Will a round dining table fit in a 9x9 room?
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Only just
The numbers
| Room | 9 × 9 ft (274 × 274 cm) — 81 sq ft |
| Round dining table | 47 in × 47 in (120 × 120 cm) |
| Floor the table covers | 15% |
| Gap each side, table centred | 30 in (77 cm) |
| Gap on one side, table against a wall | 61 in (154 cm) |
| Gap at each end, centred | 30 in (77 cm) |
At 15% of 81 sq ft (7.5 sq m) the table is not crowding the room, it is crowding the chairs. Six inches is the difference between sliding a chair back and standing up around it, and in a round layout that shortfall applies to every seat at once rather than to one side.
Where to put the table
Two ways out, and they are different rooms. Push the table to a wall for a 61 in (154 cm) open side and seat people around the front half. Or keep it centred and accept the 30 in (77 cm), which works if the chairs are light enough to lift rather than slide.
What else fits
A 55 in x 20 in sideboard fits along a wall here, unlike in a smaller room, but only against the wall the table has been pushed towards. Put it opposite and you take the open side back down to where nobody can sit.
See the clearance on your plan →Opens the planner with a 9 × 9 ft room and a round dining table already in it — drag it around and the gaps update as you go.
Questions people also ask
- Is a 9x9 room big enough for a round dining table?
- For a 47 in table used from all sides, no: 30 in (77 cm) all round is under the 36 in (91 cm) a chair needs. Pushed against a wall it works, with 61 in (154 cm) on the open side.
- How much space between a round table and the wall?
- 36 in (91 cm) for the chair to pull out, and about 24 in more if anyone has to walk behind it. A 9 x 9 ft room gives 30 in (77 cm), so it clears neither.