Elegant dining tables for family dinners or festive gatherings
Whether it’s a lavish dinner party with friends, or a cosy Sunday lunch with the family, the dining table often finds itself centre stage. Yet, much like its close friend the dining chair, it can be tricky to find one that ticks all your boxes and fulfills all your requirements.
These days, more than ever before, dining tables play a multitude of roles, functioning as work desks and school desks, craft stations and canteens. Of course, we thank them for this and are grateful for their ability to metamorphose, but we're also looking forward to when they can return to a place where glasses will clink, bread will break and conversations continue well into the night.
Although purchasing a dining table set makes things very simple, they also assume a kind of “one size fits all” attitude. Every room is unique and mixing and matching a few antique dining chairs alongside a high street table can be a great way to elevate the whole space, so don’t be afraid to branch out. Perhaps you're looking for a small or extendable dining table to fit into a corner of the kitchen or living room, or maybe you have a dining room where it can be a lovely focal point. Whatever your requirements, always obey the golden rule and deploy your tape measure carefully before purchasing.
Scroll on for our pick of the best dining tables to buy now, from extendable to round to marble dining tables.
