Dining tables and chairs Manufacturers have longsimplified our task and offer a choice of furniture in just three styles: classics, modern and country. Of course, such a division is conditional, since the classics synthesize elements of other closely related styles to some extent, and the definition of modernity includes all the modern conditions without exception. However, orienting itself in a sea of proposals, this approach, undoubtedly, helps.
The next step is to measure the areaa dining group. In most houses, it is not possible to single out a separate room for a dining room, which means that this functional area needs to be combined with the living room or organized in the kitchen. By the way, this situation narrows the search area even more. After all, like a classic or modern table for eight persons can occupy the entire volume of a nine-meter kitchen. And therefore, from it, alas, will have to give up in favor of a modest four-place subject of the situation (for information: to accommodate such a compact group it will take only 4 m²). Some furniture factories take into account the needs of customers and produce models in several sizes. But this is more an exception than the rule. A full kit If the living room area is more than 15 m², the "sofa group" can be slightly pressed. Then the room will also contain a dining room. In addition to a dining table and a set of chairs, a couple of display cases or cupboards may be needed - for storing a ceremonial service, crystal glass and silverware. A more modern version - open hanging shelves or low chests. By the way, the dining room is by no means a rigidly fixed system. It does not "fall apart" if you remove from it some element - a table or a set of chairs. Quite the opposite, complex proposals are a rarity, they can be counted on the fingers. They appear when the manufacturer develops a single collection for a separate functional area or for all living rooms at once. Then the ruler - say, Gray from Gervasoni, Downtown from Selva (Italy); Kristina from Rowico (Sweden); "Caprice" from "EcoMebel" (Russia) - performed in a general style and color, and therefore made by another factory and got into an alien environment the subject will look really inappropriate. In most cases, tables and chairs are sold separately and selected according to taste. Moreover, the producer focuses the decorative emphasis not on the main object - the table, but on the chairs. They become a real test site for design experiments. It is for the chairs that they carefully study the shape, select the frame material, fillers of seats and back, upholstery. The table is justly considered a purely utilitarian subject.
Everyone at the table!
To say that the factories have completely dropped the updatedining tables off the books and now only produce well-tested models, it would be wrong. Although some manufacturers do take a similar position. For example, the Finnish company Artek practically does not develop new products, but produces tables designed by the famous architect Alvar Aalto back in the 1930-1950s. And, it should be noted, quite successfully. Classic Scandinavian design, high-quality natural materials (birch and ash) - all this only plays into the hands of a small Finnish factory and, in addition, helps it keep prices at a fairly decent level. For example: table 82A, the length and width of which are 150 and 85 cm, respectively, costs 29,015 rubles.
But not all manufacturers are so conservative.Of course, no one tries to radically change the configuration of the dining table. The tabletop is almost always made in the form of a simple geometric figure (square, rectangle, circle, oval) of varying thickness and with an edge of different shapes (straight or rounded). We said "almost" because they still try to experiment. Thus, recently the Bonaldo factory (Italy) has added a transformable table Quadro to its range, which when unfolded looks like a flower with four petals. Time will tell how convenient it will be to use this designer object invented by Karim Rashid. Nevertheless, it can be assumed that, despite all the space savings (when folded, the table turns into a square with a side of 40 cm), petal tabletops will cause a lot of trouble for the feet of those eating. Basically, experiments affect the legs of the table. They become more elegant and intricate or, conversely, more massive and simpler. As examples of these polar options, we will cite the Florence tables from the Russian factory Europa (RUB 11,985) and the Amari from the Danish manufacturer BoConcept (about RUB 76,000).
Materials used for manufacturingtabletops and legs, can be the same or different. The most common combination is wood and polished (Veima table by Scanwood, Finland, 95,800 rubles) or matte (Milan model by the Europa factory, 12,463 rubles) metal. In general, the usual materials for tabletops are wood or MDF boards. Less common are glass, stone slabs and ceramic tiles, framed in a wooden or metal frame. In addition to metal, wood is actively used for legs, which is often covered with intricate carvings or complemented with various decorations. Breakfast on the grass The dining group will be successfully placed on the terrace or veranda of a country house. However, in our climate, such a "registration" will be temporary - only for the summer. And in general, for an open-sided area, it is better to use special garden furniture made of moisture-resistant materials, such as plastic, metal, artificial hularo fiber, teak. Work is also underway on options for finishing dining tables. Traditional application of clear and colored varnishes to wood is still widespread. But the range of factories is increasingly replenished with tables painted in black (Dint from Nueva Linea, Spain, 84,000 rubles), gray (Gray from Gervasoni), white (Kristina from Rowico, 30,350 rubles). The degree of gloss of the coatings is also at the discretion of the manufacturer. Products with a completely matte surface and the so-called high gloss, familiar to us from modern kitchen facades, exist on equal terms. Judge for yourself: for the same Duke table, the Calligaris factory (Italy) has six design options, including wood veneer covered with matte transparent varnish and high-gloss white finish. There is even such an unusual type of decor as artificial or natural leather. It is used, for example, by the Russian Dolce Vita factory to decorate the legs of the Mambo table. Note that such an unusual finish has almost no effect on the price - the model is offered for 37,512 rubles.
If we talk about the sizes of dining tables, thenTheir height is usually standard – 75 cm plus or minus 2–3 cm. The width is also not too complicated: this characteristic lies in the range of 70–90 cm. The diameter of round tables varies within 70–155 cm. The length of the table is a completely different matter. There really is something to choose from: the minimum length can be only 40 cm, and the maximum – 250 cm.
