As a restaurateur, you understand better than anyone just how important the look and style of your restaurant is when it comes to its success. More often than not, the look of the place ends up accounting for just as much as the quality of the food you serve, if not more. With that said, you want to be sure that you are creating a space that is unique, reflects the food that you will be serving, and works for the kind of customer that you are trying to attract.

Most find that picking a décor theme or style is the best place to start, and from there it can be used to design the space since it offers direction. But how exactly do you go about choosing that décor theme or style, and how can you make sure it flows throughout the whole space? Here are some tips that will help you in the process.

Let The Menu Guide You

Theme Restaurant Decor

For many restaurateurs, a natural way to choose the décor theme or style is to let the menu guide them. For example, perhaps you will be serving traditional Italian cuisine. If that’s the case, why not pick a region in Italy and use it to shape your décor creating a space that feels as though you’ve stepped right into Italy?

By letting the food help to guide your décor choices, this will automatically help to create flow as it will all make sense and work together.

What Kind Of Dining Experience Will You Offer?

Rustic Wooden Restaurant Tables

Another aspect to consider relates to the type of dining experience you are trying to create. For example the decor you’d find in a casual fast-food restaurant versus a fine dining establishment will be vastly different. Table size and placement, lighting, flooring, and the decor touches will all be completely different in the two settings.

Don’t Forget Durability

Restaurant Tabletops

Of course, it’s easy to get caught up in making things look appealing and unique but as you strive for that design flow, don’t forget to think about durability. Choosing materials that make sense in a restaurant setting and that will hold up to the wear and tear means less replacement and fixes from your end. For example, standard restaurant table tops are an incredible durable option and can even serve as inspiration for the rest of the restaurant design.

Make Use Of Art Work

Reclaimed Wood Rustic Tabletop

One of the best tricks you can use to really create a sense of style and help your theme is to hang artwork throughout the restaurant. This means in the waiting area, the dining area, and even carried into the washrooms. Art work helps to add interest of course, but it also can help to set the tone in the space, add color to the walls, and provide visual interest.

Each of these tips will help you to start to form a design plan and then execute it in a successful and stylish way.