Dining Room Table

When you are choosing a table for a formal dining room, an informal one, or even a kitchen, it needs to be large enough to permit adequate spacing for your family without crowding them.

Literally thousands of designs and styles exist to go with any decorating scheme from mission to Asian, so style is probably the least of your worries.

A few things you do need to consider are:

Mission Style Table

A good rule is to allow about 30 inches per person and at least that much across the table to the opposite seat, so that everyone has “elbow” room.

The standard height of a dining room table is usually about 29 to 32 inches.

When you select your table, one of the things you will want to do is to check the leg placement of the table that will be used to seat your family or guests.

A leg near each corner, sometimes one in the middle or a center pedestal, or two pedestals are common methods of leg placement, and all of them work out well so long as no leg or support beam will interfere with the placement of the chairs of someones legs as they try to be seated.

A few things you will want to check are to lean onto the table. Put weight on each end and on the sides to assure yourself that it doesn’t tip or wobble in any way.

An Oak Pedestal Table

Check the chairs to make certain the backs are fairly upright, rather than reclined any real distance so that those who are eating will be able to sit close enough to the table to eat and still have back support from the chair.

Try to avoid chairs who’s legs will spread out widely, so that they don’t sit in any awkward way at the table and keep you away from it.

They also are easy to create a hazard, can cause tripping, are not as strong and sturdy as other chairs whose legs are straighter.

Mission Designed Trestle Table

Determine that you will have enough room between the apron, which is the extension that exists around the underside of the table and the tops of your legs. If you choose to select lower chairs to accommodate the table apron, make certain that they are still high enough for comfortable dining.

Tables with leaves or drop-leaf styles are options when a larger table is needed occasionally.

The normal and most common table shapes and their sizing and seating capacities are listed below, measured in inches:

ROUND: - 36-inch diameter seats 2 - 40-inch diameter seats 4 - 56-inch diameter seats 8

SQUARE: - 38-inch square seats 4 - 60-inch square seats 8

RECTANGULAR/OBLONG: - 36 x 60 seats 6 - 36 x 72 seats 6 to 8 - 36 x 84 seats 6 to 8 - 48 x 96 seats 8 to 10 - 48 x 132 seats 12.

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