How to Decorate a Tea House – Top Tips for Happy Patrons

We’re always nattering on about cafes and coffee but today we thought we’d change tack and talk about how to decorate a tea house taking ideas from our design team as well as inspiration from some of the places we’ve visited.

While Melbourne is known for its speciality coffee culture, fortunately, tea lovers aren’t short of great places for a cuppa either. Traditional tea houses are a great alternative to cafes and provide a unique space for friends to catch up and treat themselves with a scrumptious high tea. If you’re in need of inspiration to decorate and furnish your tea house, here are some top tips direct from our design team.

How to Decorate a Tea House – Top Tips

Choose a theme

Whether you’re taking inspiration from Chinese tea houses, settling for a vintage design, or opting for a modern vibe, it’s essential to decide on your theme before you start.

Firstly, it allows you to start building a mood board and generally piecing together a vision of how you would like your tea house to look. Deciding on the style also makes it easier for you to start looking for specific décor and furniture. For instance, if you want to create a rustic country theme, it immediately narrows down your search. Also, it prevents you from ending up with a mismatched tea house, unless, of course, you’re aiming for an eclectic look.

Decide on your layout

Getting the layout right is a key element of knowing how to decorate a tea house. You need to decide on a layout that creates free-flowing foot traffic while also enabling your clientele to enjoy their drinks in peace. Once you have figured out how much space you have to play with, the maximum number of customers you can cater for, and how you want to arrange your tea house, you’ll be able to decide on the larger items of furniture be that communal dining tables or tub chairs. It’s also important to choose commercial furniture for tables and chairs that will be used on a regular basis. These are designed to withstand frequent use and will remain looking new and sturdy for longer.

Decorate your space

Décor helps set the ambience of a dining space whether it’s a cafe or a tea house. It’s important to remember your theme when choosing your colours, patterns, and fixtures. Ensuring your tea house has beautiful lighting is also key to creating a welcoming space, so don’t treat lighting as an afterthought.

How to decorate a tea house – accessories and final touches

This is probably the most enjoyable part of decorating a tea house and helps create the uniqueness and flair that you expect to find. This could include pretty cushions, artwork on the walls, and of course, table décor. It’s nice to add a personal touch such as a candle on the table or a small posy of flowers in a vase but try and tie it in with your theme without creating a cluttered look. Cafe Furniture Melbourne offers a range of tea house furniture including our stylish Windsor chairs, elegant Bow chairs, and rustic Bentwood chairs. We also have a wide range of quality tables to choose from. Why not browse our online store or visit our Melbourne showroom to see how our affordable furniture can help you to decorate a tea house.