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Dining Seating Guide

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The perfect dining room is all about creating a welcoming space for friends and family to gather. Whether you're the designated host of holiday meals, love throwing dinner parties, or need a simple space for everyday dining, it's important to find a table that will suit your seating needs. Review our guide to find the right table shape and size for your home and lifestyle, as well as helpful tips to create a warm dining space for any occasion.

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Square Dining Sets

A square dining table provides a more unique, contemporary look to your home. For flexibility, find a square table with leaves to transform into a rectangle.

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Rectangular Dining Sets

The classic dining room table. With plenty of style and size options, it's hard to go wrong, as long as you have the room for it.

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Round Dining Sets

Round dining tables are great for smaller dining spaces or for those who love intimate, conversation-filled meals. Some round tables have leaves to expand into an oval.

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Oval Dining Sets

If you love the overall appeal of rectangular tables, but appreciate smooth curves over sharp angles, then consider an oval table.

Leaves Extend Seating Space

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Butterfly Leaf

Versatile and space-saving, butterfly leaves fold into more compact arrangements that may be easily stored.

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Drop Leaf

Commonly found with smaller round tables, drop leaves add length to both sides of a table and remain attached when not in use.

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Breadboard Leaf

Inserted into either side of a table to provide additional length, breadboard leaves offer unique table space and are often smaller than standard table leaves.

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Removeable Leaf

Available in a variety of sizes, removable leaves feature extended seating yet also necessitate a place for storage.


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