One of the most important furniture in anyone's dining area is the dining table. It helps in making ones dining room look beautiful and it is also very useful when eating. As they say, nothing beats the feeling of going home after a long day of hard work and eating dinner together with your love ones which means that having a very efficient dining table is necessary in order to fully enjoy the time send with the family.
The word "table" is derived from the Latin word "tabula', which means a board, a plank, or a flat piece. It is a piece of furniture with a flat and horizontal upper surface used to support objects of interest, for storage, show, and/or manipulation. Its surface is held stable through support from below by either a columnar "base" or at least three columnar "stands". Tables come in a wide variety of materials, shapes, and heights that depends on their origin, style, and intended use. Tables of various shapes and sizes are designed for specific uses like family meals, school works and paper works among other things.
The dining table is one popular type of table designed to be used for formal dining and family meals. It is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving. Rectangular shaped tables with two end chairs and an even number of side chairs along the sides are the usual ones seen in most dining rooms. Historically, this type of table was used by upper class Britons and other European nobility in castles or large manor houses when dining in the Great Hall. Tables in the great hall would tend to be long trestle tables with benches. Eventually dining in the Great Hall became something that was done primarily on special occasions and meals were migrated to the parlor or what we commonly refer as dining rooms.
Various types and designs of dining table which customers can choose from are being sold in different furniture shops. Depending on the need as well as the taste of the buyer, people can choose from dining tables with round, square, oblong, or even oval shapes. Aside from this, there are also different styles of dining tables and among the popular are the traditional, modern, country, and the formal. Traditional tables are the ones that have dominant straight lines as uniform style. The modern ones are dining tables that have bold colors and clean lines. On the other hand, tables which are often made from softer kind of woods that makes furniture have a natural feel are known as the country tables. Lastly, the formal sets are crafted from woods like the country; however, these have more elaborate as well as exquisite designs.
In choosing the dining table that will perfectly blend with your dining area, one of the few things to remember is to choose the one that will surely and comfortably fit in the area you want to place it. Make sure that the size of your table is proportional to the size of your dining room which means that you cannot place a small table when you have enough space to fit a large dining table which goes the same for placing a large table when you only have a limited space. Also, consider the number of your family and this will help you decide which table to purchase that will be able to accommodate all of your family members when eating. On the other hand, the shape of your table depends on your preference. Finally, make sure that if you're dining table will blend and match with the theme of your dining room.
Having your very own dining table is important, because it does not only adds beauty to ones dining area but it also helps in gathering the family together and enjoying a fine meal with them.
The word "table" is derived from the Latin word "tabula', which means a board, a plank, or a flat piece. It is a piece of furniture with a flat and horizontal upper surface used to support objects of interest, for storage, show, and/or manipulation. Its surface is held stable through support from below by either a columnar "base" or at least three columnar "stands". Tables come in a wide variety of materials, shapes, and heights that depends on their origin, style, and intended use. Tables of various shapes and sizes are designed for specific uses like family meals, school works and paper works among other things.
The dining table is one popular type of table designed to be used for formal dining and family meals. It is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving. Rectangular shaped tables with two end chairs and an even number of side chairs along the sides are the usual ones seen in most dining rooms. Historically, this type of table was used by upper class Britons and other European nobility in castles or large manor houses when dining in the Great Hall. Tables in the great hall would tend to be long trestle tables with benches. Eventually dining in the Great Hall became something that was done primarily on special occasions and meals were migrated to the parlor or what we commonly refer as dining rooms.
Various types and designs of dining table which customers can choose from are being sold in different furniture shops. Depending on the need as well as the taste of the buyer, people can choose from dining tables with round, square, oblong, or even oval shapes. Aside from this, there are also different styles of dining tables and among the popular are the traditional, modern, country, and the formal. Traditional tables are the ones that have dominant straight lines as uniform style. The modern ones are dining tables that have bold colors and clean lines. On the other hand, tables which are often made from softer kind of woods that makes furniture have a natural feel are known as the country tables. Lastly, the formal sets are crafted from woods like the country; however, these have more elaborate as well as exquisite designs.
In choosing the dining table that will perfectly blend with your dining area, one of the few things to remember is to choose the one that will surely and comfortably fit in the area you want to place it. Make sure that the size of your table is proportional to the size of your dining room which means that you cannot place a small table when you have enough space to fit a large dining table which goes the same for placing a large table when you only have a limited space. Also, consider the number of your family and this will help you decide which table to purchase that will be able to accommodate all of your family members when eating. On the other hand, the shape of your table depends on your preference. Finally, make sure that if you're dining table will blend and match with the theme of your dining room.
Having your very own dining table is important, because it does not only adds beauty to ones dining area but it also helps in gathering the family together and enjoying a fine meal with them.
About the Author:
Michael Bloom, an architect from Germany, considers family meals as one of the most important part of his daily living. While around their "Esstisch" (dining table in German) in the dining room, Michael and his family shares and recollects everything that happened with their day.