| It is definitely not brain surgery to pick out the right | | | | little tighter, but not much. This will narrow down the |
| dining room tables for a home, but it is amazing how | | | | choices even further. |
| many people get it wrong. They buy a table that is | | | | Design of the Table - how many times have you |
| either too big or too small for the setting and while it | | | | walked into a home where the dining room table was |
| looks great, it makes the room look like something | | | | completely out of place, yet the owner is ecstatic |
| out of the PeeWee Playhouse. Here are a few tips | | | | about the table? They find a table that they like and |
| on making sure the right tables ends up in the dining | | | | buy it before ever thinking about how out of place it |
| room. | | | | is going to be in the room. Eliminate every table that |
| The Budget - this is something that far too many | | | | does not complement the style of the décor |
| people forget about when they go shopping. Before | | | | of the home and now it is finally down to what you |
| one piece of furniture is even looked at, the simple | | | | really like. |
| question of "How much do I have to spend?" needs | | | | By this time, the selections are going to be narrowed |
| to be answered. What good does it due to look at | | | | down considerably and it is what really sets your |
| $5,000 dining room tables if there is only $500 in the | | | | world on fire. Take the time to sit at the table and |
| bank account? Establish a budget and work from | | | | even take some pictures to bring home to make |
| there. | | | | sure that the table will truly fit into the design of the |
| Size of the Room - once the budget is established, | | | | space. Unless there is a dinner party that same night, |
| the next step is to measure out the room and figure | | | | there is no big rush to having a table shipped that |
| out the appropriate size of table. Again, there is no | | | | very second. All of this due diligence will result in the |
| need to look at tables that are too long or too wide | | | | purchase of a dining room table that will truly set off |
| for the allocated space. In most cases, there should | | | | the room and put a big smile on the homeowners |
| be about a 4 ft. space between the edges of the | | | | face knowing that it was s decorating job that was |
| tables and the perimeter of the room. It can be a | | | | well done. |