Standard dining room tables are too short for us tall people. So we end up slouching to avoid an awkwardly large mouth to plate chasm. The “elbows off the table” doctrine doesn’t help, either. And if you get a tall table for tall people, it’s too tall for other people. I’ve tried solving this by sitting a bit cross legged at a lower chair and even with a kind of raised placemat. These are both pretty crude solutions.
The better solution I’d like to propose is inspired by how we put young children in high chairs; I want to put all the average people in high chairs, essentially. You might be thinking I’m nuts right about now. We’re going to build super sized high chairs for average people?!
We don’t have to. They are actually quite common. They’re called pub chairs and are used with pub tables.
So the idea is for average height people to use pub chairs as intended, while we tall people use a chair of our own choosing or maybe just shorten the legs on a pub chair. Whatever it takes to get those elbows a bit below eating height… The following are some tall table options.
If you already have a table you like and just want to make it a tad taller, there are always furniture lifts for this purpose.
As for me, my girlfriend has wanted to make a farmhouse style table for a while now. I agreed on one condition: We make it tall! We settled on 33″ tall and coupled this with different height bench and chairs. It isn’t exactly as ideal as the setup I described above, but a reasonable compromise. It’s also a lot better than the crazy raised placemat (slightly raised cutting board essential) I used to use when my back was really bad. She got the plans from Ana-White. Of course we tweaked them to get a tall table. The project was fairly straightforward, though it would have been nice to have had a Kreg Jig
So, what do you think of this tall table concept? Will average height people be offended when we sit them in high chairs at our tall tables?
Chase Watkins, Michelle Long Watkins
It’s _your_ home. _You_have to live there. Visitors are just that, _visitors._ Set it up for your own comfort. That’s not being selfish, that’s just reasonable.
I love the idea of a taller table and chairs. I would like ALL of my furniture to be custom made as well as find the tallest toilet out there! I am 6’2″ and my son is 6’7″. Let any visitors shorter than that take a running start when they need to sit down!?
Glad you like it. Running start, lol. You might like the post Tall Toilets too 🙂
Thanks, I’ll check it out. I’m going to start looking for new furniture soon. Any ideas on where to look for taller pieces that won’t break the bank?
As far as couches etc., I don’t know of anyone making them stock specifically for tall people. But just a bit of googling turns up a lot of companies willing to do custom furniture for tall people (might break that bank though!). And probably there are a lot of big and tall furniture sources out there. I haven’t really looked at this too much yet. There are lots of furniture risers out there though, and these are a very inexpensive way of taking furniture that meets your other criteria and just making it more tall friendly. Of course if you’re crafty you could always check out some DIY furniture plans and scale them up for tall people. I’ve built some furniture for my home office, but it’s far from presentable, just a pile of 2x4s!
we have Canada have a LOT of tall & big people that are tall, being polite, that HAVE to slouch in regular chairs, whether at home or out to eat. I am taking the incentive to build my OWN tall guy/gal chair for comfort. Deeper wider seats. Its not difficult, but for my height of 6’4. 223lbs (110kg), we need one or two to relax in. The dog loves it. Send your feedback. Most big/tall chairs are ‘custom’ with the price to match. They can be sent IKEA style (break down), or more expensive because of space taken in a box.
That sounds awesome, what is the name of the company that makes this custom furniture for tall people?
Don’t know if you’re still looking, but Signature Hardware has a 21″ toilet! It’s amazing, beautiful! We purchased it and they are a good and reliable company.
Love this! All my sons (4) are well over 6 feet( range 6’4 to 6’8) and I want them comfortable in our home. Great tips!
rocking chair or muskoka chair for us 6′ and taller?
Not sure, but will let you know if I come across one!
Viking Father, lol 🙂