With the advent of modern living, some of the living arrangements have taken a whole new turn in terms of design and function. Which is why some households prefer to combine the living room and the dining room into one particular space within the house.

This article plans to focus on some of the minimalist designs that can combine a living room and dining room effectively without any hassles whatsoever. Hopefully, you will be able to get an idea as to how you can plan your own living and dining area in case you would want to build your own house in the years to come.

First of all, the initial thing you have to consider is the floor plan. Do you have the space for a large dining room table? If not, you may want to choose a smaller sized table for the dining room. In addition, placing it in the middle of the room can be a good solution in terms of space problems for you.

Source: Splyce Designs

Secondly, you can also place the dining table against one of your walls right beside the living room. This will give you easy access to the two particular household spaces in the future.

If you’re only going to be living with one other person, this particular dining room design would be the best one for you yet. It is compact and will save you a lot of space for other parts of your home that you may want to combine with your dining room.

Source: Abramson Teiger Architects

This particular dining room design reminds me of a conference room. It can serve multiple purposes like entertaining guests and holding meetings in your home. It will definitely be the best design for your dining room if you plan to use it as the aforementioned conference room as well.

Source: MCA Estudio

This particular dining area reminds me of one of my favorite restaurants. It provides easy access to the bar and can give you the opportunity to entertain even more guests especially if it’s connected directly to the living room.

Source: Usona

Here is a modern take on a combined design for the kitchen and dining area. It will definitely be one of the best designs if you have a bachelor pad or if you plan to live in a small apartment with your family. It definitely saves time and effort in terms of cleanup for future use.

Source: Amy Lau Designs

These are just some of them most economic dining room designs for the minimalist in you. It will definitely be one of the most in demand designs in the coming months for sure especially for those single people out there who can afford a large and spacious dwelling place at present.