With the advent of open floor plans, the traditional dining room has taken a bit of a backseat in most modern homes. No longer do we have one separate room for dining purposes, and often the experience is combined with the living room or the kitchen to make it far more convenient and fun. But with this change in design approach also comes a necessity to shape the dining space as an extension of the living area itself. From style to color scheme, modern dining rooms borrow heavily from the spaces that surround them.