A dining table for a small space

Why round often wins

In a small space, every corner counts. A round table has none, and you notice it straight away: you walk around it more easily, nobody bumps a hip and the table takes up less visual space. The walkway stays clearer too, because there is no sharp edge sticking out.

Our round tables stand on a single leg in the middle. When you are not at the table, the chairs slide far under the top, and there is always room for one more chair when guests come. A rectangular table with four legs dictates much more strictly where the chairs go.

How small can it be?

We make round tables from Ø 100 cm. Four people sit well there, five if needed. At Ø 110 cm you have a little more room for plates and dishes, and at Ø 120 cm four sit generously and six can squeeze in.

Allow about 80 cm of free space around the table so you can push your chair back. That gives these areas:

If one side of the table is by a window or a wall where nobody needs to pass, that side can be a little tighter. More about the space around a table in How much space do you need around a dining table?

Long and narrow: an oval

If your dining area is narrow, for instance between a kitchen island and a window, an oval table often fits better than a round one. An oval can be as narrow as 80 cm, in any length from 120 cm. An oval table of 160 x 90 cm seats four, and feels lighter in a narrow room than a rectangle of the same size.

Because an oval has no corners, you can walk past it easily, even when space is tight. Handy with children, and in a room you walk through often. Torn between the two shapes? Read Round or oval table: which one suits you?

Light in colour, soft in shape

How big a table feels does not depend on its size alone. A light colour looks calmer in a small room, especially when it relates to your floor or walls. A fully rounded edge softens the top, and a leg in the same colour as the top makes the table read as one piece.

You choose from 96 colours, all at the same price. Not sure? Order a few colour samples to your home and lay them where the table will stand, in the light of your own room.

Made to measure, to the centimetre

The advantage of a made-to-measure table is that you do not have to choose from a few fixed sizes. If exactly Ø 112 cm fits your alcove, we make Ø 112 cm. A round dining table of Ø 120 cm with a tapered leg has a guide price of €2,499, including VAT.

After your quote we make the technical drawing for free, with every dimension and the chairs drawn in. So you can see in advance that everything fits, before we start on your table. If you already have chairs, tell us their seat height: our tables are 75 cm high, like most dining tables.