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Should a buffet be longer than a dining table?

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Should a buffet be longer than a dining table?
No, a buffet usually shouldn't be longer than a dining table. Most experts recommend that you choose a buffet that is the same length or slightly shorter than your dining table. Keeping the two pieces in proportion with each other creates balance within a space.

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Antique Elizabethan Jacobean Revival Oak Draw Leaf Refectory Dining Table 86"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th Century Jacobean style draw leaf dining table. Features a rectangular form with two 15" draw leaves over a serpentine cut skirt, connected to a robust baluster-turned tre...
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Early 20th Century American Jacobean Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Outstanding Quality Antique Quality Mahogany 10 Seater Extending Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Regency figured mahogany 10 seater extending dining table having a quality figured mahogany extending top with a moulded edge and 2 original extra leaves,...
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Tables

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Other

Conservatory Outdoor Dining Table in Stainless Steel Powder Coated White
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Conservatory Collection offers a window to a bygone era, when conservatories and orangeries were sanctuaries of peace and quiet, seamlessly blending the indoors with the natural ...
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2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

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Steel

Shagreen Sculptural Dining Table in Shagreen Rattan and Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Dining Room Tables

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Brass

Shagreen Sculptural Dining Table in Shagreen Rattan and Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Dining Room Tables

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Brass

Ottanta Round White Dining Table by Lorenza Bozzoli
Located in Milan, IT
Seductive and unrepeatable gray veins emerge from a luminous white backdrop in this stunning round dining table fashioned of prized white Carrara marble. Three rigorous board-like le...
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2010s Italian Dining Room Tables

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Marble

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