Dining table 2m or 2.20m... we are unsure

*lol now I just had to check here how people can write 10 pages about a 20cm table difference

So for space reasons we have an extendable one.
And quite simply from Tchibo, made of metal with satin glass tops – I don’t like transparent ones.
It is 1.20 x 90 and extends up to 2.40.
How expensive it was, I don’t remember, 150€ or 250€.



Actually, it was a makeshift solution, we would have liked one made of wood, but there were no nice ones in the furniture stores. So either too big or unaffordable.
The usual ones with the crank/fold-out mechanism just looked terribly cheap, like badly veneered.

And so it stays with this one. I still hope that eventually the kids will eat so neatly that I can do without the tablecloth and just use placemats.
Unfortunately, that will take a while. But at least we have worked our way up from wipeable plastic tablecloths to fabric ones.

Fortunately, mine is a princess when it comes to that. She doesn't spill, neither when eating nor when crafting. However, the knees and legs look pretty rough.

There are also tables with extension leaves. We have one and it goes along. Top 2*1 meters made of solid core beech. I would have to measure the extension leaf, lengthening by about 50cm, also solid core beech. If we need more than 2.5m of table, it won't be a "Perfect Dinner" anyway, then the terrace table or beer benches will have to be used.

What distance between the table and the wall do you think is needed to sit comfortably?

Hope it's ok if I start a small survey here.

I would say about 1.20m if you still want to be able to pass behind it.

Edith: It also works with less, the question is what one considers comfortable,

With us 110cm and on an end width with chair 90cm, which is still okay there, since the other side is open. However, we do not have chairs with armrests, which might also have an effect.