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Kateykrunch Sat 10-Dec-22 19:47:16

I have made a mistake and swopped my oblong dining table for a folding square one which is double the size when opened. I have done this to accommodate seating more easily our Grandchildren and their Parents, so at most 6 people to sit and eat. I am finding (due to a bad back and limited arm strength) that I cant get my legs under the table easily and then shuffle the chair into position, I suppose it would have been the same with the oblong table as well, so I am wondering if a round table is easier to sit at or am I going to have to buy swivel chairs. (Ive decided my comfort every day is more important than being able to seat family more spacously (is that a word?) for the odd occasion). It is only a small dining room. Any one advise please, thankyou.

J52 Sun 11-Dec-22 17:32:59

Chocolatelovinggran

I shall eat my Christmas lunch at my daughter's house at an Ercol table on Ercol chairs inherited from my son in law's grandparents. Interestingly, the chairs are much smaller and lighter than modern ones.

If the chairs are the same as ours they’re probably Elm and Beech, lighter woods than oak.