Rectangle or Round??

last year

Hi all, we’re trying to decide between a rectangular or round table for this breakfast nook. We want to have seating for 6-8 and normally prefer round tables for conversation, but not sure a round table would look good here because of the wide double window in the center. That window is 72” wide, and the two side windows are 23” each. The area to the left is open to the family room-no wall like on the right side. What would you do? Thank you!

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ptreckel

last year

Round with a leaf to make it into an oval, when needed.

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Beth Bickel
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last year
A better pic:)
jck910
last year
Have you thought about an oval table? You need a 72" round for 6-8 to sit comfortably. 84" long either oval or rectangle. I would get some painters tape and tape out the options on the floor to see which fits best
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A 9' wide area only has room for a 36" round table. You need 36" between the table and wall to allow a diner to scoot by and get into their seat.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
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I found some guide for round table dimensions
elcieg
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Round, using the double windows are your size guide. As said, you must consider getting in and out of the chairs easily, so make sure you have that 2.5'/3' included in your size.
elcieg
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Using your "better" photo, from the looks of the solid wall, have you considered a rectangular table position perpendicular to the window area. You don't really have to stay in the bay parameters?
chloebud
last year
“You need 36" between the table and wall to allow a diner to scoot by and get into their seat.”

I agree based on my own experience.
chicagoans
last year
Before purchasing anything, my advice would be to draw your space to scale on a piece of graph paper, including the adjoining space / counter. (Or do it electronically, using a graph paper image.) Then use to-scale table shapes of various sizes and play around with positioning, keeping in mind the 36"+ spacing away from walls mentioned above.

Also, if you ever host larger groups, tables with leaves for expansion are very handy.
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Just cut out shapes from paper and lay them out on the floor remebering to allow that 3' space all the way around. Is this the only dining space ? Do you really need 8 seats in a breakfast nook . I need more info.
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hbeing
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shirlpp
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Use your 12x24 tiles as a reference for a round table. Count the 6 in front of the 72" window and they are approximately 72".
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