Dining Table and Chairs: a Set for 4, 6 or 8

A dining set is a table and the chairs around it, bought to work together. Shops sell them boxed. We make the table and the chairs in the same factory in Sweden, from the same oak in the same three finishes, so you put the set together yourself and it still fits. This guide is the order to do it in: the number of seats, round or long, matching or mixed chairs, a bench or not, and the checks that stop a set from failing at the first dinner.

How do you put together a dining table and chairs?

Pick the table for the number of people who eat there most weeks, then the chairs that fit under it, then decide whether they match.

The table sets the count. Allow about 60 cm of edge per chair, or 70 cm for a chair with arms. The chairs set the comfort: a seat of 46 to 50 cm under a 76 cm table leaves room for knees. The look comes last, and it is the easiest part to change later.

Dining table set for 4, 6 or 8: which table and how many chairs?

These are our published seat counts, deliberately generous so chairs with arms still fit.

The long-side counts hold for Ann, Melker and Diana. The ends are where Ann earns its place: it is 90 cm wide, with the legs set 12.4 cm in from the short ends, so one chair always fits at each end. We do not make an extending table, so buy the length you use and borrow chairs for Christmas. The full count, chair by chair, is in how many chairs fit around a dining table.

Dining table set for 4, 6 or 8: which table and how many chairs?
Seats	Long table	Round table
4	Ann, Melker or Diana 160 cm	Luna ø110 cm
6	240 cm, or Ann 160 cm with a chair at each end	Luna ø140 cm
8	280 cm, or Ann 240 cm with a chair at each end	Not round: buy a long table
10	Ann 280 cm with a chair at each end	Not round

Round or long set?

Round for four to six people in a square room or a small one. Long for six or more, a rectangular room, or an open plan.

Luna at ø110 cm seats four. At ø140 cm it seats six of Bella, Isabell or Karin, or six Sella or Erik. Past six, a round table stops working; that is a 240 or 280 cm table.

A round set has no head of the table and everyone reaches the middle. A long set seats more and lines up with the room. The round dining table guide goes further.

Matching or mixed chairs?

Both work. Keep one thing the same and the set looks chosen.

A matched set is calm: Karin or Erik in exactly the table's oak finish, from the same oak. A mixed set is livelier: one chair model in two colours, or two models in one colour. What usually fails is a near-match, two oaks that are almost but not quite the same.

Our oak tables and oak chairs share the same three finishes, Oak, Dark Oak and Black Oak, so an exact match is always possible. Black steel chairs such as Sella, Bella and Isabell give oak a clear contrast. The rules are in mix and match dining chairs.

Chairs with arms at the ends

A pair of armchairs at the short ends is the classic way to finish a long set.

Sella and Erik have arms. Their armrests sit at 64 cm and 67 cm, below the 73 cm under our tops, so they push in. On a long side, a chair with arms needs about 70 cm of edge; at the 90 cm end of Ann there is room for one.

Armless chairs on the long sides keep the count up. Erik at the ends of a table lined with Karin is one model family in one oak.

A dining set with a bench

A bench on one side seats more people in less space, and children like it. It must sit at chair height and be shorter than the gap between the table legs.

Alva in solid oak and Wilma with an upholstered seat both sit at 46 cm, the same as Sella, Bella and Isabell. Put the bench along the wall and the chairs on the open side, with chairs at the ends for long dinners: a bench has no backrest. Lengths and pairings are in the dining bench guide.

A dining set with a bench
Table	Bench	On the bench
160 cm	130 cm	2 adults, or 3 children
240 cm	130 cm, or a Wilma made up to 160 cm	2 to 3
280 cm	Wilma made at 160 cm	3

Check the heights before you order

Every seat at one table should sit within about 2 cm of the others, and every seat should leave room for knees under the top.

Our tables are 76 cm high with 73 cm under the top. Sella, Bella and Isabell sit at 46 cm, Erik at 48 cm, Karin at 50 cm. The benches sit at 46 cm. Mixing a 46 cm chair with a 50 cm one is possible but noticeable; mixing the three steel chairs is seamless.

The dining chair height guide has the full rule.

How to buy a set without regret

Measure the room, order samples, try one chair, then order the rest.

Leave about 90 cm between the table edge and a wall, so a chair can come out and someone can pass. Order material samples to see the oak finish and the upholstery in your light. You can order a single dining chair to try at your own table, with free returns. Tables are made to order and have no free try-at-home, so the table is the part to measure twice.

Table first, then chairs, then the look

Seat height: 46 to 50 cm
Per chair: 60 cm, 70 with arms
Clearance: 90 cm

160 cm for four, 240 cm for six, 280 cm for eight, round for four or six, and Ann takes a chair at each end. Chairs at 46 to 50 cm, all one model or a mix that shares one thing. A bench along the wall if you want more seats in less space. Tables and chairs made in Sweden, 10-year warranty.

Frequently asked questions

What size dining table set for 6?

A 240 cm table with three chairs a side, a 160 cm Ann with a chair at each end, or a round Luna at ø140 cm.

What size dining table set for 4?

A 160 cm table or a round Luna at ø110 cm, with four chairs.

What size dining table set for 8?

A 280 cm table, or a 240 cm Ann with a chair at each end. A round table does not seat eight comfortably.

Should dining chairs match the table?

They do not have to. Match the oak exactly or contrast it clearly, and keep one thing the same across the set: the oak, the frame or the colour.

Can you mix a bench and chairs at a dining table?

Yes. Bench along the wall, chairs on the open side and at the ends. Keep the bench at 46 cm and shorter than the gap between the legs.

Do you sell the table and chairs as a set?

You choose the table and the chairs yourself. Both are made in our factory in Sweden, in the same oak and the same three finishes, so they match exactly when you want them to.