@homeatmillfield also saw the versatility of the style, colour and fabric of these chairs, using them in its beautifully styled interior. With flecks of country house style about the place, you can see how the plush upholstery of these dining chairs fits right in against the beauty of the kitchen. In our eyes, upholstered dining chairs are sublime with any interior design style.

Extend your search for the perfect dining table set

Chelwood Reclaimed Wood Extending Dining Set in room

Not every dining room or kitchen diner is gifted with acres of space and so eating with guests can be a tight squeeze. Not anymore, because with an extendable dining table, you can increase and decrease it as and when you need to.

Extendable dining table with versatile seating

An extendable reclaimed wood dining table is such a wise investment you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner! But you may be wondering how the seating works because, after all, when you have more guests and need more table space, you’ll need more fabric dining chairs, surely?

Thankfully, there are dining table sets that offer solutions to this conundrum.

Get the right combination

For industrial elegance and versatility, you can’t get better than a Standford industrial dining table set combined with dining chairs and a dining bench. Simple in design, the solution that dining benches offer shouldn’t be underestimated. For squeezing the kids into being the perfect perch for impromptu guests, you get the best of all worlds.

Go Scandi

The Scandinavian style is also popular and no wonder – clean lines, plenty of warm wood and other natural materials make this a comfortable and appealing look. And there is an extendable dining table set that ticks all these style boxes too.

With a beautiful light finish, this Wycombe extendable dining table comes with the ideal combination of seating for you whether that is two, four or six chairs, as well as dining benches.

Bring out the character

Reclaimed wood furniture is an absolute winner for the home. Easy to care for, robust, strong and elegant, with minor embellishments and refinements, it can take on a completely different character, depending on what you pair it with.

A large piece of reclaimed wood morphed into an industrial dining table with a sophisticated edge that makes it stand out even more, this Standford reclaimed wood dining table is available in two sizes, which is enough to make it appealing to anyone. But when you tease the darker shading and grains with leather or tan faux leather dining chairs, you have the perfect vision for the industrial dining room.

On a lighter note

If your preference is for a lighter wood but still want to bring reclaimed wood furniture into your home, an extendable rustic dining table is a perfect choice. Again, available in two lengths, this dining set also comes with a different number of dining chairs, so it really is a case of pick and mix to your heart’s content.

The thing about the dining table is that it is a piece of furniture that is essentially a workhouse. It will stand more than the test of time and will be the space around where many a family dinner will happen, where potential arguments are started and resolved, jokes are made and homework completed.

But that doesn’t mean it has to be just about the function. It can still be elegant and if you are looking for an extendable dining set that is both functional and stylish, the white painted extendable rustic dining set from the Dorset Collection ticks both boxes. Choose from two lengths and number of chairs or consider if a dining bench would be useful too.

Which of these dining room sets would suit your dining room?

4 Industrial friendly pendant lights

Rattan Gaze Pendant Light above reclaimed dining table

It’s no wonder we love the industrial style for your dining room – minimal, yet warm, practical, yet stylish, the industrial style has something to offer every home. But when it comes to lighting the industrial reclaimed wood furniture in the room, such as the reclaimed wood dining table, just what kind of industrial pendant light will cast a fabulous glow that allows the grain to stand out?

At the heart of this utilitarian style is the marriage of natural and ‘industrial’ materials. And so exposed beams and brickwork is the order of the day. In the dining room, this means fusing reclaimed wood with the coolness of steel and other metals.

Pendant lighting is ideal in the dining room as it can cast a soft glow above the dining table, perfect for when you want to create ambience when entertaining and for when you need a practical layer of light too. But which style suits the industrial dining room?

Stick with natural materials

A chandelier would look a little out of place over your 6 seater dining table, although it is possible to add a streak of glamour to the industrial style. That said, sticking with natural materials is a great way forward. But that doesn’t mean it has to be predictable.

Volcanic rock

Yes, you read that right! Volcanic rock pendant lights make for the perfect style simply because they have a raw yet refined edge to them that fits right in with the crux of the industrial style.

Imagine the talking point of these pendant lights as your guests sit around your 8 seater dining table!

Contemporary woodchip shades

This is recycling and repurposing at its best. Wood shavings and dust are often compressed into wood pellets, making great fuel for biomass boilers and heating systems. Who knew that wood chips also make a great material for lampshades too?

