Skovby is particularly worth considering if you like Scandinavian furniture but want something softer and more timber-led than many contemporary dining ranges. Natural wood, curved forms and practical engineering run through the collection, with extending dining tables remaining one of the brand's real strengths.

Vale Furnishers has worked with Skovby for close to 30 years. Over that time we have sold and demonstrated many generations of its tables and extension systems, so we can help you look beyond the headline dimensions and understand how a design will actually work in your room.

Start with the size you need every day

An extending table still needs to be right when it is closed. Think first about the number of people sitting around it most days, the space needed to pull chairs out comfortably and the room you want to leave for moving around the table.

Skovby offers both self-contained hidden-leaf systems and designs that grow through several sizes as leaves are added. That makes it worth comparing the action as well as the final dimensions. You can explore our Skovby extending dining tables or compare the wider extending dining table collection.

Choose the chairs once the table works

Skovby's chair range runs from Scandinavian timber designs to fully upholstered models, with arms, flexing backs and different fixed or swivel bases. Chair width, arm height and the space each person needs can make as much difference as the theoretical seating capacity of the table.

Our Skovby dining chairs can be considered with a new table or independently if an existing table still has years of life left.

Natural timber is part of the Skovby look

Skovby makes extensive use of natural timber, so grain, tone and figuring will vary from one piece of wood to another rather than every door, leg or table top looking identical. For many customers that variation is part of the appeal, but it is worth understanding before choosing a finish.

The wider catalogue also includes sideboards, display furniture, coffee tables, TV units, bar stools and occasional pieces. At Ash Vale we can demonstrate different Skovby table actions, compare chair options and talk through pieces from the wider catalogue where the exact model is not on display.