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Extendable Round Dining Table for 4-8
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Extendable Round Dining Table for 4-8

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$169.00
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Open shelving under a dining table is a decision with consequences in both directions. It puts everything within reach without opening a door, which is exactly what you want when serving; and it means whatever is on that shelf is part of the room’s appearance permanently. Used well — a stack of matched bowls, a basket, a plant — it makes the table look furnished rather than bare. Used carelessly it collects. The table itself is a 47-inch round that extends to a 62-inch oval on a carbon steel frame with 26 mm legs.

Closed
47 in round
Extended
62 in oval
Storage
Open shelf
Frame
Carbon steel, 26 mm legs

How it lives in the room

Style it once, properly

Decide what lives on the shelf in the first week and keep it to three or four items. An open shelf is a small stage, and the difference between a good one and a bad one is entirely editing.

Contain the small things

Anything smaller than a side plate goes in a basket or a tray. Loose small objects on an open shelf read as clutter from six feet away no matter how neatly they are arranged.

Dust it deliberately

Open shelving under a table catches everything that falls off it. A wipe when you clean the top, rather than a separate job later, keeps it from becoming one.

Before you order

Chairs tuck under a table with a low shelf less far than under one without. Check that your chair backs clear the shelf edge before buying six of them.