8x10 Dining Room Layout Ideas: What Fits (With Diagrams)

A 72 × 36 inch banquette table fits an 8x10 dining room with 40-inch clearance and seats 6. See 2 to-scale layouts plus rug, chandelier and lighting sizes.

An 8x10 dining room is 80 sq ft (7.4 m²). The best fit is a 72 × 36 inch banquette table that seats 6, leaving 40 in between the table edge and the walls for chairs. Skip the rug: chairs would catch its edge. Hang an 18-inch chandelier 30 to 36 inches above the table.

What size table fits an 8x10 dining room?

A 72 × 36 inch banquette table, which leaves 40 in between the table and the walls. Allow 36 inches minimum so chairs can slide out, and 42 to 48 inches if people walk behind them.

How many people can sit in an 8x10 dining room?

6 people comfortably around a 72 × 36 inch banquette table. Use a bench on one side to add an extra seat for kids.

Round or rectangular table for an 8x10 dining room?

A rectangular table suits this longer room: it follows the room's shape and seats more people along the long sides.

What size rug goes under a dining table in an 8x10 room?

None. A rug needs to extend 24 inches past the table on every side, and that would run into the walls here. Bare floors are safer.

What size chandelier for an 8x10 dining room?

Add the room's length and width (8 + 10) for an 18-inch maximum, then keep it under two-thirds of the table width: about 18 inches. Hang it 30 to 36 inches above the table.

How much paint do I need for an 8x10 dining room?

About 2 gallons for two coats. With 8 ft ceilings the walls total 252 sq ft after subtracting one door and one window, and a gallon covers roughly 350 sq ft (1.4 gallons exactly).