Ours is 36" x 54" with two leaves that slide out--Scandanavian design. We keep two chairs on each long side. It's plenty of room for two and very roomy for four adults and a child for holiday meals with the leaves. It's similar to a picnic table size-wise.

I'd have to agree with 1929. My dining table is 38" in and there's no keeping anything except place settings on the table during dinner.

I would love to find one like that! I saw a beautiful antique harvest table years ago and passed it up. Stupid me. With 12" placemats, you still have a good 12" between them down the middle. Holiday dinners might be tight, if you are there for holidays, but with the length you have, even then it should be fine. Even most of my everyday platters are less than 12" wide.

That's a good perspective with the placemats. I just checked another little table I have and that's only 30 inches. When I measured out to 36 inches and put a couple placemats down it gave me a good idea what to expect. I think with the adjacent buffet for additional surface area it would work.

I think our last dining table was only 36" wide and it worked fine. I think it would be perfect for a weekend lake home. Especially with the added length with the leaves.

We have a 36" wide table in our kitchen. There were five of us for dinner every night when the children lived at home and there was plenty enough room to serve "family style." It sounds like you found a winner!

I've posted it before, but we love this table. Its so pretty. And you can get it in a kit if DH (or you?) is so inclined. We have it in the kitchen beachhouse. We have chairs for 6 around, and it works absolutely fine for meals (although usually we eat in the dining room,) Go for it.

Here's the table in case you're interested

Our table is 36 inches wide and I think either 54 or 60 inches long, don't remember which, but I love our table and it works for us. We don't entertain much, just my daughter and her husband, maybe some friends sometimes. We've all managed to find a place at the table though when that was where we wanted to eat, I actually have 6 chairs, 2 I keep in the basement because we seldom need them. I've posted this picture many times before too...so sorry for the repeat.

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Something seems off on those measurements. Leg to leg, the CL table doesn't look any bigger than my 54" L table. If I were to space my chairs with one side touching the leg, as shown in the photo, I'd have 15" of open space between chairs. If you get the table, I'd get four smaller chairs so they don't overwhelm the table. I doubt anyone could sit on the ends unless they're legless, so I wouldn't expect to seat six.

Are those the leaves? Mine pull out on the ends like the photo shows. Those also don't look like 18" leaves, maybe 8" or 12". Or do the ends slide out and the leaves are fitted in? That's the only way I'd use six chairs with that table.

When it's that narrow, don't people across from each other tend to kick each other? Just wondering. I never had one like hat.

Nope. Only when he insults my cooking. j/k

I looked at it tonight but decided not to get it. I liked the size but the chairs weren't comfortable and one of the end sections wasn't level with the main part of the table which would drive me nuts. The search continues.

Aw, that's too bad it didn't work out.

I just bought one online sight unseen from Costco - 39 inches wide - weird size. Got burned out on Craigslist and I'm not willing to pay top dollar since this isn't our full time home (yet). I decided I didn't have much to lose other than hauling it back if I don't like it which DH says he is willing to do. I'm pretty confident about the table just chair comfort that is in question. So we'll assemble one chair first and see.

I've had great luck with costco furniture.

That's encouraging - thanks! I've browsed at what they've had in the store but have not bought any until now.