Standard round dining tables are 28 to 30 inches high.
If you're shopping for a round dining table and wondering how tall it should be, there's no need to worry. Thankfully, the furniture industry has standardized dining table heights, making it easier on consumers to mix and match tables and chairs to their liking and know that the pieces will work together as far as height is concerned.
Standard Dining Tables
Whether a dining table is 60 inches around, 32 inches around, oval, square or rectangular, the standard height is approximately 28 to 30 inches from the top of the table to the floor. A rule of thumb in the furniture industry sets the chair seat height at about 10 to 12 inches less than the table height, which puts the standard dining chair seat height at about 18 to 20 inches.
Counter-Height Dining Tables
Counter-height dining tables, also called pub tables, are the height of a standard kitchen counter, which is 36 inches from the floor. Following the 10-to-12-inch rule of thumb, that gives counter-height dining chairs a seat height of 24 to 26 inches.
Bar-Height Tables
Bar-height tables are typically 42 inches from the floor, and bar stools or bar chairs have a seat height of 30 to 32 inches. If you're shopping for bar-height or counter-height chairs be sure to measure them before you buy them, as they're both often referred to simply as "bar stools" and sometimes no description of their seat height is given.
Other Considerations
Take note of dining chairs with arms. Measure them to make sure that the arms will fit under your table. Also, watch for low or wide table aprons. Some standard height dining tables have aprons--wooden panels that attach the legs to the table top--that lessen the amount of space under the table.
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