With the holidays at hand, you may have decided to hold at least one of the family gatherings at your home. If you haven’t done this before, there may be a number of eventualities you should prepare for and a little planning you should do before the day arrives. Here are a few tips that may take some of the stresses out of hosting a dinner.
Table Settings
The first thing you need to know is how many people you can comfortably seat at the dining tables in your home. As you start to set down the place settings, you should think about the fact that there should be 2 – 2 ½ feet of space between each of those place settings. This gives those sitting at the table enough room to move their elbows and arms while eating without hitting each other.
Chair Space
If you are putting in dining tables for this event, you need to make sure that while you get a table large enough to seat your guests that you also have enough space to allow your guests to get in and out of their chairs. If you have chairs without arms you have a little flexibility in this, but if the chairs around it have arms, you need to make sure that the chairs can be pushed 1 ½ – 2 feet away from the table so your guests can comfortably get out of their chair without tumbling.
How to Serve
Once you have the dining tables themselves sorted out, you need to figure out the best way to get all those great food items to it. This is where a number of optional pieces of furniture may come in. Many can be purchased to match the surface you purchased and look like they belong as part of the décor when they are not being used.
Server – A server for the most part is a small table that can be set near the dining table and is a place where portions of the meal can be set while they are waiting to be put on the table or passed around to all the guests. If you have multiple dining tables set up for the meal, you may even want to consider a server with wheels so it’s easy to get it from one table to the next.
Buffet – Another common piece of furniture that goes with dining tables is a buffet. A buffet is traditionally a long cabinet-style piece of furniture with the top at table level. This can be set up along a wall of the room and the top used as a space to set or serve portions of the meal. The drawers and cabinets beneath are a great place to keep extra napkins and serving items. Many people use a buffet to serve just such a meal – a buffet. They line the portions of the meal up along the top of the buffet, let people serve themselves and then return with their plates to the dining tables to enjoy their dinner.
Author Jennifer Akre is an owner of a wide variety of online specialty shops including that offer both items and information on how you can easily furnish and decorate your space. Whether it is kitchen tables for your dining area or dining tables to make those spots both functional and beautiful.
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