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Java Dining Set

Java dining set

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When we moved into our house seven years ago, the first thing I wanted to do was buy a decent table.  Our sturdy and rustic table continues to be the pride of our kitchen and gets a lot of traffic – coffee drinking, homework, play doh, cooking lessons, freelance work, den – but it still manages to scrub up well for dinner parties and the highlight of the year – Christmas Dinner!

But have YOU got a decent table? Would you like a new one?!! Well I’ve got a treat for you…

I’m teaming up with lovely folks at Furniture Choice this festive season to offer one extremely lucky Feeding Boys reader a whopping £300 to spend on some brand new Dining Room Furniture. They’ve got a huge range to choose from and loads of different styles, so you can find something that suits your house perfectly. If you need a bit of advice they’ve got tips here on helping you figure out your style.

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Comments

  1. Lisa King says

    This year will be me, my partner and our 2 children plus my mum and my parnter’s mum so 6 of us 🙂

  6. valerie mccarthy says

    This year it will be my husband and my daughter. Hopefully our friend will be able to come and stay with us over the holidays. This table is so beautiful….

  8. Tracy Nixon says

    I usually go to my parents – there will be my parents, my uncle, me and my four children – so 8 but loads of family round later for treats and Christmas tea!

  15. samantha swain says

    I will be away in Finland with my family so it will be me, the hubby & my four children

  16. Ceri Kay says

    My dad, my brother and his girlfriend, my husband, my great aunt who is 89 and the dog under the table!

  17. Kavey says

    Oh now this would be good timing and good fortune. We haven’t got a dining table (or any table for eating off, no kitchen table or anything). We need to get one in time for Christmas would be nice.

  25. Corinne Faulkner says

    I did a really silly thing and sold my kitchen table on ebay for peanuts as it was so old and I really needed the cash for a new one but unfortunately one of my cats got sick and I spent the money on vet bills so sitting with our dinners on our laps (dreading Christmas as I also have visitors from Abroad) – fingers so crossed 🙂

  29. Corinne Faulkner says

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  31. emma cella says

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  34. Lucy Pasifull says

    I will have my friend, her husband and two children, my hubby and four children, my Mum, Dad, Two brothers, brother-in-law and niece, my mother-in-law and father-in-law and needless to say it will be a tight squeeze!

  45. Yvonne Brownsea says

    We’ll actually be going to my Mum’s for dinner this Christmas, but it will be me, hubby, our son, my Mum and my 2 sisters x

  51. Jane McColl says

    I will be sat with my parents, my brother my hubby and my gorgeous little boy. I can’t wait! I follow you on all formats, stumble, twitter etc.

  52. Heather Haigh says

    I never know until the last minute. Myself, my husband for sure, then it’s anyone’s guess right now as to who else in the family will make it and who they will bring. If the numbers get large I do start asking people to bring chairs and maybe plates though.

  55. Shelley Jessup says

    I will have my parents & my brother however my brother keeps asking if his ‘friends’ can come too but I’ve never them so I said I’d like to meet them first. It did start at one friend but now he wants two so I think I may need extra chairs if they do come!

  56. Shelley Jessup says

    Im subscribed with google reader & set on my home page – Thanks for a smashing competition x

  57. Mark Whittaker says

    Will have my mum round for the first time with her husband and my partner, she is already fretting that I am serving our personal tradition of duck (which she has never had before)! Though little does she know I am doing a small turkey just in case.

  59. Angela Kate Webster says

    Hopefully we will be going away this year, so there won’t be a Christmas table! I will however be spending my break with my gorgeous bf.

