Furniture & Design · Tool
The right base under every top.
Pick your table top and get the base footprint two of our furniture manufacturers publish for it — with the double-pedestal rules, the bar-height variants, and the spacing standards on one page.
Your base
Footprints, not part numbers on purpose — the base model depends on the line, the finish, and whether the floor is level. Bring the answer to your rep and it becomes an orderable spec.
Floor spacing rules · per G&A's seating guide
The 12-inch rule · seat to surface
Twelve inches between the seat and the underside of the surface, at every height. Mismatch it and knees find out first.
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What size base does my table top need?
The published rule from our furniture lines: tops to 30 inches take a 22×22 cross base or 17–18 inch round; 36-inch tops step up to a 30×30 or 22–24 inch round; 42 to 48 inch tops take a 33×33 or 36×36 cross or a 30 inch round; rectangles from 24×42 take a rectangular base or twin end bases; and anything 60 inches long or more runs double pedestal.
When does a table need two bases?
Rectangles 60 inches and longer — a single center pedestal under a long top rocks end to end. Twin end bases or twin cross bases carry the length, and G&A and GAR both publish the pairings.
What height stool goes with my counter?
Keep 12 inches between the seat and the surface: 18-inch seats at a 30-inch table, 24-inch seats at a 36-inch counter, 30-inch seats at a 42-inch bar.
A tool gets you close. A person gets it right.
Every number here is a starting point, not a quote. Your Zink specialist runs these questions for a living — and checking your math costs you nothing.