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A fixed dining table can be the better choice when you have a defined amount of space and know how many people you want to seat regularly. Rather than adding an extension mechanism you may rarely use, you can concentrate on getting the proportions, seating positions, base and finish right for your room.
Fixed tables work particularly well in a defined dining area or kitchen space where the available footprint determines the size of table you need. As a guide, allow around 50-60cm of table edge per person when seating people fairly closely together, perhaps for occasional family gatherings. For more comfortable everyday dining, we'd suggest 60-70cm per person, or more if you have the room.
Wider chairs, particularly those with arms or swivel mechanisms, may need additional room. Allow enough space to pull chairs out and move comfortably around the table.
Width matters too. A compact table can be exactly right where space is restricted, but a wider top gives you more room for serving dishes and everything else that accumulates during a meal.
A four-legged table has a familiar, straightforward footprint and can allow chairs to tuck neatly underneath, which is useful where circulation space is limited. The legs do, however, determine where chairs can comfortably be positioned.
A pedestal base removes the corner legs and gives you more freedom around the table. That can work particularly well beside a wall or bench where you need to slide sideways into your seat. The trade-off is that some pedestal bases stop chairs tucking as far underneath when the table is not being used.
Alongside rectangular designs, softer shapes can change both the appearance of your room and the way you sit together. A boat-shaped top, for example, curves diners slightly towards one another rather than placing everyone in a straight line, which can make conversation around a larger table feel more inclusive.
Table dimensions alone do not tell you whether your dining setting will be comfortable. The position of the legs or pedestal, the structure beneath the tabletop and the height of the chair when you sit in it all affect usable legroom.
At our Ash Vale showroom we can move different dining chairs to the table you are considering. If occasional extra seats matter, it is also worth comparing our Calligaris extending dining tables before deciding.
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