The best dining room sets, furniture, and glassware

Dining room decor can be hard to shop for. While you may, in theory, like the fancy formality of a Downton Abbey-style dining hall—with a sideboard creaking under the weight of dishes filled with soups and sauces, or a table glistening with heavy silverware and crystal glasses—let’s face it: It’s 2017 and you’re the dishwasher.

Fret not! With both sensible and aspirational budgets in mind, we’ve gathered eight impressive but modern items—from a sleek sawhorse table to picture-perfect fluted stemware—for your dining room. No butler required.

Market editor: Kelley Carter

Photo editor: Audrey Levine

Photo intern: Renee Zhou