The Design Store Blog 5 Popular Styles of Modern Dining Furniture

Keep your home in vogue by selecting timeless or modern on-trend furniture. You can either choose timeless styles or choose a modern style that is popular right now, such as the Scandinavian style. We've taken a look at the 2016 trends that you can incorporate into your home interior to give it a modern appeal. A sophisticated hueIf you're looking to create a striking yet relaxing feel within your home, choose from the popular 2016 colours of royal blue, navy, and the highly recommended cobalt. You can highlight these colours with your dining furniture by choosing seats in this colour, placing a navy rug under your dining setting, and adding accessories like a royal blue table centrepiece. However, if you really are looking to make a statement, consider choosing a single piece of dining furniture in a striking cobalt to be your accent piece.Bringing the outdoors indoorsIn 2015 we saw the modern trends of bringing outdoor furniture materials indoors, such as rugged woods and wicker. In 2016 this popular trend has progressed to materials covered in prints found in nature, commonly known as outdoor prints. These prints include floral, animal and plant-inspired designs. These prints are very striking, so it's best to bring them into your dining setting with a few matching pieces only, such as covering your dining chairs in an outdoor print fabric.Geometric designsThe 70s geometric style has been reinvigorated in 2016 with modern takes on the classic geometric designs. They are a striking feature that immediately adds a vibrant impact to any dining setting. Despite their 70s inspiration, geometric prints and designs are seen as a very modern trend, so you can incorporate them into a modern style of unconventional shapely dining furniture. Vibrant metallicsMetallics have possibly been the most popular trend of 2016, with leading designers turning to metallic materials to bring a modern, sleek feel to their designs. While dining furniture has traditionally consisted of wood or the occasional glass table, the infusion of metallics has made a striking impact within the industry. Metallics have been used in bold design before 2016, but the mixing and matching of different metallics certainly hasn't been seen before. You can mix silver, copper, chrome, and gold in new ways to provide a chic dining setting in your home.Sustainable everythingMaterials such as natural stone and wood have continued to command attention as part of popular dining furniture designs, particularly in Auckland. This is in part because of their natural long life span that makes them environmentally friendly. This is especially true of artisan designs, which are often more sustainable and therefore more popular than many mass produced designs.Find your styleDesigner dining furniture is available in Auckland at The Design Store, with a wide variety for you to choose from. Our dining ranges are not NZ Made