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

[Anonymous]

I hate not being able to rest my feet on the floor. It gets uncomfortable. My 6'3" husband did not mind it. Will never buy another one.

[Anonymous]

OP here -- while I was really expecting to like the counter-height table as a substitute for a pull-up island.... I tried out the one I was looking at and... y'all were right! Not going to work.

The deal breaker for me is that in order to move the chair forward or backward at all while sitting in it, I have to use the tippy tips of my shoes to pull myself forward. I'm not short (5'6"+). I am used to being able to move the chair in and out while I'm sitting in it and I'm not willing to give that up.

And now, I get what you are talking about with the feel not on the floor -- I felt like I had to lean forward toward the edge of the seat in order to comfortably support my feet on the wooden rung -- which mean I couldn't actually rest against the back of the chair ever.

And the table seemed like a couple of inches too high from where my elbows were --- would have been even higher to the kids (b/c their torso height is shorter than mine).

LOVE the look of the counter height tables... but you were right... not functional. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a trend. I hate sitting at bar height tables at restaurants. It is uncomfortable. But if you love it, go for it.

Absolutely hate them. They are super uncomfortable. Great if your goal is for no one ever to linger at your table.

[Anonymous]

We hated ours, but I love sitting at the counter height breakfast bar.