How to Choose a Dining Table for a UK Home With Young Children
Family life with young children plays out around the dining table, from smeared yoghurt to stray felt tip pens and gatherings at the end of a long day. This guide explains how to choose a table for this stage of life by putting practicality first while still picking something you enjoy looking at. We cover prioritising safety through rounded edges and stable bases, choosing surfaces that cope with mess such as toughened glass and sealed timber, and selecting seating that works for small people, including practical benches and wipe clean chairs. We also look at choosing a sensible size that allows for growth, and why easy to clean finishes make mealtimes more relaxed. A well chosen table will carry a family from high chairs through to homework and beyond....
