Buying Cafe Furniture Using 7 Great Tips

Whether you’re starting up a cafe business or having a furniture overhaul, it’s important to get the job of buying cafe furniture right. Surprisingly aside from the quality of food and drink that you offer, your cafe furniture can make or break your business. To avoid a total furniture calamity, here are 7 great tips to finding your perfect furniture match.

Usable floor space

The amount of floorspace that you have is ultimately going to dictate the type of furniture that you buy. For example, larger sofas and booth seating may look great but if you’ve only got a small space, then you may be better off with smaller tables and chairs seating two and four. Likewise. you’ll want to make sure that there’s sufficient space so that waiting staff can move freely around your furniture easily.

The perfect match

Although many café’s do, you don’t have to opt for a specific theme or design. That said you do want to make sure that your furniture matches the décor in some way so that it blends in seamlessly. If it’s somewhat mismatched (and not in a good way) then it could put potential customers off. If you’re unsure yourself, then you might want to get a second opinion.

Make sure your seating is comfortable

Nowadays comfortable cafe furniture is right up there with great food and great coffee when it comes to customer retention, so it needs to be right. How do you know if the furniture you buy is going to be comfortable? Easy, try it yourself. Even if you order online, it pays to check out the equivalent piece of furniture in a bricks and mortar shop first before you place an order online. Chances are if it’s comfortable for you then your customers will find it comfortable too.

Does it do the job it’s supposed to do?

You’re likely to be spending a hefty whack of your budget on cafe furniture so at the very least it needs to do the job it’s supposed to do. For example, if your have a large outside terrace, then it needs to be waterproof, heat resistant, and generally fit for outdoor purposes. Alternatively if it’s for use indoors, or in a (hopefully) busy environment then it needs to be strong enough to take the rigours of a busy cafe with high levels of customer footfall.

Easy maintenance

You really don’t want to be spending hours and money having to apply special oils, polishes, and waxes to keep your furniture in tip top condition. Instead opt for furniture that’s low maintenance and can be kept looking like new with the simple wipe of a damp cloth. You’ll thank yourself for going down this route in the long run.

The perfect colour

Okay so this is a personal choice and the colour of furniture you choose may be reflected in your décor. However did you know that certain colours can have a psychological affect on people. For example cold colours like blue may turn people away. Alternatively warmer colours like red and orange are social inviting colours which encourage interaction. Read into this what you will and indeed, take it with a pinch of salt, but you might want to pay it some lip service when making your final choice.

Cheap vs Expensive

In the cafe furniture world you kind of get what you pay for, so don’t expect to get long lasting furniture if you only pay a few dollars for it. Conversely you may end up paying a lot of money for branded furniture. The best piece of advice about how much to pay is to spend as much as your budget will allow and buy quality. You’ll know if it’s quality because you’ll already have sat on it and tested it out (see point number 3). If the branded pieces you like are out of your price range, then you might want to look at good quality replica pieces with a more affordable price tag.

At Cafe Furniture Melbourne we stock quality commercial grade cafe furniture at great value for money. If you’re in the Campbellfield area, then why not come and visit our showroom where you can see our furniture first hand. If you need assistance then you can also contact us on 03 9357 9688 where our friendly and experienced staff are on hand to help. Finally to see a full range of the items we have in stock, then visit our website at www.cafefurnituremelbourne.com.au

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