Counter height kitchen tables? Love it, hate it, will it go out of style?

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Anonymous wrote:Hate. If you want counter height seating, eat at the breakfast bar.

... b/c I have one of those????? right.

Ha, that's true. Not everyone has a breakfast bar. We have one now and we added one in our old house but we didn't have one for years before that.

is a breakfast bar also called a penninsula or is it something else? Not sure what makes something a "breakfast bar".

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I don't get it. How is sitting at one of these different than sitting at a standard kitchen island with counter height stools?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get it. How is sitting at one of these different than sitting at a standard kitchen island with counter height stools?

I don't find that particularly comfortable either.

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No. Unless you have extremely high ceilings, counter-height tables make a room look smaller.

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I find these sets very uncomfortable to sit on for any period of time.

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Not great for grandparents, either.

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they are uncomfortable because your feet don't touch the floor, your legs hang.

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Anonymous wrote:No. Unless you have extremely high ceilings, counter-height tables make a room look smaller.

11 ft. ceilings... but I am concerned about the chairbacks blocking the view or looking cluttery b/c the space is not expansive.

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Anonymous wrote:they are uncomfortable because your feet don't touch the floor, your legs hang.

Isn't that the reason they have a wooden rung on the chairs?

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Isn't that the reason they have a wooden rung on the chairs?

Yes. You place your feet on the rung. My family finds it very comfortable, but our chairs are padded.

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You can always saw off the legs to make it less high, I suppose?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here -- this is one I'm considering. Not sure if I like the chairs. But I like the rectangular shape and the fact that it can extend out to a square that seats 8. Most of the time we'd be just four at the rectangle.

http://www.jcpenney.com/dining-possibilities-5-pc-counter-height-rectangular-dining-set/prod.jump?ppId=pp5004050811&catId=cat100250054&deptId=cat100240019&&_dyncharset=UTF-8&colorizedImg=DP0505201417180510M.tif

What do you think?

OP! I actually HAVE this exact table and it's such great quality! I bought it maybe 6 years ago when I was single and living in the city -- it was a great fit for my airy open high ceilinged city apartment. It has moved with us three times since I bought it (further and further out to the suburbs and now I have a husband and kid). I have to say that it has held up VERY well, it has a few scratches that I think I could cover up with a marker but haven't done and I really love that the leaf folds out of the table. That said, it's a VERY tight fit with 8 people so I don't recommend it if that's what you want it for. We normally keep it a rectangle with 4 chairs but we can seat 6 at the rectangle tightly and 6 is much better when it's a square. I haven't tried 8 but considering the tight fit with 2 on one side when it's a rectangle, I can't imagine it's any different when it's a square.

It's a great table, but not practical now that I have a climbing toddler - we're actually going to get rid of it and instead buy a rectangular table with a bench and leaf that expands it out to a larger rectangle. I'm also just getting sick of it, whereas our previous homes (other than loft-like apartment) had a separate dining room, our new place is completely open and it is too tall compared to our other furniture and looks awkward. I can't wait to get rid of it -- just waiting a few months since we've spent so much money since we moved in!

Um….after all that if you still want to buy it, and might want a used table in great condition, post here and maybe we can work something out.

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Anonymous wrote:I find these sets very uncomfortable to sit on for any period of time.

PP here who has the table. I'm 5'2" and find the table comfortable.

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PP again, they've changed the table a bit - mine is solid wood, no MDF or veneer.

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Thanks for the tip and offer, PP . Thinking about it.