Best dining tables for family time and feasting, in large and small sizes
Invite the flock to gather around and drink, feast, play games and be merry all festive season long!
Whether you're catching up with friends over a stollen bite and mulled wine, brainstorming your present-buying plan of attack, or delighting hungry hoards with a Christmas lunch, a versatile kitchen or dining table is a key piece of furniture.
Today's designs come in every shape, size and material imaginable, from 'keeping it real' exposed wood with gloriously grainy stories to tell, to sleek and shiny contemporary models featuring intriguing patina finishes and mixed material combinations.
Related: Christmas table decoration ideas that will set the scene for your festive feast
Take your pick from our fabulously festive round-up of best dining tables. These stylishly practical designs will suit all needs and spaces.
Top tip: Look out for lightly sealed finishes to prevent staining – a must in busy family homes!
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1. Neptune Arundel six-seater dining table
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Give your space a modern country look with a rich and dramatic dimension. Featuring crisp edges, a tactile but sleek finish and a gorgeously charred natural colour, this extendable design feels equally at home in a rustic farmhouse or contemporary barn conversion.
Buy now: Arundel six-seater dining table in Darkened Oak, £1,695, Neptune
2. OKA Tieva gateleg table with drawers
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With origins in 16th-century England, this heritage design has been given a Gustavian twist, with minimal turned legs and a delectable smoky painted finish. Dual drop ends supported by pivoting legs can be collapsed or kept upright to suit all occasions and dining spaces.
Buy now: Tieva Gateleg Table With Drawers – Charcoal, £2,275, OKA
3. Garden Trading Brookville
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Made from beautiful pine for a timeless, rustic look, this chunky favourite provides space for much more than dining – use it instead of an island for kitchen prep, or as a spacious craft table.
Buy now: Brookville table and bench set, £1,200, Garden Trading
4.Oggetto Chesil
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Lovingly named after the 18-mile pebble beach off the Dorset coast, it’s minimal, pared-back design gracefully combines steel and oak in harmonized balance, finished off with tactile, rounded edges to reflect the beach’s shelving form...
Buy now: Chesil dining table, from £2150, Oggetto
5.Rust Collections Xavier in oak
Wine and dine in sophisticated style upon this smart combination of top-notch solid oak and steel X-legs. A wonderful addition for stylish kitchens or dining areas, you can choose your preferred powder-coated or raw finish legs and coloured oak top finish.
Buy now: Xavier oak dining table on Raw Steel legs, from £1,790, Rust Collections
6. Heal's Lisbon dining table In Oiled Walnut
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A solid oak top and refectory style legs pays homage to the Arts and Crafts movement on this sturdy home hero. As part of the Designed by You range, you can create the perfect fit for your space.
Buy now: Lisbon dining table in Oiled Walnut, from £2,849, Heal’s
7.Rowen & Wren Ellery
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Social circles go around and around! Avoiding any trace of bump-into edge, this classic beauty takes inspiration from 18th and 19th century craftsmen, resulting in a timelessly elegant piece that comfortably seats four to six nearest and dearest in triumphant fashion.
Buy now: Ellery round dining table, £780, Rowen & Wren
8. The Farmhouse Table Company Prime in Letterbox Red
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Standing proud as a robin and bright as Rudolph’s nose, this robust statement has been finished with a hard wax oil preventing the need for coasters - definitely one to be welcomed and loved by any busy family home over the Christmas period!
Buy now: Prime oak dining table in Letterbox Red, from £1150, The Farmhouse Table Company
9. Rose & Grey Desert brass table
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This petite pedestal pretty features a natural weathered finish, meaning that each piece is gloriously unique. Ideal for small dining room ideas, the single leg design is bang on trend for savvy, city-to-country fashionistas.
Buy now: Desert brass round dining table, £740, Rose & Grey
Which of these designs do you see yourself sitting at this Christmas?
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