Casual Dining continues to be a very popular choice amongst buyers today. This trend is reflective of the more casual lifestyles we are living today. The casual trend is further supported by the new home designs being built today. Make a visit to any new home development and you will see homes (even very big traditional homes) with open floor plans that are conducive to casual dining and somewhat inappropriate for formal dining furniture. As a result, there is a huge demand for better-quality casual dining that can accommodate family-size meals but is styled and scaled to fit with the relaxed lifestyles of today.
The Orleans Dining Collection is a broad offering of several options to provide pieces for any casual dining need as well as a junior dining configuration. The new Ladder Back chair with "metal scroll" accents is a great variation to a traditional ladder back and has a "leather - look" vinyl also offering durability protection. These padded ladder back dining chairs come in two styles, the Ladder Back Side Chairs and the Ladder Back Arm Chairs. Another really nice choice for the casual diner is the Orleans Upholstered Dinette Chairs, these Dinette chairs come with richly upholstered seats and an intricate splat back that give these French Provincial style side chairs just the right touch of formality. Their overall effect is one of both comfort and elegance. Smooth curving lines are found throughout their frames, from the bowed side rails down to the scalloped aprons and cabriole legs. The dinette chair backs have an interlocking, pierced splat design. Carved shells crown the top rails. These dining side chairs are crafted from pine solids and veneers, and then are finished in Golden Brown.
There are two extension dining tables in the Orleans Collection:
• Orleans Leg Extension Table which opens to 84" with an 18" leaf. They all feature the same scalloped table edge and aprons and the same unique country French legs.
The china cabinet buffet makes a gracious and impressive accent for the French provincial or country-inspired dining room. While grand in scale, features such as windowpane cabinet doors, planked panels and scalloped aprons give it a warm and welcoming appearance. Both the buffet and china hutch are sturdily built of pine solids and veneers, finished in Golden Brown. Decorative moulding with full returns features in both pieces.
The china cabinet hutch is crowned with a ribbon of arched crown moldings. Below are two windowpane glass doors, which open up into a shelved, lighted display area. The buffet contains two storage drawers for serving utensils and flatware, as well as two spacious cabinets below. The wood cabinet doors have recessed, planked panels for a country style touch. Finally, the Orleans China Cupboard is a proven configuration with curio display, plate racks, and drawer and door storage.
Casual Dining continues to be a very popular choice amongst buyers today. This trend is reflective of the more casual lifestyles we are living today. The casual trend is further supported by the new home designs being built today. Make a visit to any new home development and you will see homes (even very big traditional homes) with open floor plans that are conducive to casual dining and somewhat inappropriate for formal dining furniture. As a result, there is a huge demand for better-quality casual dining that can accommodate family-size meals but is styled and scaled to fit with the relaxed lifestyles of today. 
