It is no surprise for anyone to know that starting up a café requires an exorbitant amount of capital, especially if you are looking at a nicely decorated café. From the floorings to the ceilings of the café, every detail has to be carefully scrutinized to ensure that it augments the theme that is to be achieved. Just when you thought the nightmare is about to come to an end after purchasing furniture and fixtures for your café, you will be unpleasantly surprised to know that still to be taken into consideration is the durability and the maintenance of these furniture and fixtures.
Undoubtedly, it is painfully tedious and dreadful for one to go through the process of sourcing for suppliers to actualize their dream café. With so many options available, it is indeed difficult and brain cracking to make the best viable decision.
Why go through all the trouble when your one-stop solution is here to save the day? Help is here as we uncover the secrets of successful food and beverage entrepreneurs on how they went about working around a tight budget without compromising on the design of the café. Read on for 4 tips which could help you contrive your dream café for your valued patrons to the café.
1. Theme is Key
Themes are what drives a café to its success. Diners these days are drawn to cafés with a unique theme, where these themes could range from nostalgic ‘vintage’ to modernized ‘sci-fi’ cafés to distinct themselves from the rest of their competitors in the industry. Therefore, it is important for café owners to decide on a theme which could captivate the attention of the general public and fill their Instagram feeds with pictures of their café.
2. Choosing Café The One
Similar to how hopeless romantics would go to great lengths to search for the One in their lives, café owners should also go about look for that One furniture or fixture which would set them apart from the cafés en bloc. After you have firmly decided on the theme for your café, fixtures such as lights could be used to decorate the café and mould the space into your dream café. A central piece could enhance the space just like a cherry on top.
3. Creating A Comfortable Space
More often than not, less is more. It is important for owners to know that cluttering the café with too many furniture and fixtures would not only be a distraction or a turn off, but may also be hazardous as it may potentially injure patrons within the café. A spacious café allows diners to relax and unwind after a long day of work, or serve as an intimate place for them to catch up with their old friends.
4. Maintenance of Your Furniture And Fixtures
We are weaker and fall ill easier as we age. Therefore, the concept of “wear and tear” should not be unfamiliar to you. Just like us, furniture and fixtures should be properly maintained on a daily basis for greater durability. Proper maintenance could bring with it long-term savings as it minimizes the need for replacements to be done frequently. Start by ensuring that your lights are not overheated and clean your furniture and fixtures daily for a longer life span.
We sincerely hope that these insights would be largely relevant and helpful to aspiring café owners out there in building their dream café.
There are bound to be various setbacks during the construction of your dream café. However, with careful financial planning and identifying the right suppliers, your dream café could be constructed without much struggle. The above four insights focuses on encouraging aspiring café owners to achieve good results by being focused on their theme and carefully select just the right amount of furniture and fixtures to decorate the space, working around a tight budget.
Quoting Erin Andrews “Success does not come overnight. Keep your eye on the prize and don’t look back”. Starting a cafe may be difficult but hard work breeds success and it will surely be rewarding!
