A typical dining room chair is about 18 inches high at the seat.
Standard chair height for dining table.
This kind of table is less formal and is used in smaller casual dining areas such as breakfast nooks.
A standard dining chair is between 17 and 19 inches high.
This is because chairs are most often paired with these most common types of tables.
There are standard heights for other styles of dining tables.
Standard height tables 30 inches a standard height table also referred to as a chair height table continues to be the most common table height available.
The ideal is around 26cm.
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This traditional option is the most common and gives you the widest selection.
Most modern chairs have their seat height set at around 50cm from the floor and most dining tables are around 76cms high.
Therefore we achieve the ideal 26cm.
Standard height dining tables sometimes called regular height dining tables sit between 28 and 30 inches and should be used with 18 to 23 inch chairs stools or benches.
For that reason most dining tables are 28 to 30 inches high from floor to table surface.
These chair heights are standard to fit under tables from 28 30 inches 71 76cm.
Bar height tables are casual and suited to accommodate standing adults but if you choose to provide seating like bar chairs or bar stools the typical height is 28 to 30 inches.
Why should i choose standard height dining.
The two most common dining chair seat height ranges are 18 23 and 24 26.
Chair heights generally range up to 17 19 inches 43 48cm from the chair leg to the top of the seat while stool heights can range from 16 23 inches 40 58cm due to their minimalism.
That means you have a 12 inch space between the standard 30 inch dining table and seat to accommodate your lap napkin formal or informal attire and any random bits of food that go astray.
So figure chairs with an 18 inch height as a starting point.
A counter height table for example is typically between 34 and 36 inches high.
You ll find the widest selection of sizes styles and finishes in dining tables and chairs at this height.