Collection: Dining Tables

Which dining table suits your household?

The right dining table starts with how many you seat and how often. A daily family of four needs a sturdy four to six seat table built for everyday use. A household that hosts wants an extendable dining table that seats six normally and eight or ten with the leaf in. A small apartment gains from a round dining table, which fits more people into a tight space and has no corners to catch. And an open-plan room can take a larger timber or marble table as a centrepiece. Count your regular diners and your guest numbers, and the size and shape follow.

What size dining table do you need?

Allow about 60 cm of table width per person so no one's elbows clash. That means a four-seater runs around 120 cm long, a six-seater 150 to 180 cm, and an eight-seater or 8 seater 200 cm or more. Leave at least 90 cm between the table edge and the wall or furniture so chairs pull out and people walk past. For a round dining table, a 120 cm diameter seats four to six comfortably. Measure the room first, because a table that fills the space leaves no room to move around it.

Extendable, round, timber or marble — which works for you?

Each choice suits a different home. An extendable dining table flexes between everyday size and guest size, great if your numbers change. A round dining table seats more in a small room and makes conversation easy. A solid timber dining table is warm, hardwearing and hides daily marks, the workhorse for a family. A marble dining table makes a striking centrepiece, though it shows spills and needs sealing. Match the table to whether you want flexibility, space-saving, durability or a statement.

What we'd tell a friend before they buy a dining table

Here's the part the photo won't show. The tabletop finish decides how it survives family life — a sealed timber or laminate top wipes clean and shrugs off hot plates, while a raw timber or marble top marks and stains without care. Match the finish to your household. If you're buying extendable, check the leaf mechanism is smooth and stores easily, since a fiddly one never gets used. And buy the table and chairs to the same height standard, or the chairs won't tuck under. Spend on the top and the frame, not the trend.

FAQs – get the answers you need

What size dining table seats six?
A six-seater runs about 150 to 180 cm long, allowing 60 cm of width per person. Leave 90 cm around the table so chairs pull out and people can pass.

Is a round or rectangular dining table better?
A round dining table suits small rooms, seats more in a tight space and makes conversation easy. Rectangular tables fit more people overall and sit better against a wall.

How does an extendable dining table work?
An extendable table has a leaf that folds out or inserts to add length, seating six normally and eight or more with the leaf in. It flexes between everyday and guest size.

Which dining table material is most durable?
Solid, sealed timber is the workhorse — warm, hardwearing and forgiving of daily marks. Marble looks striking but shows spills and needs sealing to protect it.

How much clearance does a dining table need?
At least 90 cm between the table edge and the nearest wall or furniture, so chairs pull out fully and people walk past comfortably.

Complete the dining room

A table needs seating and storage around it. Pair it with dining chairs at a matching height, add a sideboard for crockery and serving, and consider a dining bench to seat more in less space.

Paying over time is easy — a $299 dining table is four fortnightly payments of $74.75 with Afterpay, and Zip, Klarna and PayPal Pay in 4 work the same way. Everything ships from our Australian warehouse within 1–2 business days, carries a 12-month warranty, and comes with 30 days to change your mind. We're family-run and Australian, at this since 2016, rated 4.66 out of 5 across 5,363 reviews.