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Design Dilemma Dining Room

Need advice for the dining table size

3 years ago

Hi all, I'm considering whether to get a W59.1" - 78.7" table or W74.8" - 94.5" one.

https://www.castlery.com/us/products/seb-extendable-dining-set-for-4-6

https://www.castlery.com/us/products/seb-extendable-dining-set-for-6-8

I'm leaning more towards the W74.8" - 94.5" one as it can fit more people when we need to host, but my husband wanted to have a similar dining table as he's concerned about our limited walking space.

The original drawings we got from our designer is 42x84 table which I thought, without extension, 74.8x39 will fit. Based on our space, want to see what people think if the minimum 74.8" or 59.1" is better.

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Daphne Chou
Original Author
3 years ago
What the space looks like right now. Sorry for the mess, we just moved in. There will be four island stools in the future. We’re also debating whether to put the dining table vertically or horizontally against the island
thinkdesignlive
3 years ago
Looks like your furniture arrangement is different from the plan. And it’s hard to read what the clearance dimensions are.
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plf12652
3 years ago
That looks very tight from your photos….get some cardboard and approximate the sizes to give you a visual.
Valinta
3 years ago
The measurement line should be from table chairback to island chairback, and if there is room to move between them when chairs are pulled away from table and island, as is when someone is sitting in each.

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