Can You Use a Dining Table as a Desk?

A dining table makes a capable desk because the heights already align: dining tables sit at 74cm to 78cm and desks at 72cm to 76cm. This guide sets out what actually determines whether it works, starting with chair seat height and the under top clearance that deep apron rails so often reduce below a comfortable 60cm. It weighs the real advantages, including far greater surface depth for screens and paperwork and a piece of furniture that improves a room, against the compromises of no storage, no cable routing and finishes that mark under daily use. There is practical guidance on chair choice for long sessions, cable and surface protection, running a workable daily reset in a shared room, and which table materials and extending designs suit dual purpose life best....