Austin Furniture Guide

Dining Tables in Austin

Illustration of a dining table with chairs in an Austin home

Dining furniture prices are easy to misread. A table shown with six chairs may be priced alone. Start by adding the seating you need, then compare the whole order.

Austin dining furniture showrooms

Four Hands

has a public flagship at 2090 Woodward Street in South Austin. It is a place to see furniture in person and order from the collection. The showroom’s location does not mean every table is stocked for immediate delivery.

fourhands.com
Nadeau

lists its Austin store at 2108 W. Anderson Lane. Use its current inventory to compare tables and storage. The price of the table you find is more useful than a store-wide average.

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Room & Board

is a premium-priced option at Domain NORTHSIDE. Include the chairs in your budget before falling for a table. Wood, dimensions, and finish choices vary by collection; the current dining table catalog is the source for the configuration you’re considering.

roomandboard.com
West Elm at 5th and Lamar

is at 1011 W. Fifth Street, Suite 100. Its Austin store offers furniture shopping and design appointments. Compare the exact table and chair combination; we don’t classify the whole store as budget furniture.

westelm.com
IKEA Round Rock

is another route for a tighter budget. Check the complete table-and-chair total, including delivery or the cost of collecting it.

ikea.com

Size the table for your actual room

An Austin neighborhood or a house’s age cannot tell you which table will fit. Measure the available space with doors open and account for the route through the room. Tape the proposed table footprint on the floor, then put a chair at each side and pull it out as if someone were getting up.

Leg placement matters as much as the overall length. A table may look long enough for three chairs per side but have legs that get in the way. Bring chair widths and seat heights if you’re keeping existing seating.

For an extendable table, repeat the exercise with the leaves in place. Decide where the leaves will live when they’re out.

Sit in the chairs before buying the set

Seat depth, back angle, and padding change how a dining chair feels. Sit long enough to notice pressure points. Check that arms slide under the table and that your knees clear the apron.

For counter seating, measure from the floor to the underside of the counter, not just its top. A stool sold as counter-height may still be wrong for your particular space. Test the footrest as well as the seat.

Used tables and sideboards

A secondhand table can leave more of the budget for chairs. Inspect the surface, joints, and extension mechanism. On a sideboard, open doors and drawers and check that shelves and support hardware are present.

Our used furniture guide and vintage guide cover places to look. Add any repair costs to the asking price before deciding that a project piece is a bargain.

Custom dining tables

For an unusual size or a particular wood, get a maker’s quote based on a drawing. The top, base, finish, delivery, and installation should all be specified. We don’t quote a blanket Austin price or lead time because both depend on the commission.

The rustic and farmhouse guide covers wood and finish questions. Before placing an order, work through the delivery route, especially for a large one-piece top.