| “No animal should ever jump up on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.”- Fran Lebowitz |
| While there are certain design faux pas we hate to see, there are rules you can break if required. One such decorating “no-no” is pushing the dining or kitchen room table against a wall, but sometimes for saleability, practicality, and pure spacial reasons, we have to compromise.Yes, it may mean sacrificing a seat or two, but doing so can actually lend a more intimate feel to the room—as well as freeing up much needed space. Remember, you should be able to have two people walk past side by side. In other words, at least 36″ for a traffic path. |
First rule of thumb: The table ALWAYS has to be centered under the light fixture.You have no idea the hundreds of times I have had to correct this. |
Space Saving Trick If space is limited, remove the two end chairs and place them on either side instead, as shown below. |
 Number of Chairs: Dining room tables should have a minimum of 6 chairs unless it’s a large room, whereas 8 or more chairs are appropriate. Kitchens should have a minimum of 4, but 2 will suffice if the kitchen is small. |
Now please, please, do not set out place mats and china, or slap a fake turkey on a silver tray, That is so ’80’s. Unless of course, the realtor is going to stay for dinner. Just make sure it’s a real turkey, The turkey, not the realtor. |
And no tablecloths. No matter how bad the table top looks, it only distracts and makes the table looks visually heavy. Some sellers think they need a tablecloth to hide their scarred or stained table. If the table’s flaws are big enough to be seen in the pictures, the photographer can always mask them in the editing process – and the photos are what brings in the buyers. My famous line is that you aren’t selling the furniture, you are selling the house. Well, almost. |
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