{"id":937,"date":"2010-11-02T07:43:28","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T12:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hickoryfurniture.blogs.eprevue.net\/?p=937"},"modified":"2010-11-02T07:43:28","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T12:43:28","slug":"north-carolina-dining-room-furniture-putting-together-the-perfect-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/north-carolina-dining-room-furniture-putting-together-the-perfect-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Dining Room Furniture: Putting Together The Perfect Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">Last Updated Tuesday, November 2, 2010<\/div> <p>When you think about it, your <a href=\"\/products\/dining-room\/\">dining room<\/a> is a very intimate space.\u00a0 You certainly enjoy a meal in that room and, in many homes, it is also homework central, a craft area or a home office.\u00a0 But its primary purpose is to dine.\u00a0 By adding just a few elements you can make this space an enjoyable spot for your family, no matter how large, to come together at mealtime.<\/p>\n<h2>Furniture<\/h2>\n<p>This is the easy part; you will need a <a href=\"\/living-room\/tables\/room-type.aspx\">table<\/a> and <a href=\"\/living-room\/chairs\/room-type.aspx\">chairs<\/a>.\u00a0 Your dining set may be simple and affordable or it may be a family heirloom passed down from one generation to another.\u00a0 To add color and pattern you may want to consider a host and hostess chair in a different style and fabric from the other pieces.\u00a0 For a modern, eclectic look consider mismatched chairs and a distressed wood table.<\/p>\n<h2>Lighting<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/lighting\/department-type.aspx\">Lighting<\/a> can come in many forms.\u00a0 It may be a modern set of recessed lights, a splendid chandelier, a set of wall scones or, for those special occasions, candlelight. To set the proper mood, install dimmer switches for all your lighting.<\/p>\n<h2>Fabric and color<\/h2>\n<p>This is strictly a personal choice.\u00a0 Many people enjoy a red dining room as the color red is thought to stimulate the appetite. <a href=\"\/products\/fabrics\/\">Fabric<\/a> should be durable, comfortable to the touch and easy to clean.<\/p>\n<h2>Dishware<\/h2>\n<p>There is no need to save the \u201cgood\u201d china for special occasions.\u00a0 Make every night an event by setting a lovely table.\u00a0 It only takes a moment to add cloth napkins and pretty plates.\u00a0 As an added bonus, your family may choose to linger awhile rather than scurrying off.<\/p>\n<p>There are many manufacturers of quality dining room furniture at the Mart.\u00a0 Stop by and take a look at the room settings for ideas on how to create a beautiful dining space that will make mealtime a special time to gather, relax and enjoy a meal together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated Tuesday, November 2, 2010 When you think about it, your dining room is a very intimate space.\u00a0 You certainly enjoy a meal in that room and, in many homes, it is also homework central, a craft area or a home office.\u00a0 But its primary purpose is to dine.\u00a0 By adding just a few [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,64],"tags":[65],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=937"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}