After calculating what was written above me, it looks like you can fit the same size table I have in my dining room, which is 42" wide by 78" long with the leaf in. We can fit up to 8 people at our table with the leaf in. I also love having a rectangle table! I have two openings in my dining room - one to the living room and the other to the kitchen. I have a door on the other wall and a window on the 4th. Just place your table in the middle of the room and it will work.

Hi Patricia, thank you for taking the time to comment! If you saw the space, it would be easier for you to understand why we need the unit to be white and go all the way from the living room to the dining room. I'll post a picture, but right now our huge book collection is in boxes in the space where the bookcases will be, and we aren't bringing in the new table (and installing our chandelier-west elm zigzag capiz)until the bookcases are installed. So the picture won't be 100% representative, but you'll see that the floors are a very dark wood, our table is dark wood, and our couch is dark brown leather...I really don't want the huge bookcase unit to be dark as well. Although the unit will be white, we have many large books that are shades of brown, navy and maroon, so the bright white will be warmed by the books inside the bookcase. In terms of the tablecloth, my home is blessed with many children who do homework, eat snacks, and color at the dining room table. Leaving it uncovered, would mean certain death to the table. The major question is about the buffet,server piece. The person making our bookcases said he could make a buffet to match the bookcases, but I'm not sure whether it will look good to have a white buffet with a dark wood table even though the bookcases will be a part of ther dining room? The buffet would go under the mirror in the dining area.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Amisco-Kane-Dining-Table/379044942?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1172&&adid=22222222228133018699&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=242010460779&wl4=aud-834279575886:pla-396316630929&wl5=9004365&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8453398&wl11=online&wl12=379044942&veh=sem&gclid=CjwKCAjwxqX4BRBhEiwAYtJX7R_sm-EBTFtUdrDh7WDR2cJHCKuh8kdX2FaJyXYpZ7msASYb9JMb6BoCZs8QAvD_BwE I attached the link of the table. The buffet table would be placed not to far from the table. I wouldn’t concentrate on location being that this is a rental appartment and I will eventually be moving but keeping the same furniture.

I like the simplicity of this one, but it’s still lovely and interesting. I don’t know if the size would work, you’ll have to measure for that. I don’t think a candelabra type fixture would be too busy at all ... they’re a classic look with just about anything. And if you ever change out the pendent lights, would be easy to tie into with new ones. https://www.lampsplus.com/products/hartley-28-inch-wide-oil-rubbed-bronze-6-light-chandelier__78m85.html I made it bigger in this mock-up, just for visual purposes: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A drum shade would be a simple, calm, and elegant look. Again, this size might not work, but just to give an idea of the style ... https://www.lampsplus.com/products/lorelai-24-and-three-quarter-inch-bronze-and-wood-finish-drum-pendant-light__78e66.html Enlarged for mock-up: