I live in a pretty tight space in Philadelphia and currently have a 48" round dining table. I love the table, but it's not suited to board gaming (which I do a lot of!). I'm hoping to find an expandable dining table that meets these criteria:

• Attractive both extended and not.

• Stable/good construction.

• Seats 4 people when not extended. No upper limit.

• Flexible on price.

It's been surprisingly hard to find this! I like the Ekedalen from Ikea, but my partner has a hard "no more Ikea furniture" rule. Does anyone know of other attractive extendable dining table options? I'd really appreciate any insights.

We have a small space and a small family, most of the time would not need more than 4 top table. Would like to be able to expand to 6-8 about once every couple of months and then to 10-12 about twice a year. I saw the Transformer Table at Costco which seems like exactly what we need but saw reviews that the quality isn't that great.

The major thing for us is in needs to start small (4 seater in a square or circle format)--everything I've seen starts as a 6 seater rectangular shape. Would also be open to finding a table that goes from 4 to 8 and just accepting that we'll have to pull out a folding table.

1. LOCATION: USA, Washington DC region

2. BUDGET: $2-4k (would love less expensive but shrug not expecting miracles)

3. SIZE: 4 seater, expands to 10 or more with leaves

4. STYLE: Open to anything as long as it extends! Prefer more minimal and modern but not scared away by other styles.

5. I've looked at the Transformer Table and have been scared off by some negative reviews. I've seen extendable tables that start at 6 seater and go up but I'm really looking for something that at it's smallest is a 4 seater square or circle to maximize our everyday layout.

6. Online or real store, no preference