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12 Simply Beautiful Farm Tables

June 06, 2014
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Whether you're dining indoors or setting an outdoor scene, try a traditional farm table for a rustic, down-home feel. 
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Casual Kitchen Farm Table

Credit: Jennifer Davick

Farm tables, also known as harvest tables, were once used as sturdy work surfaces for farmers. Today, their simple wooden design makes them excellent choices for the dining room and kitchen.

In this first room, a rustic farm table takes the place of a central island in the kitchen, providing a spot for casual meals.

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Country French Dining Table

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

This dining room takes a "less-is-more" approach with painted antiques and white linens to complement the rustic white farm table.

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Double Duty Farm Table

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This center entry hall also functions as the dining room. Built-in seating adds storage, and a narrow table ensures free traffic flow behind dining chairs.

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Handcrafted Pine Farm Table

To create an authentic feel, the homeowner sought out nearby artisans to construct the screened porch. The farm table was handcrafted from antique heart pine.

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Stylish Colonial Dining Table

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This space in the kitchen features a large farm table capped with punchy slipcovered wing chairs. A trio of new elongated six-over-one windows floods the area with light.

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Rustic Trestle Table

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Antique iron chairs surround a rustic trestle table in the garage apartment. The vintage items lend stylish history to the newly constructed space.

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Outdoor Porch Coffee Table

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The high coffee table is great for both outdoor entertaining and al fresco dining.

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Carolina Pine Farm Table

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Conical baskets, believed to have once been used by Asian fishermen, are now airy pendant shades over the South Carolina pine dining table.

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Space-Saving Farm Table

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Combined with a classic farmhouse table and chairs, the clean-lined bench—attached to the island and painted the same color as the cabinets—saves valuable floorspace.

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Cottage Kitchen Dining Table

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A large farm table serves as the primary gathering space in this home, giving it a casual, no-fuss feel.

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Antique Outdoor Farm Table

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A long antique farm table surrounded by easily movable chairs can accommodate any crowd in this outdoor porch kitchen.

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Nature-Inspired Lakeside Table

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A wood table is paired with iron chairs for rustic lakeside dining. Hurricanes filled with river rocks and pillar candles of varying height add a touch of elegance.

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