https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 04:25:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591149 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 18:06:10 +0000 MaryM 2591149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a really nice round pedestal table from goodwill for $30 when we staged our house. The base needs to be painted, but it's nice and sturdy and easier to sit at than our drop leaf (there's always a leg in the way) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591087 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 13:59:48 +0000 hellobeeboston 2591087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: our table is a mess right now - but we got a great table &amp; chairs from Boston Interiors! great price too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591017 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 08:57:09 +0000 looch 2591017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We need a new table and chairs, I think we're going to go with a smallish round table likely made of white laminate up top and with wooden legs. Then for seating, we need 2 chairs (the other 2 sides of the table have built in banquette seating) and I will likely go with those wider stools with the long rectangle seat, rather than those traditional round ones just so the chairs aren't in the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591014 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 08:32:33 +0000 hilsy85 2591014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just bought a basque table and bench from crate and barrel. Wood is a bit too dark for me but otherwise we like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591008 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 07:41:49 +0000 Mrs. J 2591008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a PB table that we bought on Craigslist and my parents' old chairs with it. We also have a bench that DH built that's not out right now, but probably when the kids are bigger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591007 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 07:39:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 2591007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: that's one nice thing about our condo- no table we just eat at the granite counter. Impossible for a toddler to damage that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591006 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 07:38:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 2591006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@OhCaptain: yeah that just sounds like a fight I don't want to have. I'm thinking chairs for now. I have enough battles to fight! I have a baby and an almost 3 year old so it will be a while before they both get it (though obviously the baby will be in a high chair of some sort for a while). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591003 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 07:10:39 +0000 Charm54 2591003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mines nothing special, but definitely buy cheap and invest later. Our poor table really took a beating once my baby turned into a toddler haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2591002 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 07:05:56 +0000 OhCaptain 2591002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I think it just depends on your child, and the expectations you set for their behavior. I nanny for a family with a bench, and the kids are terrible on it. They stand up, they climb on each other, and over each other and fall off the darn thing. (Note they are 4 and 5. It's better now but was bad when they were 2 and 3). When im there the have to sit in their knees or bum, but their parents don't have that rule at other times, like when they are playing Legos or a game etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590986 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 01:13:52 +0000 lamariniere 2590986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depending on your style, check out CB2 (more modern), they have midrange prices. Our dining table is from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590970 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:51:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 2590970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@OhCaptain: @Mrs. Pickle: I thought little kids would be too wiggly to sit on it long term. Like fine for a picnic but for dinner every night they would drive me mad. Maybe I'm wrong! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590964 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:37:59 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2590964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I sit on the bench for every meal and it's not uncomfortable at all. I love that we can seat lots of kids on it when we need to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590959 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:25:42 +0000 OhCaptain 2590959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: the bench is amazing for kids! We also have a bench (my husband made ours and drilled holes in it so we could secure our booster seat). It's easy to clean and you can squeeze lots of kids on it when you have friends over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590957 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:14:45 +0000 Foodnerd81 2590957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: really pretty! How do you find having a bench vs chairs. I'm torn on this- I really like the way it looks, and I like that you can squeeze an extra person on there as needed, but I feel like a bench would be uncomfortable for leisurely dinners. </p> <p>@ladybee: I like that style of chairs a lot. </p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: I showed some pictures of Ana White tables to DH and he's totally on board and wants to build us a table. Please note we have never built anything besides IKEA furniture. But the internet says it's easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590939 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 20:53:38 +0000 chopsuey 2590939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: I love your table! </p> <p>We have this table + emeco navy chairs </p> [attach=45/16/oaqvxe.600x585.image.jpeg] [attach=45/16/oaqvxf.600x585.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590934 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 20:47:47 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2590934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a farmhouse table and bench from<br /> Pottery Barn and chairs from Ikea. </p> [attach=1198/16/oaqvnn.450x600.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590931 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 20:42:35 +0000 ladybee 2590931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a hand me down set from my parents but once the boys are older I want something like this. </p> [attach=2199/16/oaqvez.558x501.image.jpeg] [attach=2199/16/oaqvf0.558x501.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590893 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:02:03 +0000 ShootingStar 2590893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Thanks! It wasn't cheap, but it wasn't super expensive either. It's a pretty common style too, I'm sure you can find something similar lots of places 😊. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590878 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:32:13 +0000 Foodnerd81 2590878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I really like that. I think that's the style I want now (DH doesn't know the yet). But maybe I can find a used one so I won't mind when it gets stabbed with a fork. Hypothetically. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590867 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:21:16 +0000 ShootingStar 2590867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is ours. I got it a few years ago at Jordan's. I love the look of it, but the veneer started taking a beating once DS started sitting at the table. </p> [attach=2504/16/oaqovh.600x450.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590866 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:04:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 2590866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: yeah I've been looking on Craigslist so far. Lots of super cheap like college furniture, and some much nicer stuff. Looking for something in the middle Hopefully. But now just getting ideas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590863 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:01:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 2590863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: oh I love that! But we are not yet THAT handy. When I say DIY I mean like paint. Maybe lightly sand and paint. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590859 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:42:35 +0000 avivoca 2590859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love to build a table, but for now we have a table that belonged to my husband's granny. It's not my style but he loves it. I'd suggest going to a secondhand store or the Habitat Restorefor something durable and cheap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590857 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:38:30 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2590857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm dreaming about doing an Ana White farmhouse set. They say supplies are under $100! Who cares if the kids bang into it because it's meant to look disresee </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-dining-sets#post-2590830 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:39:44 +0000 Foodnerd81 2590830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a house! And, we actually have a proper kitchen where we can have a table and chairs! (Up until now we have eaten at the island breakfast bar counter).</p> <p>I'm trying to figure out what stye of kitchen table I even want. Care to share pictures of your kitchen table set up? Or your dream table even if it's not what you have now? </p> <p>We will probably go cheap for now since, hello, just bought a house, but also with two little ones, they are going to be rough on it for a while. So cheap now, and something we really like down the line when we have saved up a bit more and the kids are less destructive. But a girl can dream. Or, DIY, since we have space to do projects! </p>