| Dining room part of the home where we not | | | | be reasonable and not spend two month's |
| only eat food but for many families where we | | | | salary on a dining room table. So find out |
| connect after a long day at work or school. I | | | | what your limits are. |
| associate it with socializing, potluck | | | | |
| dinners and it has a deeper, spiritual | | | | 3. Size: Calculate the size table you will |
| meaning for me especially during Thanksgiving | | | | need, add the chair width plus eight inches |
| and other special occasions. For many people | | | | and then multiply by the number of chairs you |
| the dining table is more than just a piece of | | | | will need. This will give you the size you |
| furniture where meals are served; often | | | | need to find. |
| homework is hurriedly finished before | | | | |
| children are allowed their TV time and | | | | 4. Space: If you have a small dining area, |
| home-based business owners use it as their | | | | then consider a pedestal style table. It will |
| 'home office' too, since laptops are not | | | | allow more chairs to be placed around. |
| bound to a dial up. | | | | |
| | | | 5. Finsih: Remember that high-polish surfaces |
| So what should you keep in mind while | | | | take more upkeep, whereas a distressed style |
| shopping for your dining room set? Here are | | | | won't show scratches that much. If you have |
| some of my tips that I jotted down in a hurry | | | | kids that factor matters a lot. |
| while shopping for one myself and wanted to | | | | |
| share with readers online: | | | | 6. Glass top: They look great, but are more |
| | | | appropriate for light use because they can be |
| 1. Style: For me, the first step would be to | | | | easily chipped, or damaged. |
| determine what style I want: round, oval, | | | | |
| square or rectabgulkar. Once that is out of | | | | This is not a comprehensive list of factors |
| the way, we can figure out other factors. | | | | to keep in mind but I am sure you will find |
| | | | them helpful in choosing your dining room |
| 2. Budget. I dread that topic but we have to | | | | furniture. |