How to choose the perfect dining table and chairs for your home

Pros reveal their secrets to creating balance in kitchens and dining rooms and share insider tricks for taking measurements

The Seoul dining chair and Santiago round dining table from Bo Concept is perfect for more compact spaces.

A table and chairs is the staple for any dining room or dining area of a larger kitchen or open-plan layout.

Any additional furniture purchases depend on the style and scale of the room and can include a sideboard or butler’s tray with the whole space finished off as simply as hanging a stylish light fitting above the table and some pictures on the wall.