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Dining room ideas for families with a lot to do

Here’s a small dining area whose clever storage and extendable table help it handle the family’s many activities.

VIHALS chairs stand at a green VIHALS extendable table on a rug underneath a white ZEBRASÄV pendant lamp in a dining room.
VIHALS chairs stand at a green VIHALS extendable table on a rug underneath a white ZEBRASÄV pendant lamp in a dining room.

Flexible and coordinated

If you need a bigger table sometimes but your space is small, an extendable one like this VIHALS table could be perfect.

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A VAPPEBY Bluetooth speaker lamp stands on a green VIHALS extendable table along with a SKUGGSTUBB mug and a sewing machine.
Three VIHALS chairs are stacked together beside an IVAR storage box on wheels and an IVAR cabinet on the wall.
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Get the right light for different activities

With a pendant, you can light up the table so everyone can see everything. It can also create a cosy room within a room feeling.

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The wireless dimmer/power switch of a TRÅDFRI starter kit lies on a green table underneath a white ZEBRASÄV pendant lamp.
A white ZEBRASÄV pendant lamp hangs over a table with food on it. The light brightens and the food is replaced with a laptop.
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Storage for all the things you do

Open shelves give you easy access storage.

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Three EKENABBEN open shelving units with some VATTENDRÅG boxes with lid and other things on them stand under some windows.
A white ZEBRASÄV pendant lamp hangs over a SKUGGSTUBB mug on a VIHALS extendable table near some IVAR cabinets on a wall.
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Softness under your feet

Making things comfier for your feet and cosier is this RIDSTIG rug.

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A green VIHALS extendable table stands on a RIDSTIG rug near a shelving unit with some VATTENDRÅG boxes with lid on it.
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Small but adaptable and ready for anything

With an extendable table, enough storage, and some extra folding chairs and stools that are easy to put away when guests have left.

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Folding chairs, an IBBARBO stool and two VIHALS chairs stand at an extendable table underneath a white ZEBRASÄV pendant lamp.
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