Smart restaurant owners offer customers the option of sitting in a booth, no matter how high end the restaurant is. Booths are comfortable, relatively spacious and preferred by many people. Diner booths, however, do not belong in a formal dining room. Diner furniture would destroy the ambience desired by fine dining customers. The trick is for the restaurant owner to offer guests the comfort of booths with the posh trimmings of fine dining seating.
Instructions
Wood Booths for Nice Restaurants
1. Create a fancy design for natural wood frames. Diner booths are often completely covered in vinyl; an alternative is a fine dining booth with stained wood frames. Include high backs for comfort and privacy, and choose a theme for the frames. Mission style frames may have slats in the sides. Or carve flower patterns into the sides for a floral theme. Choose knotty pine for booths and tables for another look and feel.
Stain the wood: stain will look nicer than paint and will also be easier to maintain (paint will eventually chip and look awful until repainted). After staining the wood, varnish well with 2-3 coats for durability.
2. Consider designing the booths with soft seats and backs instead of having guests sit on hard wood. Choose pillow fabric for both beauty and durability. While red vinyl seats do not belong in a high end dining room, all seats will get high traffic and will need to be cleaned regularly. Consider an easy to wipe material such as leather or a fancy pattern on vinyl.
Velvet is plush and comfortable, but when choosing cloth fabrics, plan how waitresses and bussers will clean while turning tables. For example, perhaps a stain remover spray should be among the regular cleaning supplies in case a guest spills wine on the seat.
3. Purchase tablecloths for high end booths, unless you want to use the knotty pine theme. A tablecloth gives the impression of and will add yet another touch of class to the booth. Tablecloths do not need to be white; look for tablecloth covers that go nicely with whatever fabric you choose for the booth seat and back.
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