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Round Dining Tables

The Table That
Draws Everyone In

With no corners to cut anyone off, a round table keeps conversation moving from seat to seat, from an intimate supper to the full holiday table.

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Select round tables are Quickship, in stock and on their way sooner than made-to-order furniture, so the table can be ready for the first holiday dinner.

The Round Table Guide

Choosing a Round Dining Table

A circle is forgiving of people and strict about space. Five things to settle before you choose a diameter.

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Let the diameter set the mood

A smaller round suits an intimate supper, with every guest an arm's length from the center. A larger diameter opens the table to a fuller gathering and leaves a generous middle for a considered centerpiece.

Notice the base

A pedestal opens the whole edge of the top to a chair, and four legs give it a classic, grounded stance. Either way, the spread of the base sets how fully each chair tucks in.

Choose chairs for the curve

A circle narrows toward the center, so a slim-fronted or gently curved chair sits closer to its neighbors for a fuller table, while a generous armchair gives a seat more presence.

Shape the rug to the idea

A round rug mirrors the table, a square one frames it, and a rectangle brings a graphic contrast to the curve.

Light the center

A round table has a single natural center, which makes one pendant a clear focal point. A fixture about half to two thirds of the table's diameter is well in proportion, and a cluster of smaller pendants brings a more layered look.

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A Gift for Every Seat

The Uniek Edit, our holiday gift guide, gathers considered ideas for the host and for everyone gathered around the table.

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Questions

Round Table FAQs

What diameter seats six or eight?

As a rough guide, 54 to 60 inches seats six and 72 inches seats eight. Plan the room as a square with about three feet of clearance all around, so a 72-inch table settles comfortably into a space roughly 12 feet in each direction.

How small can a round table be and still seat four?

A 42-inch round seats four with room for place settings, and a 36-inch round suits an intimate dinner for two. For coffee, breakfast, or a quiet corner, see our bistro and cafe tables.

Should I choose a round or an oval table?

Choose round for four to six guests and a conversation that includes everyone, since no seat is farther from the center than another. An oval keeps the softened outline and adds length, so it seats more people and follows a narrower room more easily.

Does a round table become an oval when it extends?

Many do. A leaf added at the center stretches the circle into an oval, so a table for four can grow to seat six. Plan the room around the opened shape rather than the circle, and see our expandable tables for designs that grow.

Can a round table work in a long, narrow room?

Yes. Center a round of about 42 to 48 inches in the wider end of the room and let a credenza or bench carry the narrower part. The curve softens the line of a long room and leaves a clear path past the table.

Why choose a round table in a room full of straight lines?

A circle breaks up the right angles of windows, doors, and cabinetry, and gives the eye a place to rest. It is at its best beside clean, linear pieces, so a sideboard with a straight front is a natural partner.

Does a round table suit a bay window?

Yes. A round table echoes the curve of a bay and keeps the view open. Center it on the bay or the light fixture rather than on the room, and leave enough space behind the window-side chairs for a guest to slide out.

Are round tables a good choice with young children?

Round tables have no corners at head height, which makes them an easy choice in a home with young children, and every seat is within reach of the same center.

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