Space Needed For Poker Table
Written by Linda Erlam; Updated December 28, 2018
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- 1 Do a Furniture Layout to Scale
- 2 Plan for Dining Room Space
- 3 Place Living Room Furniture in a Rectangular Room
- 4 Determine the Correct Rug Size for a Dining Room
A round table is an efficient use of a room’s real estate. More people can be accommodated comfortably around a round table than around a square or rectangular table. Use the method a decorator uses to help you calculate the maximum size of table your room can hold and still be functional. Follow up with the calculation of the number of chairs the table can accommodate comfortably for a complete table-planning project.
Measure the width and length of the room. Draw a floor plan representation of the room on scale graph paper, using a scale of 1 square to equal 6 inches. For example, if the room measures 16 feet by 12 feet, draw a room outline 32 squares by 24 squares.
Measure the width and position of the doors in the room. Indicate them on the graph paper with a break in the wall line equal to the position and width of the door. If the door opens into the room, draw the area occupied by the door swing on the graph paper. The door swing indicates the amount of space the door occupies as it opens. Draw the door swing as a half circle, the radius of the circle equal to the width of the door, the center of the diameter line aligning to the hinge side of the door.
Indicate the fireplace, if present, and any heat registers or air conditioning units present in the room onto the floor plan. Indicate any furniture is to remain in the room, such as a sideboard or buffet and hutch or sliding closet doors.
Draw a line around the floorplan, 36 inches from all the obstacles, indicating the maximum space available for a table. This is the area available to accommodate the table and chairs. (A chair requires a minimum of 36 inches from the edge of the table for ease of operation. Thirty-six inches equates to 6 squares on the floorplan.)
Measure the narrowest distance on the floorplan from side to side within maximum space available. This is the maximum-diameter table that can easily fit into the room and allow proper chair manipulation around the table.
Multiply the diameter of the table by 3.14 and divide the result by 24 inches for the number of chairs that can fit comfortably around the table. For example, if the diameter of the table is 60 inches, the table can comfortably accommodate seven or eight people.
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About the Author
Linda Erlam started writing educational manuals in 1979. She also writes a biweekly newspaper column, 'Design Dilemmas,' in the 'Lakeshore News' and has been published in 'Design and Drapery Pro' magazine. Erlam is a graduate of the Sheffield School of Interior Design and is a practicing interior decorator and drapery workroom operator.
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