Quote Originally Posted by Zaniel View Post
It feels like the hitbox of the table occludes the chair and forces you outside its area causing you to miss the chair.
Usually when chairs becomes unusable in housing it's because they are too close to other furnishings like tables and what not, if the game deems there is not enough room for your character to sit, the chair's sit function will be disabled/blocked.

Increasing the gap between the table and the chair usually fixes it.