    @greenandshiney

  64. EMMA WALTERS says

    so excited, my brother is coming to spend xmas, so for the first time in years there will be – me, OH, 2 boys, mum, stepdad, brother & his OH – yay!!!! 🙂 oh and the dog lol
    @emmav6

  69. jessica whitehead-stevens (@jessws2011) says

    me the hubby and the 2 kid. but last year we a had a surprise guest 5 mins before we started eating so who knows. lol

  71. Katie says

    I follow your blog on my Google Reader (hope that’s the RSS you mean?), also follow on Pinterest and StumbleUpon

  74. Laura Williams says

    Round the Christmas dinner table on Christmas day will be my 6 children, my husband and myself 🙂 we are for the first year ever, going out for our Christmas dinner and I’m really looking forward to not cooking and spending a proper day with my kids instead of in the kitchen!!!! 🙂
    Thank you!

    @SaladScoffer

  79. Maxine says

    It’ll just be me and hubby – but it’s the first Christmas day I’ve not been working for 20 years so it will be very special!

  87. karine jade says

    just me my hubby and little girl, though we probably might end up with some work colleagues at OH’s hotel , as he has to work over Christmas, then gets new year’s free

  91. Susan Seaman says

    sadly my partner has to work xmas day 24 hour shifts as a carer so im prob gonna hide all day as im on my own 🙁 but will be making up for it boxing day with late xmas day and family x

  92. Julie Hogg says

    We usually have everyone, but this year it will be me, my 2 children and hopefully my husband, as long as he can get home from sea 🙂

  107. Zoe G says

    My other half, the kids, and other family members who haven’t decided whose house they are going yet

  108. Linda Tweed says

    My daughter, husband, his parents, great aunt and sister. My relatives are rather far away, in the USA.

  109. angela sandhu says

    probably my husband, son, my parents and my cousins and their children but it wont be my dinner table it will be someone elses (i hope!)

  111. Deborah Munn says

    I have an unlucky 13 round the christmas dinner table. They consist of friends and then the dreaded family. We all have our crosses to bear.

  113. Sarah Welsh says

    They’ll be me, my husband, mum and dad, 2 brothers, sister, auntie, 2 cousins, sister in law and 2 nieces but, most importantly, my new baby boy!

  114. Vic says

    me, my partner, sister in law, brother in law, father in law, mother in law and our nephew and neice

  119. Lisa Williams says

    Me my Mum and my Dad My sister and her boyfriend and my boyfriend and my Nephew ….. a pretty packed table :s

  125. Alexander Duckett says

    Grandparents, parents, aunties and uncles. Fairly small gathering compared to some on here, only 10 people!

  129. Lynn Blakeman says

    I’ll be dining out again this year with my husband and daughter and also my father and brother

  131. Carrie Brown says

    This year it will be a quiet one for us, just myself, my other half and our two children. Making up for it on Boxing day by going to my mums for a big family gathering though 🙂

  132. miriam krutska says

    all my husband family which include his parents and 4 sisters with husbands and kids ;-0 x

  147. Fiona Marshall says

    My parents, uncle, brother, sister and her husband and their 4 children (5 if the baby arrives before christmas!)

  154. Hilda Hazel Wright says

    Just me and my boyfriend, having our own traditional Christmas dinner of curry nomnomnom!

  165. Jenny says

    Mum, 2 brothers and their wives and 2 children, and sister and her husband and our two children 🙂

  167. Caroline H says

    All the family and some friends, all at different times, some for food, some for drinks, some for both. It’ll be great!

  168. caroline Johnson says

    As usual. will be and my wonderful husband. Quiet and peaceful and lots of good food and sleep!

  172. Kim says

    So far it’s just my OH and the kids, I’m hoping my little one will be in his highchair by then…time is flying!!

  175. natalie holland says

    Small christmas this year – I think just me, my husband, our two boys and my parents!! 😀 Thank you for the giveaway x

  183. Janet Dixon says

    My parents will be coming over for a couple of days and maybe my brother will be around the table too ?

  187. Carolin says

    I actually don’t know yet, but if its like last year I will have my husband, my son, my parents in law and my sister in law.

  191. Lisa Day says

    My sister and her family,my brother and his family,mum and dad,me and my sister and probably a few more ppl too.We’re gonna need a bigger table!

  192. Andrew Halliwell says

    This year, I’ll be missing christmas mostly… Working royal mail christmas casual until christmas eve so I’ll just be relaxing all on my lonesome on christmas day and visiting family after the new year.

