Create Intimate Moments at Round Dining Tables

Our dining tables tend to have a stated formality. But when we choose a distinct round one for a dining area or another place in our homes, we create a scene perfect for a special time. Small bouquets and candlelight signal a delightful dinner and a pristine teapot atop a lovely round surface is the clue that an afternoon is going to be restful. Take the bustle out of lunch by making a special sandwich of very ordinary ingredients and serving it amidst the intimacy of a round table. So pull up one of the beautiful dining chairs of the Mélange Collection and be seated at the collection’s enchanting tables for moments to remember. And an added plus–all the tables can be easily adjusted to the height of an entryway table.

• Lunch around the Mélange Cambria Table. Hardwood solids with a walnut veneer give this pedestal table the sturdy appearance of both farmhouse and city dwelling–and it is most suitable for both. The interlocking circle design around the base of the table is repeated in the backs of the chairs. When the mood strikes, why not create the French classic sandwich–croque monsieur–from a bit of leftover ham? Add cheese and a simple sauce and an ordinary lunch becomes an occasion.

(Top your sandwich with a fried egg and it becomes croque madam!) Charlotte Moss has created a china pattern, Nancy, that seems just right for the occasion. The china is from Pickard, America’s oldest fine china company.

• Enjoy Tea at the Mélange Brynlee Table. The beautiful inlay on the top of this intriguing round table says it all, creating the mood and place for specialness.

One might be surprised to know that Paris has some of the most beloved tearooms in the world, such as Ladurée. And having an afternoon respite at the Brynlee Table will certainly create the mood. Pour from Mikasa’s French Countryside Collection teapot and serve madeleines you have either baked yourself from a recipe here, picked up at the local bakery, or ordered online from Donsuemor. The moment is sweet in every way. Simply linger in the prettiest white chairs with the intricate patterned seat backs.

• Dine in drama at the Bohemian Black Croc Table. Mélange is a collection with a French soul–and it is no more apparent than in the round at this one-of-a-kind table.

Wherever this table takes up residence in your home, there will be time for meals that make every bite extraordinary. Paired with silver crushed velvet upholstered chairs, the croc-patterned leather table is a place to relish both the food and the company. Set with Pickard’s Bracelet dinnerware featuring a platinum trim for a table worthy of your meal from main course to dessert. Check out the Food Network’s 8 classic French recipes (ending with a yummy almond pear creation) for a memorable meal.  Candles will burn down and even after forks are retired, conversation continues at the table–in the round.

Sum: The case for dining in the round has been made! These tables so appealing and distinctive invite you to be creative and enjoy your home in the many intimate ways that only you can create and remember.