Making The Most Of Your Space By Using The Right Waiting Area Furniture

Posted by adortalukdar on January 19th, 2014

When you have to establish a place for people to sit and wait on something then you have a challenge. You need the waiting area to be attractive, comfortable, inviting, and most of all you need to place as much waiting area furniture in the area as possible. The only way to create a proper waiting room is for you to plan the placement of the pieces before you start to buy, or install them.

Waiting area furniture comes in many different styles. You will see residential furniture used in waiting rooms, you can use folding chairs, there are specially designed chairs with single frames, there are chairs that are attached to a beam allowing several chairs to share one framework, you can use benches, and you can use pews like you see in churches. In order to get the most from your waiting room you will need to choose the right waiting area furniture to install.

Start by emptying the room of all other items. Stand in the empty room and try to envision the furniture in the room. Picture people sitting on the furniture, and the things the people will be doing while they are in the room. Will they be getting up to go to a coffee serving center, will they be getting up to go to the restroom, what will the main walkways be in the room? When you know where the main walkways will likely be in the room you will start to see where the pieces of furniture can be placed.

The amount of time that the average person will have to wait in the room will help you decide what type of furniture to install. Residential style pieces are a lot more comfortable to sit on than most commercial pieces, and some of the commercial pieces that are well padded are more comfortable than the ones with no padding. Think about the people sitting in the chairs, and the length of time they will be in them.

You will need to measure the spots where furniture can be placed to determine what pieces can go in each of those sections. This will help you to decide what styles to buy. Single framed chairs are more comfortable, and inviting to sit in, but they also take up larger amounts of space. If you want to maximize the number of seats you have available you will want to consider items that multiple people can sit on like benches, or beam seating.

If you choose to use beam seating you will be able to position a lot more chairs in the area. Beam seating has several different chair options that bolt to the top of the beam so you can design your area to suit your decor style, and to suit the level of comfort your average waiter will require.

The best way to maximize your seating is to plan the furniture placement out on paper, and then go into the area and do a layout using chalk markings to see if realistically your plans work.

Waiting area furniture can be made up of many different types of furniture. Waiting room furniture should be carefully placed so that the walkways in the area are easy to access. For more information click here.