Choosing the size of the kitchen table

The dimen­sions of the kitchen table (height, width, length) are the para­me­ters that pri­mar­i­ly con­cern the buy­er when choos­ing this piece of fur­ni­ture, which is nec­es­sary in every home. In the man­u­fac­ture of man­u­fac­tur­ers are guid­ed by the aver­age height of a per­son and the typ­i­cal dimen­sions of the kitchen.

What is the standard kitchen table size

The height of the kitchen table should be equal to half the height of a per­son plus 5 cm. If your height is very dif­fer­ent from the stan­dard, try to choose a set that suits you, or order fur­ni­ture that dif­fers from the stan­dard only in this para­me­ter.

The state stan­dard pre­scribes only the min­i­mum dimen­sions for the seat. There­fore, fur­ni­ture man­u­fac­tur­ers indi­cate dif­fer­ent sizes as stan­dard.

As for the stan­dard size of the kitchen table at which they dine, it depends on the num­ber of seats. The height of such a piece of fur­ni­ture will be slight­ly less than for cook­ing. At least 30 cm of depth and 50 cm of width are allo­cat­ed per per­son. There should also be a free space in the cen­ter where they put fruit vas­es, sal­ad bowls, plates and oth­er uten­sils. Oval kitchen tables are mea­sured by two para­me­ters — length and width, and round ones are mea­sured by one para­me­ter — diam­e­ter, but the same stan­dards apply to them.

Kitchen ergonomics

The dinette should be placed so that it is con­ve­nient to move between the stove, refrig­er­a­tor and sink, along the “work­ing tri­an­gle” of the cook. If the kitchen is small, it is worth con­sid­er­ing whether to arrange a din­ing area in anoth­er room. If you use the cook­ing sur­face as a din­ing area, it will be con­ve­nient to choose bar stools that are suit­able in height. Ergonom­ics should not be neglect­ed, the dis­tance between the arms and the work sur­face is impor­tant for the health of the spine, the cor­rect height is 15 cm from the bent elbow.

Man­u­fac­tur­ers of kitchen fur­ni­ture are guid­ed by the stan­dard dimen­sions of the kitchen and peo­ple of aver­age height, so it is not always easy to choose fur­ni­ture that fits your home in size. But many com­pa­nies make cus­tom-made fur­ni­ture that meets all the require­ments of the client.

Small table dimensions

The most com­pact will be a fold­ing one, which is attached to the wall and low­ers only dur­ing meals. An inter­est­ing option is a retractable coun­ter­top, built into the kitchen set and fold­ed dis­guised as a draw­er. For one per­son, this option is suit­able.

For kitchen fur­ni­ture designed for two peo­ple, the min­i­mum diam­e­ter is 75–80 cm, for four peo­ple the diam­e­ter is 100–110 cm. A square table for four peo­ple has a min­i­mum size of 90 by 90 cm.

It is not dif­fi­cult to choose fur­ni­ture for a spa­cious kitchen, in this case it is worth focus­ing more on the style of the inte­ri­or and finan­cial pos­si­bil­i­ties. It is much more dif­fi­cult to find the right kitchen table for a small kitchen. For a fam­i­ly of one or two peo­ple, you can choose a cor­ner mod­el. A fold­ing table-book when fold­ed also takes up lit­tle space, but allows you to seat the guests who have come with com­fort.

When deter­min­ing the para­me­ters of the fur­ni­ture you need, it is impor­tant to con­sid­er the width of the aisles. It is con­ve­nient for a per­son of aver­age height to eat, sit­ting at a dis­tance of 30 cm from the edge. If the table is not lean­ing against the wall with one edge, you will have to leave a dis­tance between it and the wall — at least 80 cm, and prefer­ably 100 cm. Then the chairs will move freely, and peo­ple will be able to com­fort­ably move around the kitchen. So that two peo­ple can dis­perse in the aisle, the opti­mal width is 110–120 cm.

Round or square?

A round piece of fur­ni­ture has only one para­me­ter — the diam­e­ter, unlike the width and depth of a rec­tan­gu­lar stan­dard piece, which table to choose depends not only on the size of the room, but also on oth­er fac­tors. For exam­ple, for fam­i­lies with small chil­dren, it is bet­ter to choose round and oval, with­out cor­ners. In a nar­row space, an adult can be injured by hit­ting a sharp cor­ner. If the din­ing table is locat­ed near the aisle, you should pre­fer a round one to a square one. But a round or oval table has a small­er capac­i­ty.

For a small kitchen, a semi­cir­cu­lar ver­sion is suit­able, which is easy to put close to the wall and save space. For a small fam­i­ly that often receives guests, it may be more con­ve­nient to have a square fold­ing table in the kitchen, and which one is bet­ter to choose can be decid­ed based on the num­ber of din­ers.

It is impor­tant that this piece of fur­ni­ture does not stand out from the style of the kitchen, so which table to choose also depends on the design of the chairs in your home. For square prod­ucts, chairs of any design are suit­able, but the same and not too mas­sive are more appro­pri­ate for a round table, it is desir­able that they also have round­ed cor­ners.

We select a table for 4 — 6 people

For a small fam­i­ly, a square shape is opti­mal if it is not planned to accom­mo­date more than 4 peo­ple and there is enough space to com­fort­ably approach from any side. There are also four places at the clas­sic rec­tan­gu­lar table 120 by 80 cm, it is designed for 4 peo­ple, because in the mid­dle it is also worth leav­ing room for vas­es and sal­ad bowls, and in this case it should stand in the mid­dle of the room.

And when the size of the table is 120 by 100 cm, 4 peo­ple can eas­i­ly fit behind it. It will be cramped for them if it stands, touch­ing the wall with its long side, 5 peo­ple will fit if it is longer, for exam­ple, 150 by 90 cm. Typ­i­cal tables for 4–6 peo­ple are of this size. Will freely accom­mo­date a fam­i­ly of 4 includ­ing guests. The round table, which is designed for 6 per­sons, has a diam­e­ter of 120–140 cm.

Features of transformer tables

The most com­mon con­fig­u­ra­tions are “books” and slid­ing tables. Like stan­dard ones, they are square, rec­tan­gu­lar, round and oval.

It is incon­ve­nient to use a fold­ing table-book when fold­ed, sit­ting there is nowhere to put their legs. The “book” dif­fers from the stan­dard kitchen table in that the fold­ing sur­faces are fixed on both sides on the sides, so there is less free space under it.

In many small apart­ments, fur­ni­ture is often used that can save space, for exam­ple, using it as a bed­side table or shelf; this elim­i­nates the incon­ve­nience of a trans­former table, the prob­lem with inter­fer­ing ele­ments locat­ed on the sides.

The slid­ing table is designed more ergonom­i­cal­ly — an insert that increas­es its area is locat­ed hor­i­zon­tal­ly under the table top when not in use.

Din­ing sur­faces of large sizes, even in a spa­cious room, are not very com­fort­able, trans­form­ing tables help save space.

There is also such an orig­i­nal option as a table-sofa — the cen­tral one of the back cush­ions drops, turn­ing into a table­top, or a fold­ing board is fixed on the back of the back. The mul­ti­func­tion­al ceram­ic bowl table is a con­ve­nient place to store some­thing from its many com­part­ments, just lift or slide the lid. Trans­form­ers are often equipped with wheels for ease of move­ment.

When choos­ing a table­cloth for a cel­e­bra­tion, be sure to expand the trans­former to its max­i­mum capac­i­ty so as not to make a mis­take with the length; a con­ve­nient trans­form­ing table that seems com­pact can sur­prise you with its size. It is suit­able for feasts, and for cozy fam­i­ly evenings.