Small dining area ideas.

A dining corner needs more space than the table alone: chairs have to pull out and people have to get past. Get those numbers right and even a small corner works.

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The same kitchen with an oak TONSTAD table, four rattan STOCKHOLM chairs, a beige rug and a wooden pendant lamp — Scandinavian with IKEA: TONSTAD table, STOCKHOLM 2025 chairs, TIDTABELL rug and DYKARKLOCKA pendant. Made by AI.

Kitchen as it is: a white kitchen along the wall, a light dining table with chairs and photo lights in the corner — Scandinavian with IKEA: TONSTAD table, STOCKHOLM 2025 chairs, TIDTABELL rug and DYKARKLOCKA pendant. Made by AI.

Table sizes

Typical dining table sizes
Seats	Round (diameter)	Rectangular
2	70–80 cm	70 × 70 cm
4	90–110 cm	120 × 80 cm
6	120–140 cm	160–180 × 90 cm

The space around it

Leave about 75 cm between the table edge and a wall so a chair can pull out, and 90 cm or more where people walk behind seated guests.

Round or rectangular

A round table has no corners to bump into and fits more people in a tight corner. A rectangular table fits better against a wall or bench, and an extendable one handles guests.

A bench on one side tucks fully under the table and seats more people than chairs would.

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Questions

What people ask.

What size table seats four people?

A round table of 90–110 cm, or a rectangular one of about 120 × 80 cm.

How much space do dining chairs need?

About 75 cm from the table edge to the wall to pull a chair out, and 90 cm or more where people walk behind.

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