Extendable Tables: Solving the Fluctuating Headcount Problem
Not every household has a fixed number of people at the table. If yours swings between everyday meals for four to six and up to eight or ten for gatherings, consider an extendable table. This stays compact day-to-day and extends with a leaf when you entertain. This avoids buying or storing a larger table or squeezing everyone around a small one. Our exclusive line of extendable dining tables is created so the mechanisms and finishes carry through whether the table is open or closed.
Planning Around a Statement Dining Table
When ordering a custom table, select the size and finish at purchase. Accurate seating calculation is especially crucial upfront, unlike with off-the-shelf tables. Confirm the length, shape and number of seats before choosing timber, marble, lacquer or glass tops, and note that each finish has its own visual weight. Made-to-order and imported tables require weeks of lead time, so plan ahead.
When to Bring In a Design Consultation for Your Dining Space
Some dining rooms are easier to plan than others. Consider a design consultation for open-plan spaces, irregularly shaped rooms, or larger projects. It clarifies how the table fits with its surroundings before you order, which can be hard to judge from a floor plan. Sovereign's design consultation is tailored to these situations, including on-site measurement and scaled drawings.
Common Dining Table Sizing Mistakes to Avoid
A few sizing mistakes come up again and again:
- Buying to fill the room without checking that chairs can be pulled out within the clearance zone.
- Underestimating capacity at the ends, where a diner needs the table to sit past the last side chair.
- Ignoring where the pendant light falls, so it ends up off-centre over the table.
- Sizing for everyday numbers only, with no plan for the larger gatherings you host a few times a year.
