"In a 600-square-foot apartment, every nook and cranny is important - especially when there'll be 12 people in one room. Our place is a bungalow-style one-bedroom unit with a galley kitchen that's down the hall from the living room. We knew we'd put the dining tables in the living room, and keep all of the food in the kitchen, but how? Here's what worked, and what we learned along the way."
"The biggest challenge was setting up our living room. This is where we would configure a temporary "dining room" and gather for the festivities. It took a lot of trial and error to figure out not only how many tables we'd need to seat 12, but also to figure out exactly how to arrange the space so everyone could sit comfortably."
"We started by turning our couch 90 degrees and pushing it up against the bookshelves to create a larger space where the tables could go. From there, we started with our regular dining table, the Pinntrop table from IKEA, that stretches up to double in size. We paired this with our outdoor bistro table from the basement, and realized we were still about three spots short."
A 600-square-foot bungalow-style one-bedroom with a galley kitchen required careful spatial planning to host 12 people. The living room became a temporary dining area by rotating the couch and shifting it against bookshelves to open floor space. A stretchable Pinntrop dining table and an outdoor bistro table provided most seating, and adding an inexpensive folding table filled remaining spots. The three tables formed an L-shaped configuration that accommodated guests. The process involved quick decisions, last-minute flexibility, and trial-and-error to balance seating capacity with comfortable arrangement in a small apartment.
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