The UK’s Dining Table Size Calculator

Furniture in Fashion's UK Dining Table Size Calculator sets out how to arrive at the right table by subtraction rather than addition: measure the room, remove the circulation that must be preserved on every side people use, and what remains is the largest table the space can take. The guide runs on three specification figures. A comfortable place setting occupies around 60cm of table edge and 40cm of depth, a rectangular table needs 80cm of width for facing settings and 90cm to 100cm if anything sits down the centre, and a chair needs 75cm behind it to be occupied or 100cm where someone walks past a seated diner. The report explains where round tables outperform rectangular ones and where the advantage reverses, how placing one long side against a wall with bench seating removes an entire clearance zone, and why extending tables should be sized closed. A reference table covers rooms from 2.4 metres square upwards....