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Dining Tables
Whether you're looking for something round or rectangular, extendable or fixed, wooden or marble, you'll be sure to find the perfect dining table in the Design Store collection.
Gracie Oaks Anneliese Dining Table WayfairOval dining tables are hard to find, and a good compromise between the huge amount of space you need for a round one and the straight lines of a conventional rectangle. This is simple and classic – and the curved edges are a nice detail.
Mayra Round Linoleum TableLa RedouteAs a rule of thumb, a round table of 110cm in diameter will seat four comfortably, six at a squeeze, while 120 is comfortable for 6 – which is why this, at a random 107cm, is for 3-4 people. Pedestal tables are brilliant for small kitchens as the single legs means they look sleeker and more elegant by the time you have added all the chair legs. Now, I had this in the 120cm aged metal effect version (also listed here) and I loved it but it did scratch easily (I’m sure there are solutions and I slightly regret selling it in favour of a small marble (very cold) vintage pedestal table. This version has linoleum on top – made from linseed oil, so more sustainable – and you can rub it with a walnut to remove any scratches.
Extending Ceramic Top 8-10 SeaterJohn LewisA really practical kitchen table for a busy family home, the top is resistant to hot pans and scratches and it’s also extendable for up to 10 people. Hello, office at one end, lunch at the other.
Gazzda Fawn Tink Dining TableHeal'sA classic oak table with brass legs in a nod to the current trend of mixing wood and metal. This will also help break up a fight between pine floorboards or parquet and a different wood used on a table. Style with coloured chairs in either painted wood or plastic.
Hisia OvalLa RedouteNow this is an entry of multiple parts, so pay attention. Firstly, oval dining tables are hard to find but if you want one you want one so that’s not useful to know. This is just the top, in oak, although it also comes in walnut – but you need to buy the base separately. The base comes in either white, black or brass so you can customise your own table. Or you can have a round top instead, if that’s what you need.
&Tradition SK6 Dining TableNestThe slim outline of this large table means that it looks much smaller than it actually is. It will seat 10 – although that’s unlikely to be needed most of the time it does mean you can work at one end and have supper at the other.
Dining Table FourAnother CountryA gloss green lacquered table that will be a showstopper in any room. Add chairs in a contrasting colour or material for real drama. Also comes in natural oak.
Sanara Extendable Round Walnut TableLa RedouteNow extendable tables are popular, but some of them can be cumbersome to convert. And if they involve adding extra leaves, you have got to have somewhere to put them. Assuming you’ve covered all that, then this is a good one. The slightly tapered legs are elegant and it will seat up to eight. If you’re that person that wants a huge table so you can host Christmas lunch but dine as a couple for the other 364 days of the year, it's the one for you.
Travis dining table in blackPerch & ParrowIf you're after a long dining table then you'll need to make sure it’s not dominating the space. This (2m long), with its legs inset from the ends, will appear to take up much less space than a table of the same length with a leg at each corner.
Goswell Round Dining TableGraham & GreenNot every room can take a round table, but if yours can, and if you can choose one with a single pedestal, you'll avoid the famous "slum of legs" described by Eero Saarinen, designer of the design classic Tulip table. As he observed, adding four chairs with four legs to a table with another four legs can get messy. This, made from concrete with a black finish, will solve that problem. It's also pleasingly tactile and will look fablous under classic white plates.
