Improve Your Cafe Furniture Seating Using These 5 Top Tips

a-76-sky-blueWith the meteoric rise of the local cafe in recent years, having the right cafe furniture is more important then ever. First impressions really do count and people have such a wide choice of coffee house nowadays that they’re just as likely to not enter yours if your furniture isn’t right. Here are 5 sure ways to make sure that they don’t pass you by.

It’s all about variety!

Gone are the days when cafes had rows and rows of similar looking tables and chairs. That really was so last year! Instead the emphasis should be on a variety of furniture in different seating arrangements. Whether it’s a couple of comfy chairs, the odd Ottoman, an old sofa that’s been well loved or some brightly coloured funky bar stools, variety is the spice of life. Mixing it up not only gives people interesting seating choices, but it also makes interesting and fun use of your space.

Don’t go overboard

There’s nothing wrong with funky vibrant furniture in luminescent yellow and shocking pink if that’s your thing, but make sure it’s incorporated into an overall design or theme. Having your furniture stand out for the wrong reasons is – well – it’s just wrong!

Size really does matter

Unfortunately when it comes to tables, size really does matter – especially when it involves your bottom line. Mixing tables up will give you the best opportunity to maximise your seating arrangements and seat as many people as possible without cramming them in. For example, cosy round tables are ideal for placing in recesses or awkward spaces, while booth seating makes for an intimate area where friends or family can gather. Alternatively if you have a small pavement area outside then smaller bistro furniture is ideal.

Keeping it comfortable

It wasn’t so long ago that many café’s used to equip themselves with so called 15 minute seats. As the name suggests this was seating that was comfortable for about 15 minutes. The idea being that customers left quicker so cafes and restaurants could turn tables quicker, maximising their profit. Now the whole notion of a coffee shop is it being more than just a place where you grab a quick espresso on the way to work, and the onset of free Wi-Fi means that many freelancers use café’s as a place of business. Contrary to popular belief it’s fair to say that any self-respecting freelancer won’t free load and will spend money while there. Therefore furniture should be practical but it also has to be comfortable.

Buying the best

Finally with commercial grade furniture it pays to buy the best that you can afford. Quality cafe furniture is built to last so if you look at it as a long-term investment rather than a short term gain you’re on the right track.

At Cafe Furniture Melbourne we stock a wide range of commercial grade cafe furniture all at great prices. Visit our website at www.cafefurmituremelbourne.com.au or call us directly on (3) 9357 9688 to see what we have to offer.

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