a place to entertain

{ apollo dining table from CB2 }

We plan on staying in our current home for a little while longer and one of the things I wish we had most was a dining table. D and I both love to cook and entertain but stray away from having friends over for meals, simply due to the fact that we would all have to huddle around our small little table. It's perfect for everyday meals but having the ability to entertain would really help round out the 'pros' list for our current place. We have a fairly generous amount of space to accommodate a table and I'm thinking that a narrow rectangle table with a bench and then we could use our current acrylic chairs would work best in the space. It's sort of a filler table, so we don't want to break the bank, but still get something that we can enjoy and host wonderful meals with friends and family. Here are a few that I've been checking out... 

{ Angso table from Ikea }

{ Monarch table from Home Depot }

{ Sarah dining table from Structube }