Thread: A pic of the offending table. Can anything be done with it?

Change the chairs or cut the chair legs, and if that is unaccepatable, it's surgery on the table.

That would mean using a jigsaw to cut the apron (arch). A nice table like that ....what a difficult decision. I would consider chairs.

cheers conwood

knock a bit of teh legs of the chair legs.

Problem with the chairs is that they're brand new and leather all the way down the legs. And they cost my partner a small fortune so they can't be replaced.
God i've even considered buying a set of table legs from ikea.
So is it possible to cut a chunk out of the apron?

I'm also a "chair leg" feller, but if you Google "standard furniture dimensions" that will give you the nod on which item is the offender.

The apron on that table doesn't appear overly deep. So if the table is a standard height, the problem may be with the chairs.

You have at least 4 possible solutions.

Plan A. Shorten the legs on all the chairs. Not for the faint hearted, and not something I'd recommend you try yourself. Once you make the 1st cut, there is no turning back.

Plan B. Cut a wide sweeping arch in the apron, to give perhaps 20-30mm more leg room. Again, not a job I'd suggest you try alone. Good for someone sitting need the middle of the side, less good if you are stuck at the end.

Plan C. Find some way to increase the height of the table (by adding something to the bottom of the table legs). Hard to judge how difficult it would be without seeing the bottom of the leg, and probably not a good idea if the table is already a standard height. However, you have the advantage of being able to try it out without any cutting or cost. Just put equal sized blocks under each leg and see how it feels. If it feels OK, then talk to someone about a more elegant (and permanent) solution. If the table feels too high, then go back to plan A or B. Or go straight to plan D.

Plan D Sell the tables, the chairs, or both, and start all over again.

Before thinking about cutting the chairs raise the table by the same amount as you think you will be cutting from the chairs .... it will give the same proportions without any damage.

You need to find out if the the chair height is comfortable to the height of the table top, ie is it comfortable to put your elbows on the table or is it too low/high. If the heights are comfortable and its just the apron that gets in the way then it will need to be cut to suit.

The leather's wrapped around the chair legs all the way down
Ok so i'll see get some wood blocks and see if it works a bit higher and then find someone willing to trim the apron.
It might have to be more than halved though.
It's either fix this table or buy or build a new one. The actual table to go with these chairs is the stratford at freedom and very expensive.
This table is 75cm high and most of the freedom tables are about the 80-90cm mark.

Just measured the apron and it's 9cm. Would at least need to cut off half to be comfy.

Masybe some nice castors on the bottom of the table legs would lift it high enough.

i think cutting the apron will make it to weak.

build new chairs?

If the table needs to be extended perhaps make a cut at the existing rebate (just below the apron) and place the extension in here (dowell up and down) as apposed to adding on the bottom of the legs.

This one is dead easy. Just extend the legs of the table (at the lower end of the legs).

(1) Match the existing wood of the legs.

(2) ditto, but add band between the join as a feature to disguise the join.

(3) Add contrasting wood as a feature - in this situation I would use something like ebony or a wood that matches the leather of the chairs.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Originally Posted by derekcohen

This one is dead easy. Just extend the legs of the table (at the lower end of the legs).

(1) Match the existing wood of the legs.

(2) ditto, but add band between the join as a feature to disguise the join.

(3) Add contrasting wood as a feature - in this situation I would use something like ebony or a wood that matches the leather of the chairs.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Much easier to raise the table than alter the chairs or apron on the table. Definately look to put a feature in as Derek suggests.
I think most of the folks here are curious to see the measurements on the chairs and table though.

Perth mum

it looks as your table is dimensioned at the bottom end of the height range and the chairs are at the other end.

one of the reference books I have suggests that the minimum distance between the seat of a chair and the table apron should be 6-1/2 inches, about 16.5 cm.
personally I prefer 20 cm or more


to fix:
modifying the aprons would be a major challenge and would, in all probability, ruin the look of the table.
lifting the table by extending the legs with "sabots" (the correct term for "shoes" added at the floor end of a leg) is possible, but from what I can see of the legs it will be very tricky to get an appropriate visual match.
the examples of sabots I've seen were fitted to tapered legs, not curved ones like you have.

ball and claw feet might work, as might antique style castors — it all depends on what other furniture you have



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