In selecting your conference room furniture, you should consider: Who will be using it, and how greatly do you want to impress them? How many will use the conference tables and chairs at the same time? What will look best in the amount of space you have to work with?

As a rule-of-thumb, you need 1 foot of table length for every person at the boardroom table. For example, for 8 people you would specify an 8-foot table. You should also leave 4 feet of open space on each end for seating and walking area. If your room is 20-feet long, you will be most comfortable with a 12-foot conference table.