Will a dining table for here?

[MrsTravelBug]

My husband is driving me insane, we are buying our first house together and he seems to have it in his head that all furniture must be pushed up against walls and anything in the centre of a room is “a massive thing blocking the way”

So will a rectangle dining table with a long bench and two chairs (bench one side, chairs the other) fit in this space? I don’t have the measurements so we won’t buy anything until we have checked but he is dismissing it out of hand.

This is what I would do ^ (and if there's sufficient space, rebuild the cupboard housing the fridge freezer in the alcove so they're not on view).

Imo, it makes far better sense to free up valuable space for a table by moving them and is well worth the hassle involved.

I too agree with moving them and when the fuckers die replace with much better and larger freestanding ones.

This is what you need: NORBERG wall-mounted drop-leaf table, white - IKEA UK

I had no idea that they were removable or at least it hasn’t occurred to me as an option. Mumsnet is a mine of good ideas!