Modular kitchen and dining tables
Use the space in your kitchen to its best effect with a modular kitchen or dining table. You can add tables together for more seating, and to suit the layout of your kitchen, whatever its size or shape.
Check out IKEA’s MELLTORP dining table
Occasional kitchen and dining tables
Get extra room for prepping or serving food as and when you need it with an occasional kitchen or dining table. It can always double as a pretty display area when you’re not using it. Maximising limited space is easy with multifunctional furniture. For a table that you could use for food preparation or as a clever room divider for open-plan kitchens, check out the NORDEN occasional table.
Compact kitchen and dining tables
Compact kitchen and dining tables should be small but perfectly formed. With enough space to comfortably seat 4 people, a compact kitchen or dining table will allow you to entertain guests or enjoy family meals, without taking up too much space in your kitchen. To really maximise kitchen floor space, consider a round table. Some options even have matching chairs that slide perfectly under the table when not in use – like this Fusion table and 4 chairs.
Sizeable kitchen and dining tables
If you’re lucky enough to have a big kitchen, then go all out with a large kitchen or dining table. Helpful for defining the dining zone in an open plan kitchen, an oversized kitchen table makes a real statement, and is fantastic for entertaining. Seat 6-10 at the STORNÄS dining table.
Drop leaf kitchen and dining tables
The ultimate in space-saving simplicity, a drop leaf kitchen or dining table takes up minimal space in your kitchen, but rises swiftly to the occasion when extra table room is needed. For a table you can use for storage when it’s not needed, check out the IKEA NORDEN gateleg table.
Bar style kitchen and dining tables
Make your kitchen more versatile with a bar-style kitchen or dining table designed to sit at the end of a row of kitchen cabinets. Adding a breakfast bar extension to your kitchen units is easier than you think and you can even get free-standing models that give you the freedom to change the layout of your kitchen whenever you want, like the IKEA UTBY bar table.
Extendable kitchen and dining tables
Live on your own or as a couple but like to entertain? Extendable kitchen and dining tables mean you’ve always got room for unexpected guests. The best extendable kitchen and dining tables should incorporate storage space for their additional leaves, such as IKEA’s BJURSTA range.
Glass kitchen and dining tables
Glass kitchen and dining tables effortlessly combine beauty and functionality. Not just pretty to look at, the transparent nature of a glass kitchen or dining table helps give a small kitchen the illusion of increased space. To make a room seem even larger, choose a model with chrome legs that will reflect the light – like the TORSBY table.
Contemporary kitchen and dining tables
A contemporary kitchen or dining table is the perfect finishing touch for a modern or minimalist kitchen. Simple shapes and glossy finishes help achieve the contemporary look, demonstrated beautifully by IKEA’s stylish DOCKSTA dining table.
Traditional kitchen and dining tables
Great for period houses and country kitchens, a traditional kitchen or dining table won’t ever go out of fashion. A classic table can even look good in a modern kitchen, where antique style pieces will make for an eclectic, individual feel. For instant vintage chic, try IKEA’s LIATORP round pedestal table.
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