sit at a dining room table from Decorati.
A rather in-depth look....
Here are Buzz Kaplan's general rules of thumb.
So here are some general seating rules:
• If rectangular and the table length is 5 feet, sits 4-6 comfortably; if it’s 5 feet round, up to 8 people comfortably;
• If rectangular and the table length is 6 feet, sits 6-8 comfortably; if it’s 6 feet round, up to 10 people comfortably (if you use banquet chairs, you can squeeze 12 people);
• If rectangular and the table length is 7 feet, sits 8 very comfortably; if it’s 7 feet round, 9-11 people comfortably;
• If rectangular and the table length is 8 feet, sits 8 very comfortably; if it’s 8 feet round, up to 12 people comfortably;
• If rectangular and the table length is 9 feet, sits 10 comfortably; if it’s 9 feet round, up to 14 people comfortably;• If rectangular and the table length is 10 feet, sits 10 comfortably; if it’s 10 feet round, up to 15 people comfortably;
• If rectangular and the table length is 11 feet, sits 10 very comfortably and 12 comfortably; if you have a round table this big, you’re in the UN General Assembly Room and good luck;
• If rectangular and the table length is 12 feet, sits up to 12 very comfortably and up to 14 with narrower chairs;
• If rectangular and the table length is 13 feet, sits 12-14 comfortably;
• If rectangular and the table length is 14-15 feet, sits 14 very comfortably and 16 if need be;
• If rectangular and the table length is 16 feet, sits 16 very comfortably and 18 if need be.
See, I told you you cannot fit 14 people comfortably in your 1950s colonial in Newton cuz it's rather hard to get a 12 or 14 foot table in there.