The woodchip pendant light would be ideal in an industrial dining room that also has a contemporary edge to it. This pendant light is the perfect contrast for casting its illuminating glow above an oak dining table and chairs, flanked by both a sideboard and bookcase for a symmetrical finish.

Bamboo beauty

A bamboo pendant light can also look stunning in the industrial styled dining room, sitting well alongside other items of reclaimed wood furniture. Bamboo is a lightweight hollow material that is not only light to the touch but has a lightness about its style and finish too. This doesn’t mean it is lost in the room, especially when you opt for larger pendant shades or shaped ones for your bamboo light. in other words, add a touch of underestimated detail and allow your diners to discover its beauty as the evening wears on.

Rattan rhapsody

It’s easy to confuse bamboo and rattan but whereas bamboo is hollow, rattan is solid. Strong and capable of holding different shapes, the voluminous shade of a rattan pendant light above your industrial dining table could be just what is needed.

Casting a scattered glow around the room, the black rattan shade is certainly dramatic, without adding clutter to the eyeline.

Always room for one more with our Amalfi Oak Tables

If there is one common frustration with some dining tables it is the inevitable banging of legs against the table legs and the restriction of how many people you can fit around the table edge. But we two different types of dining table legs that could be a solution to this entertaining dilemma – the decadent spider leg acting as a central pedestal leg and the u-bar dining table.

The white spider leg dining table

Increasingly popular are our spider leg dining tables – and no wonder, as this luxury oak table doesn’t limit the number of people you can sit around the edge!

Everyone is welcome and there are few limitations when it comes to movement too. Styling the Amalfi white spider leg table is easy. It’s a simple matter of placing an accent on its two main features – the white spider legs and the beautiful grain of the oak tabletop.

As well as leather dining chairs, our Colette reclaimed wood metal open display unit is the perfect supporting partner and ideal for mounting your accessories. A pendant light hanging above the dining table is very on-trend and bohemian or Ibiza villa style with a bamboo pendant light – take a look at the Sergia large pendant light, for example. When the time comes to dress the table, we think nothing says casual elegance more than chic white linen napkins.

The U bar dining table

Whilst the detailing of the spider legs helps the Amalfi table to stand out, it doesn’t mean that the u-bar version of the oak dining table is any less elegant or chic.

In fact, if you heavily favour the industrial style, then you may prefer the thicker set legs which sit at either end of the table. The positioning of the legs around this 6-seater dining table, mean you can use all sides of the table in comfort and with greater movement.

The Amalfi u-bar oak dining table is a beautiful piece of dining room furniture that works so well with many of our industrial-inspired pieces.

For example, when it comes to complementing pieces, we don’t think you can get much better than the Chelwood reclaimed wood bookcase. Light in tone and texture, it mirrors the darker tones of this industrial dining table perfectly.

How to style it best

Alongside some well-chosen accessories, upholstered dining chairs should invite diners to loiter a while. We’ve opted for the Luxe Daisy chairs in taupe velvet. Velvet dining chairs must surely be one of the most decadent of choices but one that doesn’t jar against the utilitarian approach of the industrial style. The luxurious velvet fabric in a light colour makes for the perfect partners around this table.

As with the spider leg dining table, we opted for a pendant light so that the grain of the oak tabletop is brought to life, a warming sight to see on any occasions. Harking back to the natural roots of this style, the large woodchip pendant light completes the scene.

And finally, to round off the look we opted for a Louis de Poortere rug in a sand colour, the perfect balance to the blackness of the U bar legs, but also ideal for pulling together with the taupe velvet dining chairs.

Both as inspiring as the next, it’s impossible to choose a favourite between these two stylish interiors.

Set a modern farmhouse scene with the Worcester reclaimed range

Dorset reclaimed wood trestle dining table

The farmhouse style is a perennial theme that will never date. Its familiarity oozes warmth, which is why as a style, it is often seen as a fail-safe option. But that doesn’t make it predictable. Staying true to the roots of this popular style, we take a look at styling a calm, yet refreshing farmhouse look.

The Worcester dining set at its centre

The dining room or area is the space around which everyone congregates, a close second to enjoying the kitchen. The Worcester dining set is the perfect choice for styling your kitchen diner along with the farmhouse look because it has lots of interesting twists and turns. The sublime combination of white paint against bare wood is surely the epitome of this popular style.

