Dining Room Table...

odusgolp
odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
I'm in need and web surfing... I'm curious, what are your opinions on the dining room table with a bench on one side?

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  • Justjoshin
    Justjoshin Posts: 999 Member
    I don't understand it personally.
  • onefitdiva
    onefitdiva Posts: 331 Member
    My breakfast nook has one, everyone in the house hates it.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I don't understand it personally.

    I don't really either... But my girlfriend is pushing that concept. I love her house and value her opinion, but I don't really get it...
  • ShapeUpSidney
    ShapeUpSidney Posts: 1,092 Member
    A bench on one side is ok, but do not go for a bench on both sides. It's a pain in the *kitten*, especially for guests that have to slide down to let one another in and out.

    I have a bench on one side, because my dining room is narrow, and you have to walk through it to get from the kitchen to the living room. It is nice to be able to slide the bench under the table to make a little extra room when not in use.
  • ShapeUpSidney
    ShapeUpSidney Posts: 1,092 Member
    asymmetry is an essential design principle...perhaps thats why your gf is so sold on the idea
  • susiea1980
    susiea1980 Posts: 1
    we have a table kinda like that but we opt to get 2 benches and 2 chairs as the captin chairs, we also have 4 kids and me and the husband so we found its easier to put more people at the table with 2 benches and 2 chairs compared to 6 chairs...
  • ishallnotwant
    ishallnotwant Posts: 1,210 Member
    I wanted to get a bench for one side of our dining table, because as a previous poster stated, our dining room is pretty narrow. Then I thought about my 3 youngest sitting there all on one bench giggling and annoying each other allllll through dinner...and figured the chairs are worth it, even if we do have to squeeze by them when someone is sitting at the table. lol
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Josh - If I had it my way, you'd be building me this table right now... Just sayin :wink:

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  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
    I prefer chairs. :smile:
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    Yeah, I don't really get it. I don't like them because I'm inevitably the person sitting in the middle on one of those and the one that has to get up the most often for one reason or another.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    If I'm eating, I want something supporting my back.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    are you going to push it up against the wall most of the time?
    This is the only reason I can thing of.

    I like back support when I chow down.
  • Captain_Mal
    Captain_Mal Posts: 945 Member
    We have a table similar to that with a bench. It works out well for the smaller children and can seat a few extra people when they have friends over.
  • Drunkadelic
    Drunkadelic Posts: 948 Member
    Josh - If I had it my way, you'd be building me this table right now... Just sayin :wink:

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    This is gorgeous.
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    Definitely prefer support while i eat. Then again I might stop shoving food down my face if I actually had to hold my upper body up. :laugh:
  • re08scue
    re08scue Posts: 71 Member
    Josh - If I had it my way, you'd be building me this table right now... Just sayin :wink:

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    I love this look! Go with chairs.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    We have a bench on one side, and my kid prefers it. Also, we can fit three small butts on it when needed.
  • NikkiConroy
    NikkiConroy Posts: 22
    LOVE IT!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    We're going to build a bench on one side or our dining table. It will be a storage-style bench, which is great, and it just looks fab.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Since I only have one child but entertain adults a lot, I think I'm opting for chairs... I have a second dining room table in a sun-room area that seats 4-6 that mini me and I use on a daily basis. This will be a more "formal" area...
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    I really like them. My parents have one like that and I love it.
  • Leigh_b
    Leigh_b Posts: 576 Member
    We have one with a bench on one side and we have found it handy for times when we need a little extra seating... the bench will fit two adults and one child making it possible to put 3 people on one side instead of just two. It can be cumbersome at times though too. It is difficult to get in and out of so if you are hosting a dinner or have children that are always asking for more milk you won't want to sit there yourself.
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
    My mom has a bench....and a pretty large kitchen...


    At 27...I STILL fight over not sitting on that side...:grumble:
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    The bench is also handy to drag into the family room for use as an impromptu snack/beverage table in front of couch/love seat.
  • Justjoshin
    Justjoshin Posts: 999 Member
    Oh fabulous. Now It looks like if I don't vote for the bench, I'll be spending my Spring building a dining room table?
  • hello_kitty3
    hello_kitty3 Posts: 98 Member
    our dining room table has benches all the way around and I love it! they are padded at least lol but generally only 2 people sit on each of the longer benches and 1 on the smaller ones.
  • radicalreader
    radicalreader Posts: 207 Member
    We HAD a bench. It's now in the attic and we replaced it with chairs.

    Pros: You can squeeze more people.

    Cons: Very inconvenient for the people in the middle to get in and out ... have to slide.
    NOT comfortable for most adults for an extended period of time.
  • jamk1446
    jamk1446 Posts: 5,577 Member
    Since I only have one child but entertain adults a lot, I think I'm opting for chairs... I have a second dining room table in a sun-room area that seats 4-6 that mini me and I use on a daily basis. This will be a more "formal" area...

    I can see a bench in an informal dining room, I too have a narrow informal dining area. But for formal, I would go with all chairs.
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    We have one with a bench on one side and we have found it handy for times when we need a little extra seating... the bench will fit two adults and one child making it possible to put 3 people on one side instead of just two. It can be cumbersome at times though too. It is difficult to get in and out of so if you are hosting a dinner or have children that are always asking for more milk you won't want to sit there yourself.
    Depending on the size of the table (and the size of the adults) it can semi comfortably seat 3 adults. During Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, me, my sister, and my fiance got the bench side of the table and it was fine. I'm 5'6 and my fiance and my sister are both 5'10" too. All depends on the table though!
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Oh fabulous. Now It looks like if I don't vote for the bench, I'll be spending my Spring building a dining room table?

    C'mon :) Do it for me? Cause you love me? Cause we're from the same hometown? Cause I have big hysterical boobs? Anything working for ya here?? :bigsmile:
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