A dining room table is still essential for many families wishing to have a place where they can all eat together. Some people have tables that seat 4- 6 people but then struggle when they want to invite guests over. It may not be feasible to buy a larger table for use only occasionally, so why not invest in an extending table. And extending table is one where the sides either drop down the side when not used, can be removed entirely or slide under the main section of the table. This allows you the extra room when needed without taking up extra space when not in use.

Although extending tables are not cheap, you can pick one up second hand and save a massive amount of the original purchase prices, especially if you are not worried about a few little scratched here and there. Do not forget to get spare chairs for when you do extend the table and make sure you have somewhere to store them.