{"product_id":"blu-dot-good-times-round-dining-table-walnut","title":"Blu Dot Good Times Round Dining Table - Walnut","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood Times Round Dining Table — Walnut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor most of the twentieth century the centre of a Japanese home was the \u003cem\u003echabudai\u003c\/em\u003e — a low table, very often round, that the family gathered around for every meal. It was the one object in the house everybody used at the same time, and its shape was not incidental. Around a circle, nobody is at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere is a word for the quality that produces: \u003cem\u003eenman\u003c\/em\u003e, 円満, written with the character for circle and meaning harmony, completeness, things being at peace. A full circle. It is the word you use about a family that gets on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA rectangular table builds hierarchy into the furniture whether you want it or not — somebody ends up at the head, somebody ends up shouting down the length. Sixty inches of circle removes the problem geometrically. Everyone sits the same distance from the centre, everyone can hear everyone, and the awkward question of who sits where simply does not arise. Six people fit comfortably. Eight if the evening goes well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBlu Dot make no attempt to disguise the mass, and they are right not to. The top is a full two inches thick, and it lands on four heavy cylindrical legs set inboard from the edge, turned rather than tapered, with no bracing or apron between them. The whole piece is built out of very few, very large elements — which is the only way a round table this size avoids looking like a disc balanced on sticks. In walnut the figure sweeps across the full sixty-inch circle in long dark curves, and because there is no edge or corner to interrupt it, the top reads as one continuous surface from any seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe legs sitting inboard matter more than they sound. There is no corner to catch a knee and no apron to block a chair, so seating can go anywhere around the circumference — which is what makes a round table genuinely flexible when one more person arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe construction is an engineered wood core surfaced in walnut veneer, with solid hardwood legs. At a sixty-inch diameter that is the correct choice: a solid top of this width would move against itself with every change in the weather, while this stays flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePractical facts. It stands 29\" high with 28\" of clearance underneath — measure any armchairs, because arms taller than 28\" will not go under. It weighs 121 lbs, ships by freight and requires assembly, so clear the route in and plan for two people. Indoor use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiameter: 60\" (152 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 29\" (74 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround clearance: 28\"H (71 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop thickness: 2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 121 lbs (54.9 kg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeats six comfortably, eight at a push\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineered wood core with walnut veneer, solid hardwood legs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable glides for levelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndoor use only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssembly required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreight delivery; white glove delivery available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-year warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eClean with a slightly damp, soft cloth and wipe completely dry along the direction of the grain. Use a quality wood furniture cleaner for marks, and use mats under anything hot or wet — this is a wood finish, not stone. Keep out of prolonged direct sunlight: walnut lightens under UV, and on a round top an uneven bleach line is very visible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blu Dot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53644920193290,"sku":"GT1-60RDTB-WL","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/4025\/1914\/files\/ChatGPTImage8.sep.2026_11_31_04_7.png?v=1788859881","url":"https:\/\/japancoo.com\/products\/blu-dot-good-times-round-dining-table-walnut","provider":"Japancoo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}