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3 Ways to Bring the Family Back to the Dinner Table

In the age of smartphones and Netflix it’s becoming increasingly difficult to get the entire family gathered around the table for dinner. How do you compete with all of life’s distractions?

Here are our three tips to help make dinnertime special for your family so you can gather back around the dinner table again.

Dinner at a barnwood table

Celebrate the Little Things

Celebration dinners don’t have to be reserved for the big things in life like birthday or graduations. There’s plenty to celebrate in our daily lives as well! Celebrate the every day milestones in your family’s life. From learning to ride a bike, to bringing home a stellar report card, there’s always something to celebrate with a special meal.

Spice Up the Menu

Get the members of your family involved when planning your weekly menu by letting each person pick one meal a week. This ensures you’ll never have a boring meal and everyone will be more excited to come to the table.

Barnwood Dining Room Table

Change the Atmosphere

Changing up the look and feel of your dining room can go a long way in shifting the mood in your household. Playing music and lighting candles can add some nice ambiance to a familiar room while redecorating makes the room feel new again! Many of our customers love the rustic warmth that a barnwood table brings to their dining room.

Even when life gets hectic it’s important to stop and take time to enjoy time with your family. We hope these tips will help make dinnertime a special occasion in your household again.

Looking to add some rustic flair to your dining room? Contact us to begin designing your one-of-a-kind barnwood furniture.

Enhance Your Home With Our Reclaimed Wood Dining Room Tables

Picture this: Friends and family gathered around the dining table feasting on some good eats. The table is dressed with your favorite runner, candles flickering energetically as you pass food across the table. Everyone is relaxed, everyone is at home.

We know that in many cultures, the sharing of food is how we show our love and how we deepen our connections with one another. You could say that your dining room tables are the heart of the home and where we tend to host most of our guests.

The trouble is, how do we maintain the refined and traditional look of the dining rooms we have grown to love while still adding our own personality to the mix? That’s why we we love working with customers on customizing our beautiful handmade reclaimed wood dining tables.

A barnwood table offers plenty of room for your guests to comfortably relax, while enjoying great company. A reclaimed wood dining table is much more than a piece of furniture for your friends and family to eat dinner at – it’s a place where all your memories get engraved, deep in the wood, meal after meal.

How to Pick a Dining Room Table

When considering what type of table base you want, it’s important to consider the look you would like to achieve, as well as functionality for your family and friends. Think about how many people you would want to seat and any limitations within your space.

  • Space matters
    • Room for your guests to pull out their chair and sit down comfortable
    • Room for guests to walk around the table
    • A table width that allows plates to be passed across with ease
  • Guest count
    • For an informal setting, guests can typically sit closer together compared to a formal room
    • Allow for extra elbow room
  • Party planning
    • Is your space being utilized only for dining hours or for meal prep?
    • A round table opens up conversation, whereas a rectangle table may seat more

Barnwood Dining Table Base Options

Once you have a size in mind, look at the style of the rest of the furniture in the room and how you want your table to be designed.

To tackle the design can seem overwhelming, so we recommend starting small with the table legs. There are several different leg options that come into play when choosing the perfect base from pedestals to trestle styles. Don’t see something that fits your style? We can easily customize for you!

Pedestals

Reclaimed Wood Dining Room Table Finishes

Many people feel that a barnwood table means staying true to the original wood color, however, we love adding some personality to our furniture with barnwood paint or stain. Both can help you create a one-of-a-kind piece of barnwood furniture that offers a pop of color in an unexpected way. For example, a pale blue or yellow works well to brighten the room.

Paint Color

 Dining Room Table Shapes

The next element you need to consider when purchasing a barnwood dining table is the tabletop shape; round, square, or rectangle. Once you have the shape down, then you can choose a rustic farmhouse alternative with a loose board top or something a little more classic with a smooth tabletop. There is no right or wrong answer – remember to choose what is right for you in terms of your style and functionality.

Table Finishes

Want to get started on your barnwood dining table design? Contact us with your ideas – we can’t wait to get started!