Dining Room Table Tops
Buy the best dining room table tops selected and recommended by interior designers. By Emily Hilton.
Swap out that old, possible damaged dining table top with a newer, flashier, well-constructed, table top.. Maybe it's time for an update. Maybe your just got your kitchen redone and the table no longer fits into the continuity of the room. It doesn't have to be completely replaced. Just pop off the top, and install one of the many options from this impressive collection.
Dining Room Table Tops
Buying Guide
Emily Hilton
Interior Design Expert
Emily is a young, talented designer, whose professional interests gravitate towards kitchen and dining spaces. She prides herself on her attention to detail, obsession with functionality, and appreciation for craftsmanship.
A dining room table top should be between 1” and 1 ¾” thick, although glass options are usually less than 1” (half of it on average).
The right thickness will also depend on your interior style. For example, modern and traditional tables tend to be thicker, whereas minimalist and more contemporary designs usually involve slicker and thinner surfaces.
The best finish for a dining room table top depends on the style of your room.
Lighter finishes work better in more contemporary and smaller settings as it helps them look wider than they actually are. If you want to emphasize this effect, you can also consider a glass dining room table top: it will amplify the light in your room and make it feel airier.
Darker finishes are more obvious choices in retro, vintage, and modern dining rooms, especially larger ones.
A white, distressed dining room table top is ideal in shabby chic settings whereas models with visible wooden planks can reinforce a rustic or farmhouse feel.
You can even find dining room table tops in different colors other than traditional wood: if that’s what you’re after, try and choose one from your existing palette to maintain a consistent look.
The current trends for dining room table tops that we’re excited to explore involve mixed textures and styles, round glass-top tables on top of metallic pedestals, and anything that involves retro design.
These design trends favor vintage or thrift shopping, as well as adding pops of color into your home instead of (necessarily) favoring the neutral color scheme that has been prevalent in Scandi, modern, or minimalist trends of the last decade.
Feel free to add in textured placemats or runners to really show off your table to its best extent.