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Seat Your Family in Comfort Around a Dining Room Table from Our Furniture Store in Basalt, Colorado

Your dining room experiences are special because of the people seated around your table. Take away the centerpiece, the food, and the wine, and you still have what's important: people you share your life with, creating memories around the dining room table. At Cathers Home’s Basalt, Colorado showroom, we have the tables that will bring your family and friends together. We want to guide you to the right table for your home so you can delight your family and guests with a memorable dining experience.

Tips for Buying the Perfect Dining Room Table

1. Choose a Material that Will Sustain Years of Use

First, consider who will be sitting around your table. If you have children in your home, you know you're going to need a sturdy table that will take some wear and tear. Solid wood is a great option because it is strong. There are different hardnesses to wood, so if durability is really important to you, look for hardwood like walnut, maple, oak, and mahogany. Some tables are built with composite wood and covered with a veneer. Glass is another popular tabletop option. The reflective and see-through qualities of glass help create a bright, open feeling in your dining room. Tempered safety glass means these tables won't shatter the first time something drops on it. Want something timeless and very beautiful? Invest in a marble dining table.

2. Find the Right Size for Your Dining Room

A dining room table is a big piece of furniture, so determining the right size is vital. Get out your measuring tape! We recommend leaving at least three feet of space around your table area. Measure the area of the space that you can dedicate to your table. Subtract six feet from the length and the width, and you have the approximate dimensions of your table.

3. Consider How Many People You Need to Seat

Keep your measuring tape handy, because you are going to need to do some more calculations. One person at the table takes about 24 inches of space. In general, a 36-inch table can seat up to four people. If you need to seat 8-10 people, you will need to get a table around 84 inches long. To maximize your ability to entertain, consider buying a table that has extra leaves. Drop-leaf tables are another way to expand a table when needed.

4. Choose the Right Shape

Roundtables can be great for entertaining because it's easy to converse around a round table. However, a round table may interfere with traffic flow in your dining room. Oval tables are great for tight spaces because they cut off corners and still seat quite a few people. Of course, the more plates you have around your table, the less room you have for serving dishes.

5. Take a Look at the Supports

Your table is nothing without something to hold it up. For support, you're probably going to be choosing between four basic styles: trestle, pedestal, post and beam, and legs. The supports can get in the way of people's legs, so be sure to sit down at the table before buying it. You want to make sure your legs are comfortable.

6. Find Your Style

Browse our showroom and find a table style that suits your home. We offer many options, from rustic to sophisticated. Style is also about color, so decide whether you want to fill your space with a light color, such as white oak, or a darker stained color. Your table can be simple and cozy-looking, or it can feature some cool details, like a "live edge," which is an irregular edge around the table for a rustic and yet contemporary feel. Some tables have a unique mix of styles, such as a weathered wood top on a modern post and beam support, or a somber-colored top on a dynamic steel contemporary support.

Brands You Can Rely On for High Quality and Excellent Style

We stand behind our dining room tables 100 percent! The experts at Cathers Home hand-pick inventory for our Basalt, Colorado furniture store from these great brands:

Visit our furniture store in Basalt, CO to find the table of your dreams. You can trust that we will only have tables that we approve of in terms of quality construction and design. If you don't find exactly the right table, we can order a custom piece for you.

What Do You Need for Dining Room Chairs?

Some dining room tables come with matching chairs as a set. However, that's not as common these days. It's perfectly fine to use dining room chairs that you already own, or find comfortable chairs that are not a perfect match to your table. You don't even need your chairs to be all the same. Mix and match for an eclectic look. Make sure you keep your measuring tape with you as you consider chairs because you want them to fit comfortably in terms of space around the table and height.

Complete Your Basalt, Colorado Home's Look with More Furniture from Our Store

Cathers Home has everything you need to furnish your home in comfort and style. From tables to beds to rugs and home decor, our store is stocked with the best in mountain style. We also have a great team of interior designers to create a new look for any room of your home.

If you're looking for a new dining room table or anything else for your home please stop into our store, give us a call, or contact us online. We serve the areas of Basalt, Aspen, Snowmass, and Carbondale. Homes in the entire Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado can benefit from the fine furniture at Cathers Home!

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