  196. rachael mounteney says

    I’m actually quite apprehensive this year as its me, my partner and our baby boy PLUS his dad, his sister and her husband, their young son and 21 year old daughter and her baby boy!! I’ve never cooked for that many people before let alone a Christmas meal,!!

  209. ClairejB says

    We’ll be spending Christmas day with my partners family and Boxing day with my family. Plans are a bit up in the air at the moment, so I’ve no idea whats really happening! Last year we were expected to be at two places at once (due to people not living that close to each other and not wanting to travel for various reasons) and so ended up rushing from one place to the other! I have a feeling it might be the same again this year!

    Could really do with a new dining table as we have my parents old one that lived in their garage for a while and although it’s still quite sturdy it is not exactly a pretty picture! Fab comp, i would love to win!

  212. tracey bowden says

    ill be having dinner at my sisters this year we take it turns every year, last year i had everyone round including me, my daughter, 2 neices, 3 sisters my mum and her partner

  214. Heather says

    Myself, partner & son plus every year we have a single friend to stay for Xmas – wouldn’t be the same without him.

  219. Janet Coverdale says

    Husband, Mother, Father, Morth-in-law, brother-in-law, son, daughte-in-law, son, his partner and the special one our first grandchild

  223. GLENDA PROFIT says

    I am having my first Christmas on board our wide beam residential boat! So my three children their partners and our two dogs will be sitting down to dinner, and then my Son’s birthday (bad timing that). lol

  225. Pauline Simpson says

    My Husband, My Daughter, My mum whos 79 and my dad who will be80 i month before Christmas

  230. Geraldine O'Gorman says

    This year it is me and my hubby and son down from Uni. So 3 of us and the 2 cats 😉

  242. Geoff Hibbert says

    Just me and my girl, everyone else is traditionally banned from visiting on Christmas Day – the one day in the year when we’re guaranteed to be on our own.

  243. Bonnie King says

    This will be my first Christmas with my partner now being my husband so it will be us and at some point my new mother in law!

  256. Natalie Lee says

    Hopefully the family but if my husband has to work the night before then its just me and him

  271. Barbara Bunning says

    Myself, Hubby, the 2 children we foster, 2 sons home from university, my eldest son and partner and my gorgeous 5 year old grandchild – 9 altogether!

  280. Chris Wilson says

    Got all the people I treasure and love round my table for Christmas Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Supper…..Im gonna be busy, busy, busy bot they are so worth it!

  293. tamalyn roberts says

    my 3 teenagers, my lovely boyfriend and my sister and her boyfriend. unfortunately my parents now live in lanzarote so we will have them on skpe at the table lol

  309. Kym Robson says

    Our children, their partners and our beautiful grandchildren not forgetting sitting nearby our two rescue dogs and cats

  312. kelly williams says

    First year cooking christmas dinner for 10 eek a new table should distract my guests while i try not to burn the turkey!

  320. Lindsey philpot says

    My mum, dad, sister and her husband and my brother, my own husband 2 kids and unborn baby due in Feb! Busy busy and first time cooking dinner 🙂 xx

  326. emma hunt says

    The whole family come to mine 🙂 Last year there was 23 of us! A house full but thats the way we love it!

  328. elaine stokes says

    my partner,mum, dad, sister, brother in law, 2 nephews, nan, 4 cousins their kids, aunty, uncle and under the table two dogs……… well its around two large tables!!!!!!!

  329. Dawn Costen says

    There will be me, my partner and our 8 Year old daughter. I have a 15 year old too but she splits time over the Christmas period with her Dad’s family and ours, so sadly this year she won’t be here for dinner time 🙁

  332. Cheryll H says

    My partner and I, our lovely children and my Mum and Dad 🙂 We’ll be going to my sisters in the evening too 🙂

  336. Kellie Faggle McIntyre says

    My husband, little boy and husbands father/sons granddad. Nanny passed away so every year we have granddad : )

  341. Emma Hicks says

    Always a family afair – mom, dad, sister & her husband and daughter, me, my partner and our two girls.

