Furniture Blog November Archive

Dinette Set Dilemma

By KeywordPerformance at 11/19/08 15:08

What, exactly, is a dinette set used for? It is too informal for a fancy meal or gathering but is more intimate than a regular meal at a table or restaurant booth. But if you’re looking to design a restaurant or want a smaller eating space at home, a dinette set can be a better option for dining than a large table and chairs set.

Dinette sets come in two varieties mix and match and matching dining sets. The difference is self explanatory; a matching dinette set often has the same wood or metal work for the table and chairs, while mix and match pairs chairs with a table that blends in by color, design, or type of material used. Often, a mix and match set will have a standard metal and glass or wood table paired with a more elaborate-looking set of chairs. Typically, a dinette set will have two or four chairs with a smaller-sized table.

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Designing a Bar: Picking Out Bar Stools

When you think of a bar, what images do you think of? A seedy dive bar with worn upholstered stools, dark lighting, and a discolored counter? A modern bar with futuristic-looking bar stools and a metal or glass counter, with rows of bottles of alcohol rising behind the bartender like a glass pipe organ?

Regardless of what kind of drinks are being served, from standard beer to specialty martinis, the design and décor of a bar is part of its character. Whether you want to build a small bar in your home or you’re planning to remodel a commercial bar or pub, the furniture you pick is essentially the foundation for the atmosphere. And, if you are creating an updated sports bar or a lounge, the furniture is going to be different for both.

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Web Design / Presence Tip

Trisha Kemerly, founder of WhipSmart takes a look a Design*Sponge why it became the most powerful forces in the world of home furnishing fashion, and an object lesson for retailers that are also trying to drive traffic to their website.

She cited some of the most important points a retailer should consider when building a site, a blog or any web presence. Read it on the link below

Link: Design*Sponge blog a powerful force in home furnishings

Architectural Masterpiece and Space-Saving Furniture

If you have limited space in your home, apartment, hotel or any place you lived at then how are you going to manage placing your bulky furnitures in it? This is some of the common conflicts of families worldwide. This is what the SeeSaw designs resolved with their very stylish and creative furniture designs ready to be purchased. One of these masterpieces is a simple table which transforms into a multi drawer and storage table. You can see it here:

Link: SeeSaw Designs: transformer.