Great space. Not sure this is big enough but childproof & good price. White gloss. Two of my friends have this table. http://www.next.co.uk/homeware/dining-room/furniture/10. Dar Lighting do some great big shade pendants.

Absolutely not !! We have a total ban on mobile phones around our dinner table when we are eating, and only when we're finished and I say that we can 'get down' do the kids then run into the sitting room and see if they've missed anything in the 20 minutes that they've not had some device stuck to their faces. Same goes for the TV as well. We do have the radio on, but in today's busy lifestyle it's the very few times that we can actually all sit down together and talk about what's been going on.

I didn't vote, I don't want either really. I'm not into things that make a "statement". I like thing to be harmonious, which compliment and co-ordinate with each other, no one item thing standing out. I don't mind things that are a focal point of a room, but I don't want them to dominate the rest of the furniture or furnishings, so you only see that one thing. Besides, who am I making a statement to?

Wow, thank you so much for this detailed respose. You understood exactly my dilemma. I am going to include a picture of the way the plan is currently drawn up in case that helps and could provide further input. I live in Chile, hence why the measurements are in meters and the words are in spanish. Comedor is dining table.