Blog posts from July, 2016

Back in March we announced our new collection of Banquet Chairs would be in stock. We initially brought in Black textured and Navy Blue Patterned banquet chairs. They were so popular that we’ve already had to order another container – and with it comes a new colour of Banquet Chair.

Coming Soon – A Burgundy Patterned Teardrop-Back Banquet Chair with Silver Vein Frame.

We will also be replenishing our Black Textured and Navy Blue Patterned Banquet Chair stock as well.

Some additional product details about the burgundy patterned banquet hall chairs:

• Frame made of 18 gauge steel
• 2.5” thick cushion
• Burgundy Patterned Cushion (Also available in Black textured or Navy Blue Patterned)
• Able to stack 15 chairs high
• Silver Vein Powder Coated Frame Finish
• Non-Marring Plastic Floor Glides
• Designed for Commercial Use
• Ships Fully Assembled
• Weight per chair: 10lbs

Look for a product announcement on our blog or social media feeds in early / late September 2016!

Last year we introduced square spun polyester tablecloths to our inventory. Spun polyester has a higher thread count then our regular polyester tablecloths – making it thicker and more luxurious. The square spun polyester tablecloths are often used as table overlays so that banquet halls and event venues can use regular (less expensive) polyester linens on the tables with square overlays that are more expensive overtop. Then in the middle of May we announced our new sizes of spun polyester in rounds and rectangles. I’m pleased to announce that we have added black spun polyester to the following sizes and that they are now in stock and available in our Mississauga warehouse:

60” x 102” rectangle spun polyester tablecloth – in white & black (new) – fits a 6ft table with a half drop

60” x 126” rectangle spun polyester tablecloth – in white & black (new) – fits an 8ft table with a half drop

90” round spun polyester tablecloth – in white & black (new) – fits a 30” low cruiser table with a full drop

Photo Source: All Seasons Rent-All

Serpentine tables are a great addition to a wedding or corporate event. They are fantastic to use for buffets in particular as they provide nice aesthetic appeal while allowing buffet lines to move faster with both sides being used. Ensuring that you can find tablecloths for serpentine tables is an entirely different story though.

The easiest way to cover a serpentine table (and perhaps the most readily available way) is using table skirting and a top cover tablecloth.

How to figure out the size tablecloth and skirting needed for a serpentine table:

In order to calculate the size tableskirting required you need to figure out the inner diameter of the serpentine, the outer diameter of the serpentine and the width. I’m going to be using the 2 different kinds of serpentine tables we sell as our example models.

Our wood serpentine table has an inner diameter of 60”, an outer diameter of 120” and a width of 30” so our formula would be: 60 inches + 120 inches + 30 inches (for right side of the table) + 30 inches (for left side of the table) = 240 inches of table to skirt. Since most table skirting is sold in feet, we would take 240 inches / 12 inches per foot = 20 feet. Therefore our 21 ft table skirt would work well at covering all sides from table height to floor of our wood serpentine table.

Since we need to also ensure our top of the serpentine is properly covered. We again would go to our serpentine dimensions. Since the serpentine table is 30 inches wide and the longest length is 120 inches in diameter we would need a table cloth to cover the serpentine table 30” x 120”. In the case of the polyester tablecloths that we sell that would work for the serpentine table top cover – a 60” x 126” table cloth would cover the table fully.

Our plastic serpentine table has an inner diameter of 55”, an outer diameter of 102” and a width of 30” so our formula would be: 55 inches + 102 inches + 30 inches (for right side of the table) + 30 inches (for left side of the table) = 217 inches of table to skirt. Since most table skirting is sold in feet, we would take 217 inches / 12 inches per foot = 18.1 feet. Our 17ft table skirt would be just a touch too small so we would opt for our 21 ft table skirt to cover all sides from table height to floor of our plastic serpentine table.

Since we need to also ensure our top of the serpentine is properly covered. We again would go to our serpentine dimensions. Since the serpentine table is 30 inches wide and the longest length is 102 inches in diameter we would need a table cloth to cover the serpentine table 30” x 102”. In the case of the polyester tablecloths that we sell that would work for the serpentine table top cover – a 60” x 126” table cloth would cover the table fully. We do have a 60” x 102” tablecloth but that wouldn’t provide enough coverage to ensure the tabletop isn’t showing.

Other ways that serpentine tables can be covered is utilizing spandex table covers and fitted serpentine table cloths in polyester. These will be generally more expensive as they are specialty shapes.

Restaurant menu covers are a great way to convey the aesthetic your restaurant is outfitted in. It can also make a surprising difference to a customer if you don’t have a menu cover that is thought to be at the same level of service you are striving to achieve. For example, if I were to go to a fine dining restaurant and was handed a piece of regular weight paper with the menu printed on it instead of a leather hard cover menu – it would probably feel “off” to me aesthetically and reflect on my overall view of the restaurant. Because of this, it is an important piece to make a careful and thoughtful decision about from a number of different suppliers.

Whether you’re looking to replace your menu covers or are opening a new restaurant and want to check out your options knowing your options will help ensure you make the best menu cover choice for your restaurant. Here are a number of suppliers and manufacturers to buy restaurant menu covers from in Canada.

1. Divine Menu Covers Ltd – Based in Etobicoke, ON, Divine Menu Covers manufacture custom made, hand crafted superior quality menu covers, check presenters, ring binders, LED menus, clipboards, ipad & tablet covers, table tents & stands and guest directories. They make to order and do not have any stock of menu covers.
2. Kronos Menu Covers – Based in Mont-Royal, Quebec, Kronos has been manufacturing menu covers for 50 years. They are not only able to manufacture menu covers but also offer full colour digital printing for menus. They pride themselves in producing and shipping out jobs in record time.
3. Menu by Design – Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Menu by Design has been manufacturing hand crafted durable, stain and water resistant menu covers to the hospitality industry for 36 years. They offer custom restaurant menu covers, check / bill presenters, wine list covers, clipboards, ring binders and a number of in-stock products for fast ordering.

White resin folding chairs, black resin folding chairs, and mahogany resin folding chairs are a versatile and durable event chair that have proven themselves time and time again. In fact we’ve sold tens of thousands of these chairs in the past 10 years. They have some fantastic benefits and are one of the reasons why they are our most popular event chair. Check out some of their positives:

• Easy to clean – generally because of their material they can be washed with a swipe of a cloth, and some soapy water. Tough stains can be easily destroyed with a Mr Clean Magic Eraser.
• Can withstand being outdoors – because of their resin material, water doesn’t affect them the way it would a wood folding chair with a similar look. They can be left outside overnight and picked up in the morning. This makes party rental scheduling easier. That being said we wouldn’t recommend leaving them outdoors 24/7. They’re not indestructible.
• Easy to maintain – the only complaints we tend to have with these chairs are the screw covers can fall off. We sell replacement screw covers to compensate for that so that you can keep your chairs looking good as new. Other than that, maintenance is easy as any scratches are hard to notice with a resin that is the same colour through to its core.
• Seats can be easily replaced – if a seat gets stained with a tough unforgiveable stain, seats can be easily replaced to keep the chair looking like new and avoid paying for a new chair.
• Stackable – Unlike wood folding chairs that can stack but require bungee cords or ratcheting tie downs to keep secure, resin folding chairs lock into the chair beneath it when stacked. This makes it an easy, stackable and portable solution for organizations who need to transport these chairs.