The Dakota comes in 117 x 77cm and 140 x 80cm. How many each seats, how much room each needs around it, and which chairs fit, worked out with the measurements that matter.
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The Dakota comes in two lengths, and they are the same table in every other way: the same 40mm rustic wood-effect top with gently curved long edges, the same black iron X-frame, the same 75cm height. So the choice comes down to two things, how many you seat and how much room you have.
| 117cm | 140cm | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 117 cm | 140 cm |
| Width | 77 cm | 80 cm |
| Height | 75 cm | 75 cm |
| Top thickness | 4 cm | 4 cm |
| Everyday seats | 4 | 4 |
| With end chairs | Not suggested | Up to 6 |
The seat counts use the rule from our guide to how many dining chairs fit around a table: about 60cm of table edge per person, and a chair at each end only when the table is at least 80cm wide.
Both sizes take two people along each long side. The difference is how much room they get.
On the 117cm, two people a side have just under 60cm each, so it is a close fit that works best with narrower chairs. On the 140cm, the same two have 70cm each, room to spread out a newspaper or a laptop as well as a plate.
The 140cm is also 80cm wide, which is enough to add a chair at each end for six when you have guests. The 117cm is 77cm wide, so we would keep the ends free.
Because the Dakota stands on one central base rather than four corner legs, nobody along the sides has to sit astride a leg. The feet do reach out towards the corners at floor level, so before you add end chairs to the 140cm, check the chair legs sit between them.
Allow at least 75cm between the table edge and the wall for each chair to pull out, and 90 to 100cm where someone needs to walk behind a seated diner.
With chairs on both long sides, that means a space about 2.27m across for the 117cm and 2.30m for the 140cm. If you add end chairs to the 140cm, allow about 2.90m in length too.
At 60cm per person, a chair narrower than about 55cm fits comfortably. Over that, our guide suggests 65cm each, which the 140cm can give two people a side and the 117cm cannot.
So the 117cm suits slimmer chairs, and the 140cm also takes broader ones. Every chair page lists its width. Chairs with black metal legs, such as the Dusks and the Sienna, match the X-frame directly.
Check the seat height too. Both tables are 75cm high, a standard dining height, and a seat of about 45 to 47cm is the usual pairing.
Choose the 117cm for a kitchen dining area or a smaller room, for everyday meals for up to four, with slimmer chairs. Choose the 140cm for a dining room or an open-plan kitchen, for more elbow room, broader chairs, or six when people come round.
See the Dakota 117cm and the Dakota 140cm, or browse all the dining tables.
The 117cm. It is 23cm shorter and 3cm narrower than the 140cm, and with chairs on both long sides it needs a space about 2.27m across.
Not comfortably. Each long side takes two, and at 77cm wide it is just under the 80cm we suggest before adding a chair at each end. Plan on four.
Yes, with a chair at each end. Two a side is the everyday setting, and at 80cm wide it can take end chairs when you have guests. The X-frame feet reach towards the corners, so check your end chairs fit between them.
Yes. The rustic wood-effect top, the 40mm thickness, the curved long edges, the black X-frame base and the 75cm height are the same on both.
The Wychford comes in 117 x 77cm and 140 x 80cm. How many each seats, how much room each needs around it, and which chairs fit, worked out with the measurements that matter.
The Dakota: a 40mm rustic wood-effect top with gently curved edges on a black powder-coated iron X-frame, in 117 x 77cm or 140 x 80cm, 75cm high. Sizes, how many each seats and the chairs that suit it.
The Alderton: a 150 x 90cm light oak-effect dining table with a chunky 10cm top, black strap brackets that wrap over its edges and four tapered black metal legs. Sizes, how many it seats and the chairs that suit it.
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