Configurable table tops

Not every room fits a stock table. The 14 tops here let you set the shape, the edge and, where the listing allows, the size, so a breakfast room with an awkward column or a narrow terrace alcove still gets tables that fit. Laminate leads, with resin, veneer, wood and sintered stone also listed. Draw the room before you choose a single size.

Draw the room, then size the tops

Most of these tops are offered in more than one shape: square on 12, rectangular and round on 11 each, and drop leaf on 4. Start with a drawing at scale. Mark 36-inch service lanes, a pull-back band of 18 to 24 inches for every chair, and roughly 24 inches of edge for each guest. Only then size the tops: two guests at 24 by 30 inches, four at 36 by 36 or at a rectangle 30 inches deep and 48 long, five or six around a round 48 inches across.

A column in the middle of a breakfast room is where this pays off. Two narrow rectangles either side of it seat as many as one large table would have, and the aisle stays clear for the morning buffet line. Write each top's size on the drawing at its position, so the order and the floor plan never disagree.

Surfaces and edges

Laminate is the largest group, on 8 tops, and it is where the edge choice shows most; the listings include a self edge and a PVC edge. Two tops are resin, and one each is veneer, wood and sintered stone. Four carry a patio listing. The rest stay inside.

For the full laminate range, see laminate table tops. For natural grain, the wood table tops are the next stop, and for stone, the granite table tops.

Lines, custom sizes and the order

Every combination of size, shape and edge counts as a separate line. Ask for a size or shape outside the listed range and it becomes a custom item, with a longer wait of up to about 8 weeks and a 40% deposit. Once we confirm it, that line is locked: it cannot come back, and it cannot be called off. Settle the drawing with your team before you ask for one. After confirmation, any change needs our written agreement, and a custom line already in production cannot be changed at all.

Single tops run from $95 to $240. Give each a base wide enough, two thirds of the diameter or better under a round, and record every top with its base in a property plan for the room. The table tops department holds the whole range.