Seating That’s Social, Layered & Comfortable for Summer Events
As we trend toward more relaxed, hospitality-inspired-designs for summer events, bistro-inspired seating is going to be everywhere. Summer calls for spaces that feel social, layered, and comfortable. Think intimate, café-inspired seating arrangements where you’d enjoy an Aperol Spritz on a summer afternoon and catch up with friends.
These seating arrangements create a feeling that you could sit and stay a while, or leave as soon as your glass is empty, because you’re not tucked into a traditional dining table. They help foster the effortless indoor-outdoor energy everyone’s after for summer events.
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How to Achieve the Look—Hospitality-Inspired, Chic, Seating Designs
The obvious choice for this type of seating arrangement is banquette sofas, which are having a major moment in the event world right now. While we offer several banquette styles in our inventory (have you seen our green Death in the Afternoon Banquette or our versatile Mimosa Banquette?), these photos highlight another way to achieve the look: simply placing a few sofas side by side. We used our Pink Lady Sofa here, but the beauty of this approach is that it works with just about any sofa style.
Let’s talk table options. If guests will be sitting down with plates of food, we recommend bistro tables to provide surface area for dining. If drinks are the main focus, drink tables help keep the layout feeling open, airy, and social. We recently added these black Old Flame Drink Tables and wood Palmetto Drink Tables to our inventory, both of which are great fits for a setup like this. Side tables can work beautifully here as well, depending on the look and function you’re after.
*What’s the difference between a drink table and a side table? Side tables are taller and slimmer, meant for just one or two drinks. Side tables are shorter and have more surface area.
Then, have some fun with your ottoman choices. Ottomans can bring fun colors, materials, and textures to your design. We used these brown, boucle Rob Roy Ottomans.
Start Your Wishlist Here for Bistro Vibes
Seating setups like this have become a go-to for summer weddings, welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, and outdoor celebrations. We’ve added some great pieces to our inventory lately that make it easy to achieve this look while vibing with just about any event style. Browse these pieces as you build your summer wishlists!