But so too is the mix of wooden dining chairs and dining bench. It brings to the fore the versatility of the style. Better still, the set has an option of an extendable table too.

The farmhouse style has function and practicality at its core, so making sure the space flows and works are just as important as choosing the right pieces for the scheme.

Large sideboard and bookcase as supporting acts

A white large sideboard makes the perfect addition against the white dining table. The assumption would be to add a dresser to the farmhouse dining area, but switch things up a bit with a sideboard and reclaimed wood bookcase. Again, as reclaimed wood furniture goes, the display unit is the ideal companion in any room.

Staying true to the style roots

The use of natural materials and colours is at the heart of the farmhouse style. Originally, materials that were to hand would have been used. Hence, wood would have been reclaimed from redundant items, much like we do today.

Against a white-washed backdrop, the beauty of the wood stands out, and thus with refinements over the years, the use of wood and other natural materials have remained prominent. A modern natural material that also fits is bamboo.

Fast-growing and sustainably sourced, the long bamboo pendant light over the reclaimed wood dining table is perfect in this setting. The white shade sits delightfully with the white dining table and wooden dining chairs and dining bench.

The small details

Adding texture is the small but oft-forgotten detail in many design schemes, but it shouldn’t be ignored in the farmhouse dining room. Linen is a natural fabric that has many properties with its flat weaved texture fitting right into this room.

The linen table cloth can be both a covering and a table runner (simply fold several times along its long edge) and with matching linen napkins, you have the perfect place settings too. Keep the colours light and natural in shade such as misty shades of blue and light green and pastel yellow.

Finish the room with additions such as lush, green houseplants as well as softly textured rugs and cushions but don’t overcrowd the room with busy patterns and too many different textures as this crowds and clutters

Multi-tasking sideboards with a rustic edge

The rustic style is based on the use of raw natural elements within a room, usually set against a white backdrop from which your chosen pieces can stand out. In the living room, dining room and the kitchen and the rest of the home, the rustic style is a popular interior design choice.

Within the scheme will be different items of furniture that are pulled together to bring a balanced, symmetrical appeal to a space. In the rustic kitchen and dining room, there is a particular piece of reclaimed wood furniture that ‘fit’ the style…… the reclaimed sideboard.

Why opt for a sideboard?

A combination of cupboard space and drawers or a simple cabinet, the sideboard is worth its weight in gold. Perfect for storing dinner service and other items, the sideboard is a functional piece of furniture that also helps frame the room and the dining table.

But what are the style options?

Small, simple, effective

A small sideboard is just as functional as a larger one, so don’t assume that you have to opt for the biggest you can ‘fit’ into the dining room. A white, slightly distressed look is perfect within the rustic dining room. The storage it offers is versatile too – two drawers and a two-door cabinet.

Natural wood colour

You don’t have to opt for white painted reclaimed wood furniture for a room to be styled along rustic notes. Plenty of wood tones look just as beautiful. Again, similar to the previous sideboard, a dark wood small reclaimed wood sideboard would be just as at home in the rustic style dining room, complementing the rustic dining table excellently. Lighten the room with plenty of ‘natural’ accessories, such as plants and bamboo. Ceramics and stoneware are equally a great addition in the rustic-styled landscape.

Charm in the details

We often think of the rustic style as having an unrefined edge to differentiate it from the farmhouse look. However, adding charming details is not off the list.

Cream and wood are a timeless, elegant combination, which you’ll find in this small rustic sideboard from the Worcester Collection. As well as being softer in its hue, the small details such as metal, half-moon handles on the drawers set it apart from the others, whilst offering the same versatility and practical storage options as other rustic sideboards.

Go large

If you have more space to play with, a large sideboard brings so much in terms of storage, but you want one that stays true to the rustic style. We love many things about reclaimed wood furniture, one element of which is the romance that the wood and its untold story bring.

This is never more visible than with this large sideboard from the Collette range. It has detail and character, a charm and elegance as well as an air of mystery with the markings it brings from its past. Again, within the rustic style setting, it brings function and form, perfect for framing with a reclaimed glass table lamp and, just as you would with a reclaimed wood coffee table, a beautiful piece of wall art or mirror.