Buying & planning · 5 min
Contract furniture is a promise about use, so read the record before you order
Anyone who has opened a second venue has heard the phrase a hundred times. Contract furniture, contract seating, contract grade.
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House notes
Guides for hospitality operators planning dining rooms, bars and banquet spaces one piece at a time.
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Bar stools · 5 min
Diner bar stools start with the counter you already have
How tall is your counter? Every other decision about diner stools waits on that one figure, and it is the one most often guessed.
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Tables · 5 min
Folding cafeteria tables for a hall that turns into an event room by six
At noon the dining hall is long rows, trays and a queue at the servery.
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Buying & planning · 5 min
Reading the record behind heavy duty commercial bar stools
Operators search for heavy duty commercial bar stools because they have watched a cheap stool give out in the second year. That is a fair worry.
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Chairs · 5 min
Where high back restaurant chairs suit the room, and where they crowd it
A tall back tells the guest they are staying a while.
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Venue types · 6 min
Hospitality furniture for every room in the house, matched one room at a time
A house with a dining room, a bar and a terrace runs three services under one roof. The dining room turns its tables over two hours.
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Bar stools · 5 min
Ladder back bar stools that carry the dining room's chair to the bar
Walk into a house where one floor holds both the bar and the dining tables, and the eye goes to the backs before anything else.
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Booths · 6 min
Lounge booths planned around the parties you seat on a Saturday
A lounge has very little furniture that stands on its own.
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Bar stools · 6 min
Metal silver bar stools and the bright line they draw along a bar
Walk into a bar at four in the afternoon, before the lights come down, and the first thing you notice is the line of stools. Black frames sink into the floor.
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Booths · 5 min
The other half of the table: restaurant booth chairs that match the booth
Walk into most dining rooms at eight on a Friday and look at where the booths are.
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Bar stools · 5 min
Matching a retro bar table and stools for a diner counter or lane-side lounge
Chrome rings, red vinyl, a laminate top with a bright metal edge.
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Room layouts · 5 min
What round cafeteria tables cost in floor, and what they give back
Rows of long tables make a dining hall look like a hall. Rounds make it look like a room full of tables.
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Venue plans
Save configured pieces to a venue plan for each room, then copy a plan when another room or location comes along.
Where to begin
Move each room a step closer to the order.
Seat the room first
Choose the chair or bar stool category for the height the room calls for. Weigh its configured price and measurements first, then repeat the choice at every table.
Dining chairs for the room →Count the whole table
Some tables come whole. Others are a top and a base, each with its own listing. Confirm which parts are included and that they fit together before you price the room.
See complete tables →Keep each room's total in view
Save configured pieces to a named room in your venue plan. The furniture total moves as you change counts, and each room keeps its own figures.
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