Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Dining Room Table Size

[Judy Baxter (BAXTER]

I keep hoping we will get new tables - our current tables are long and
wide (I  think  38 or more inches wide, probably 7 feet long ) and
that seems to wide for me.  It is less of a problem now that most of
our children are older, but it is too wide when the noise level
increases.  (Yes, I know, we can work on noise control too).  I will
try to remember to measure ours, and repost .

We also have some round tables, and similarly, you cannot talk quietly
to anyone but your immediate neighbor at these (they seat 6, I think),
when there are lots of folks.

Someday, I will go look for smaller tables - no-one else seems
concerned enough to do research- I would lean toward 2 1/2
feet wide, (we rarely serve family style so few serving dishes).  We
have some folding tables we've used on the porch, that are narrow, 2
or 2 1/2 feet, and they work.

Judy