10 Dining Room Pieces Designers Say Are Outdated

The formal dining room is staging a comeback, but why did it ever go out in the first place? It probably had something to do with the stuffy reputation that came from years of it being a do-not-touch room. Stately wood furniture, precious upholstery, and a "fancy meals only" policy made the dining room seem like a place where you could only enter on holidays once the silver had been polished.

But, today, dining rooms can be as fresh as they are formal, provided you avoid a few key relics from prior generations. Here are the ten dining room pieces that instantly make a space feel outdated.

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