| When buying dining room furniture, you need to take | | | | that 4 chairs are adequate for your purposes, |
| into account several factors; firstly the shape, size | | | | consider circular or square shaped dining tables. Also |
| and the dimensions of the room or dining area, | | | | consider whether you need armchairs at your tables |
| secondly the feel or mood that you want to create, | | | | or not; you can even decide to mix here; consider |
| that is casual and relaxed, or formal or traditional and | | | | putting armchairs at each head of the table while |
| so on; thirdly you need to consider what shape of | | | | having chairs without arms at the other seating |
| dining table and the number of chairs that you need | | | | spots. Also consider whether upholstered chairs, |
| and lastly consider what other items of dining | | | | leather finish chairs or wood finish chairs are suitable |
| furniture or decorative elements you think the room | | | | for your purposes and preferences. Also consider the |
| needs; that is other than a dining table and chairs. | | | | height and weight of the chairs, they should be high |
| Depending upon the space at your disposal and also | | | | enough and wide enough for comfort and should be |
| your own requirements, decide what are the exact | | | | light enough for easy movement; while at the same |
| pieces of furniture that you need for your dining | | | | time they should not be so light as to be unstable |
| room. | | | | and prone to tipping over. |
| The Table: The focal point of your dining room | | | | Hutches, Buffets, Corner Cabinets, Storage Cabinets, |
| furniture, choose this with care. Choose from | | | | and Sideboards: These other items of dining room |
| rectangular (conventional six seater or more), square | | | | furniture have the dual function of creating a |
| table (smart four seater or eight seater), round table | | | | harmonious and matching whole for your dining room |
| (elegant and a great space saver, can seat four, six, | | | | area, while at the same time offering practical |
| eight etc). Ideally the shape and size of the dining | | | | storage space and extra serving surfaces for your |
| room should be taken into account when deciding the | | | | dining area. You can put away or display fine china, |
| shape of the table. It should be neither so big that it | | | | glass ware, cutlery and table linen when not in use; |
| dwarfs the dining area nor so small that it gets lost in | | | | this is one of the chief advantages of having one or |
| it. | | | | two extra pieces of furniture in the dining room. |
| The Chairs: Consider how many dining room chairs | | | | These are also useful when entertaining; to double as |
| you require for your dining table, often this fact will | | | | a drinks cabinet, or a surface to lay out a buffet, |
| be dictated by the type of dining table you buy; that | | | | salad or even some snacks. |
| is the size and shape of the dining table. If you feel | | | | |