  353. SBeazley says

    We are having Christmas at our new house for the 1st time ever.
    My bf’s parents are coming over too!!!

  354. shaz says

    There is never enough room for us all to sit round the table at Christmas me and my dad normally sit on the sofa 😉 we didnt mind but we did not feel part of the Christmas festive fun that was going on round the dinner table since my dad died i have been sitting on the family sofa on my own ;-( this gift would help me feel part of the family and festive fun and put a smile on my dads face 😉

  359. Susan E Carter says

    I’m in the throws of separating from my husband and some dining furniture would be a godsend.

  367. Fran Light says

    My husband and my parents, and not forgeting my parents’ dog who will probably be sitting under the table licking her lips and awaiting leftovers!

  368. Beverley says

    Just me and my husband. This will be our last year as just a couple, so we’re making the most of it!

  372. sue walsh says

    me,john(partner),adam(son),brett(ruths grand son)scott(johns son),allan(my Dad),ruth(dads partner),mary(john,s Mum)
    so a very merry time will be had again this year,can,t beat being with family….it,s what Christmas is all about.

  381. kate lancaster says

    this year it will be several friends, two giant african land snails, and my boyfriend 🙂

  383. Alison M says

    This year there will be myself, husband and daughter who will be nearly 3…underneath the table will be our dog waiting to pounce on any flying turkey that might be dropped by DD!

  385. Helen Grayson says

    My Mum and Dad. We’re only a small family! – But my Aunt and uncle will be coming for my dad and my birth day on 30/31st December! (hectic time of year!)

  387. kerry Locke says

    A small get together this Year …and any waifs and strays that turn up at the last moment – My door is always open!

  391. Emma Carter says

    This year we’re having a huge family Christmas dinner at my Mum’s and I can’t wait, it’ll be 4 generations of family there – my grandmothers and grandfather (all in their 80s), my parents, my uncle, my sister, and myself, my husband and daughters aged 4 and 1. This year is going to be truly magical.

  393. tracy says

    Well there should just be the four of us. but since yesterday, it looks like there may be a couple more. there we be plenty of food so I dont mind who turns up.

  394. Diane Nicholl says

    Husband, son, two friends who are travelling down from Yorkshire and probably my husband’s colleague who would be alone otherwise as the elderly aunt he cares for, is currently in hospital and may not be out for Christmas.

  398. catherine plant says

    we will be doing the rounds boyfriends end in the morning to watch all the neice and nephew open their presents, then upto my mums in the afternoon with my nan and grandad for dinner

  415. Karen Painter says

    There will be 4 of us this year for Christmas dinner, my son and his fiancee, my husband and myself.

  419. james darrington says

    I’ll be having friends and family this year. Have decided not to cook christmas day soo am taking everyone out for a christmas curry:D

  425. Gul says

    My hubby & girls.
    First time we are not having hubbys 7 brothers around with wives.. expecting in jan so decoded it would be too much for me.. We will enjoy it anyway.

    Good luck all & merry xmas

  443. Deborah Wheeler says

    Mum dad brother sister brother in law 2 nieces and an 89 year old friend who is on their own

  444. Gemma Clark says

    we are having 2 xmas dinners this year, one just me, my partner and the kids and other with his parents and grandparents as they are coming over from central America 🙂

  445. sue willshee says

    There will be myself and Hubby, My daughter, her partner & their 2 year old, my daughter’s partner’s Mum & Dad, Anutie and Uncle and my own Mum and Dad. Dad is coming out of his care home for the day so we are all excited to have him home – but we are not looking forward to trying to cook for 11 people plus play with the 2 year old plus ensure Dad is comfy – it could all be quite manic!

  467. Hazel Christopher says

    I’m going to my mums but it will be me, my mum, my ex partner and our little boy, my nan and her boyfriend and my brother (if he’s not too hungover) 🙂

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