Love the classic look. Are you doing any window treatments? what color will your walls be? Is the room open to any other spaces? Going with no rug creates a simple, clean look, but too simple depends on what else is going on around it. Pic of room, please!

For example, here is a simple dining set, with symmetrical collage wall of art and clean lines, and I think the choice of rug, is the show stopper!

my vacation house doesnt have a rug on the dining room floor, my residence does. i like the vacation home in summer, hate it in winter. dislike my rug at home in summer, love it in winter. so, seasonal maybe?

If you go with a rug you want a very low pile. Something cool that might go with that style is (I don't know the correct name for it) a painted canvas "rug." They generally look kind of scandanavian or folk arty. I'll see if I can find a pic.

Rug but not so dark as chosen.

What size is the space and what size the table pretty basic info before anyone can answer.All the ones Kim shows are too small.

We debated this question too. A rug will catch food crumbs and will be a pain to vacuum (try vacuuming under a long table and in and out of table/chair legs!). But we don't have a rug in our house now and the hardwood has all these scratches from the chairs. And this is with those protective pads under the chairs too.

We will be going with a rug in our new house solely for that reason. Scratches are more of a pain to deal with than vacuuming.

A rug will soften the look and feel of the space.