A dining room is a room for eating, usually adjacent to the kitchen. A typical dining room will contain a dining table with four, six, or eight seats in wicker, or leather or fabric upholstered chairs, arranged along the sides and ends of the table. Dining tables come in all shapes, round, oval, rectangular, ribbed, trestle, single or double pedestal, with wood, marble or glass tops. Dining room furniture comes in many different styles, from rustic, modern, country, traditional to contemporary. China cabinets, booths, bar stools, curio cabinets, buffets, and sideboards are also important pieces of dining room furniture.

Now, let’s take a look at a short list of dining room furniture terms that you may not understand.

• Bar Stool – A narrow, tall stool with footrest, designed for seating at a bar.
• Buffet – Sideboard used to offer plates of food to guests.
• Cabinet – A box-shaped piece of furniture typically made of wood, used for storage.
• Contemporary: This style of furniture combines the latest trends in home fashion with furniture styles from the recent past.
• Country: A casual furnishing style, often featuring natural and nostalgic motifs.
• Cupboard – A type of cabinet made of wood, used to store household objects.
• Curio – Glass display cabinet with wooden or metal structure.
• Hutch – A set of shelves or cabinets placed above a lower unit with a counter and drawers.
• Rattan – Species of palm trees native to tropical regions, used for making furniture.
• Rustic – This style of furniture includes Mexican Colonial and Southwestern design, and the look of the Adirondacks and the Northwest.
• Sideboard – A set of cabinets or cupboards and drawers used for serving food and displaying serving dishes.
• Traditional: This style of furniture includes original antique pieces and quality reproductions of antiques.