How to Choose the Best Dining Room Furniture

It’s easy to see why the dining room becomes the heart of a home. We all live busy lives, so the dining table is a place for families to come together, connect over food, and unwind after a long day. What does your dining area look like? Is it a separate formal dining area? Or is it part of a combined living room and dining space? Perhaps you have a kitchen island and need extra kitchen furniture like stools to accommodate everyone. Whatever your dining room design needs, Amart Furniture has something to suit every interior style and budget. Our handy hints below will help you choose the right dining room furniture for your home.

The Best Dining Room Furniture to Host a Dinner Party 

Hosting and entertaining are a great Australian pastime! Whether you’re hosting an intimate gathering or a large affair, Amart has 4-piece dining sets  for small spaces, large 10-piece suites  for a banquette-style table setting, and every size in between. Browse our dining range to find something that suits your dream dining room style, from French provincial or coastal dining tables with contoured legs and matching plush, upholstered dining seats, to the light-toned woods, creams, and whites of Scandinavian style. Match your dining table and chairs with a matching buffet and display cabinet that will not only finish off the look of your dining space but help you store your tableware and even act as an additional surface for serving your guests. 

Want to make the most of summer barbeques and gatherings? Why not check out our range of outdoor dining furniture? Whether you need a small outdoor dining set to host on your apartment balcony or need a large dining set to fill your beautiful backyard and/or patio. With Amart’s quality and beautiful dining furniture, you are set to be the envy of every dinner host.

How Dining Room Furniture Can Be Multifunctional

Beyond the traditional dining room tables and chairs, our collection encompasses a variety of dining pieces tailored to modern living. From versatile bench seats  to functional pantry storage  or even display cabinets , Amart's dining furniture serves multiple purposes, adapting seamlessly to your lifestyle needs.

Today, more than ever, our homes and furniture serve many functions. From home office to multi-generational living, kids' play spaces, and homework settings. Dining furniture can play a crucial role in accommodating various home activities. Whether it's transforming your dining table into a workspace, creating a cosy homework nook, or setting the perfect surface for games night. Amart’s dining furniture range offers endless possibilities for customisation and versatility.

What Dining Room Furniture Do I Need?

Your dining room is the focal point of your home, which is why it is important that the foundations of your dining space are functional, stylish and spacious. A standard dining room should have a dining table  and dining chairs . However, with some creative design ideas you can adapt your dining space to meet your needs.

Consider matching your dining table with bench seats - currently trending, or perhaps a bar table and bar stools. The dining chairs may complement the dining table, or you could go for an eclectic look with a mix of various chair styles and types.

Discover which dining sets or kitchen tables will fit perfectly in your dining room, eat-in kitchen, or open-plan space:

• Round dining tables 
• Square dining tables 
• Glass dining tables 
• 4, 6, or 8-seat dining tables and chair sets 
• Rectangular dining tables 

Along with dining tables and dining chairs, buffets and sideboards are popular and practical pieces of dining room furniture, too, providing handy storage for glassware, serving plates, tablecloths, and other entertaining pieces.

What Size Dining Table Should I Choose?

Your choice of new dining room furniture should be based on the amount of space you have available and the number of seats you need for family dining and guests.

Keep in mind you’ll need enough room around your dining chairs to comfortably pull them in and out and walk around your table with ease. Explore our range of dining suites available in:

• 4-seater dining sets - perfect for smaller spaces
• 6-seater dining sets - the most popular choice
• 8-seater dining sets - either square dining tables or long dining tables of approx. 2100mm to 2700mm in length
• 10-seater dining sets - for big families or home entertainers.

What is the most popular type of dining table?

The most popular type of dining table is a 6-seater in a square or rectangular shape made from timber or other popular tabletop materials like timber veneer, glass, metal, and MDF. A 6-seater fits an average-sized family with one or two chairs still available for guests.

What are the standard sizes of dining room tables?

The standard sizing for a rectangular dining table is around 122 cm long for a 4-seater, 180cm long for a 6-seater, 210cm for an 8-seater, 2400cm for a 10-seater and 305cm for a 12-seater. The width of your dining chairs will also influence how many people fit at your table.

How to Style Your Dining Room

• As the central point in your home, your dining room should exude style and luxury as well as practicality. Alongside your staple dining room furniture, there are many other ways you can breathe life into your dining space.
• A beautiful rug and a floor lamp  help to set the mood in your dining room while adding warmth and a cosy atmosphere. When choosing a rug for your dining room ensure it is big enough to easily accommodate all the dining chairs when they are pulled out, otherwise it can hinder the easy in and out movement of your chairs.
• If space permits, a sideboard or buffet table  in your dining room provides the perfect place to display decorative home décor accessories like chic modern vases, table lamps, and small artificial plants. You could add in a bar cart or bar cabinet and shelving and hang your favourite pieces of wall art or a mirror. 

Now that you’ve created your dream dining room and added the finishing touches with homewares, it’s time to relax and enjoy good food with family and friends. Bon Appetit!

Everything You Need to Know About Choosing the Right Dining Room Furniture

It’s easy to see why the dining room becomes the heart of a home. We all live busy lives, so the dining table is a place for families to come together, connect over food, and unwind after a long day. What does your dining area look like? Is it a separate formal dining area? Or is it part of a combined living room and dining space? Perhaps you have a kitchen island and need extra kitchen furniture like stools to accommodate everyone. Whatever your dining room design needs, Amart Furniture has something to suit every interior style and budget. Our handy hints below will help you choose the right dining room furniture for your home.

