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Table Seating Guide

The perfect dining room table is all about creating a welcoming space for friends and family to gather. Whether you’re the designated host of holiday meals, love throwing dinner parties, or need a simple space for everyday dining, it’s important to find a table that will suit your seating needs. Review our guide to find the right table shape and size for your home and lifestyle, as well as helpful tips to create a warm dining space for any occasion.diagram of square table and four chairs

Square Table

A square dining table provides a more unique, contemporary look to your home. For flexibility, find a square table with leaves to transform into a rectangle

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Rectangular Table

The classic dining room table. With plenty of style and size options, it’s hard to go wrong, as long as you have the room for it.

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Round Table

Round dining tables are great for smaller dining spaces or for those who love intimate, conversation-filled meals. Some round tables have leaves to expand into an oval shape table. Round is great for tight corners and small spaces. consider a bar height round table for corner spaces, kitchen nooks, and shared dining/living spaces with high ceilings. Consider our Canadel Dining Tables for custom round table options.

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Oval Table

If you love the overall appeal of rectangular tables, but appreciate smooth curves over sharp angles, then consider an oval table.

Our Canadel Dining tables in Raleigh are made of premium woods and made right here in the USA.

Leaves Extend Seating Space

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Butterfly Table

Versatile and space-saving, butterfly leaves fold into more compact arrangements that may be easily stored.

Our Canadel Dining Tables have many options like table wood stains, table paints, table wood types, table shapes, table sizes, table heights, table edges, table bases, table top shape, table top size and so much more. Check out some of our Canadel Dining butterfly options in the online catalog or call the store to speak with a custom designer who can show you more available options.

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Drop Leaf Table

Commonly found with smaller round tables, drop leaves add length to both sides of a table and remain attached when not in use.

Our Canadel Dining Tables have many options like table wood stains, table paints, table wood types, table shapes, table sizes, table heights, table edges, table bases, table top shape, table top size and so much more. Check out some of our Canadel Dining butterfly options in the online catalog or call the store to speak with a custom designer who can show you more available options.

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Breadboard Table

Inserted into either side of a table to provide additional length, breadboard leaves offer unique table space and are often smaller than standard table leaves.

Our Canadel Dining Tables have many options like table wood stains, table paints, table wood types, table shapes, table sizes, table heights, table edges, table bases, table top shape, table top size and so much more. Check out some of our Canadel Dining butterfly options in the online catalog or call the store to speak with a custom designer who can show you more available options.

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Removable Storage

Available in a variety of sizes, removable leaves feature extended seating yet also necessitate a place for storage in your table.

Our Canadel Dining Tables have many options like table wood stains, table paints, table wood types, table shapes, table sizes, table heights, table edges, table bases, table top shape, table top size and so much more. Check out some of our Canadel Dining butterfly options in the online catalog or call the store to speak with a custom designer who can show you more available options.