Dining Table

I was worried about ordering a table online without actually seeing it in a store first but this table is everything I hoped it would be. We were looking for the perfect gathering table that could also double as a dining table since our place is limited in size and this fit the bill perfectly. It seats eight comfortably and is great for company. The assembly wasn't difficult but does take a little time, especially since you have to build all the chairs too. The Lazy Susan is very modern and looks gorgeous. The storage in the bottom is great for wine and stemware. It is a heavy table and solidly built. Make sure you have a few people to help you carry it inside. I would highly recommend this table to anyone. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because of all the assembly required.

*Configuration*
If seating 8 people is an important criterion for you, then this table is not going to do it. I was concerned about the size and seating from the pictures before we bought this set, but now its confirmed. There's no place on the square table to accommodate 2 people to each side without elbows knocking and plates, glasses set so close to each other, you could eat off the other's plate. On corner seats, its not possible to sit without one person's knees poking another's thigh. The most you can realistically seat is 6 people if you do 2 chairs on two of the sides and 1 chair each on the remaining two sides. With that configuration, you can move the single chairs to the middle and spread out the 2 chair side a little bit so that elbows and knees are not bumping into each other. But that makes the whole setting looks somehow asymmetric not to mention the single plate in the center is really close to the lazy susan in the center.

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I just love our new table! Everything was in good condition. A couple of the chairs had some minor scratches on them but the finish is so dark that I touched them up with a regular black sharpee ( don't worry, I've been doing that with my expresso colored woods for years ) and you can't see them at all. I originally wanted this table without the lazy susan but now I am glad that it has it! It works better than I thought it would and it makes it so easy to pass things to people on the other side of the table ( needed with this table unless your arms can streach almost 5 feet ). I read reviews on this table before I bought it and to cover some of my concerns that I had, it doesn't seem to scratch overly easy like one person suggested but we are using place mats just to be safe. This table really will accomidate 8 people! The wood seems to be a higher quality and the over all construction of the table is very solid. The one thing that I was suprised by is the lazy susan glass is... Read more