Host the ultimate dinner party with our range of dining furniture

Hosting and entertaining are a great Australian pastime! Whether you’re hosting an intimate gathering or a large affair, Amart has 4-piece dining settings for small spaces, large 10-piece suites for a banquette-style table setting, and every size in between. Browse our range to find something that suits your interior design style, from French provincial or Hamptons timber dining tables with contoured legs and matching plush, upholstered dining seats, to the light-toned woods, creams, and whites of Scandinavian style.

Team your dining table and chair choices with a matching buffet and display cabinet that will not only finish off the look of your dining space but help you store your tableware and even act as an additional surface for serving your guests.

Will your guests be spending time outdoors, too? Why not check out our range of outdoor dining furniture? We have small sets perfect for apartment balconies or large sets to fit backyards of palatial proportions.

Dining room furniture for every home

Of course, dining room furniture is essentially a set of chairs and a table at which you sit down to dine, but our exciting range goes beyond that. Modern and classic dining room tables and dining room chairs are available in a variety of sizes, shapes, designs, and materials to suit not just dining rooms but open plan living spaces, eat-in kitchens, and casual meal areas, too!

Multiple functions of dining furniture

Today, more than ever, our homes and furniture serve many functions. From home office to multi-generational living, kids' play spaces, and homework settings. Thankfully, you can design your dining room with confidence to meet your specific needs. A sideboard nearby can neatly store the equipment that makes your dinner table a desk by day or a homework and art hub for kids in the afternoon. Versatile, mix and match seating options such as bench seats on the side and chairs at the ends, add further options to seat more people. And an extendable table will allow you to easily accommodate additional family and guests as needed and return to a smaller size for daily living.

Must-have furniture for your dining room

You might think that dining room furniture consists of a standard suite of dining chairs and a dining table, but exciting and creative design ideas provide an opportunity to adapt the space to your needs. Your dining room furniture might include a dining table with bench seats - currently trending, or perhaps a bar table and bar stools. The dining chairs may complement the dining table, or you could go for an eclectic look with a mix of various chair styles and types.

Discover which dining sets or kitchen tables will fit perfectly in your dining room, eat-in kitchen, or open-plan space:

• Round dining tables
• Square dining tables
• Oval or round dining tables
• 4, 6, or 8-seat dining tables and chair sets
• Rectangular dining tables
• Extendable dining tables.

Along with dining tables and dining chairs, buffets and sideboards are popular and practical pieces of dining room furniture, too, providing handy storage for glassware, serving plates, tablecloths, and other entertaining pieces.

Find the perfect size tables and chairs for your dining room

Your choice of new dining room furniture should be based on the amount of space you have available and the number of seats you need for family dining and guests.

Keep in mind you’ll need enough room around your dining chairs to comfortably pull them in and out and walk around your table with ease. Explore our range of dining suites available in:

• 4-seater dining sets - perfect for smaller spaces
• 6-seater dining sets - the most popular choice
• 8-seater dining sets - either square dining tables or long dining tables of approx. 2100mm to 2700mm in length
• 10-seater dining sets - for big families or home entertainers.

Choosing the right dining room furniture for your space

Once you’ve established the size of the dining set you require, have some fun mixing and matching to create a unique dining room style that is totally you!

What style of dining room furniture will work with your existing interiors? Will it be a wooden dining table with leather dining chairs? Or do you prefer glass dining tables like the stunning Promenade or high-gloss white dining tables such as the lovely Alyssa white/oak dining table?

If you’re having trouble deciding, head in-store, pull up a dining chair and experience the range for yourself. With over 67 stores located around Australia, there is bound to be one near you. Just enter your postcode into our store locator for your nearest Amart showroom. Discuss your dining room ideas with our friendly, expert team and ask for more information about products, delivery timeframes, and warranty periods. And while you’re here, check out the rest of our furniture range, from bookcases, ottomans, console tables or coffee tables for your living room to mattresses, bedside tables, and dressers for your bedroom.

Styling your dining room

A beautiful rug and a floor lamp help to set the mood in your dining room while adding warmth and a cosy atmosphere. When choosing a rug for your dining room ensure it is big enough to easily accommodate all the dining chairs when they are pulled out, otherwise it can hinder the easy in and out movement of your chairs.

If space permits, a sideboard or buffet table in your dining room provides the perfect place to display decorative home décor accessories like chic modern vases, table lamps, and small artificial plants. You could add in a bar cart or bar cabinet and shelving and hang your favourite pieces of wall art or a beautiful mirror. Finish the look with pendant lights or even a chandelier for a touch of grandeur.

Now that you’ve created your dream dining room and added the finishing touches with homewares, it’s time to relax and enjoy good food with family and friends. Bon Appetit!

What is the most popular type of dining table?

The most popular type of dining table is a 6-seater in a square or rectangular shape made from timber or other popular tabletop materials like timber veneer, stone, glass, metal, and MDF. A 6-seater fits an average-sized family with one or two chairs still available for guests.

What are the standard sizes of dining room tables?

The standard sizing for a rectangular dining table is around 122 cm long for a 4-seater, 180cm long for a 6-seater, 210cm for an 8-seater, 2400cm for a 10-seater and 305cm for a 12-seater. The width of your dining chairs will also influence how many people fit at your table.