Tables · 5 min
Butcher block restaurant table construction beneath the finish
The edge of a butcher block tabletop reveals part of its construction, while the finish can make separate pieces of wood read as one surface.
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Table notes
Practical reference notes for furniture schedules, handoffs and the next location.
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Tables · 5 min
Communal restaurant table planning for guests who arrive separately
A communal table can hold several small parties without dividing the room into many little islands.
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Booths · 5 min
Curved restaurant booth geometry begins at the inside seat
The inside of a curved booth gathers a party around the table.
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Booths · 5 min
Matching custom booth dimensions and room fit to the wall you have measured twice
Walls are not built in multiples of anything. A back wall of 13 feet 10 inches between a door casing and a column will not divide into neat booths.
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Buying & planning · 5 min
Custom restaurant furniture coordination from room sketch to confirmation
A custom booth can pass through several hands before anyone sits in it.
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Room layouts · 5 min
Flexible restaurant private dining layouts that staff can restore
Before the party arrives, a private dining room can look generous. During the meal, chairs pull back, servers approach, and bags appear beside the wall.
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Booths · 5 min
Freestanding booths as room dividers, measured from wall to aisle
Along a wall, a booth run is easy to picture.
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Booths · 5 min
High back restaurant booths and privacy, and what the extra inches cost the floor
Forty-eight inches is as tall as a back gets on our standard-height booths, and it puts a great deal of upholstery between one party and the next.
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Tables · 6 min
Where high-top restaurant dining tables belong in an evening room
Put a guest on a stool at a 42-inch table and the whole posture of the evening changes.
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Chairs · 6 min
How to evaluate restaurant chair comfort with one table and a twenty-minute sit
Nobody complains about a chair in the first ten minutes.
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Chairs · 5 min
Inclusive restaurant chair fit belongs at every table
Some guests settle into an armchair immediately. Others find the arms restrictive or prefer an open side for getting up.
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Booths · 6 min
Measuring for custom restaurant booths, one wall at a time
From the middle of a booth, a guest never sees the wall behind them. The wall still decides whether the booth fits.
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Seating plans
Save configured booths, tables and chairs to a seating plan, then duplicate the plan for the next dining room or location.
Where to begin
Carry the plan through to a clean order.
Start with the seat
Start in chairs or bar stools, depending on whether your tables stand at dining, counter or bar height. Check one piece's configured price and dimensions, then multiply across the room.
Browse chairs for the table →A table is a top and a base
Some tables come as one piece, while others pair a top with a base from separate listings. Look at what comes with the table, and whether the top and base suit each other, before you compare costs.
See tables, tops and bases →Keep each section's total in view
Name a section, save the configured pieces into it and adjust the counts. The furniture subtotal sits beside your target, and your own allowance stays apart.
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