All that's left now is for Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, with President Obama's guiding hand nearby, willing to throw a few bones to some stubborn members before closing the deal on the nation's first universal health care bill.
If the staples have ripped the fabric, preventing it from lying out evenly, add an extra inch around the entire pattern. For the average dining room chair (16â³ x 18â³), you can get two seats out of Â¾ of a yard, of 54â wide fabric.
For banquet room and cafeteria lunchroom seating allow a minimum of 54 between round tables and 60 between rectangular tables for chair and 24 service space. Main traffic aisles need to be larger. The architectural standard for dining suggests that 300 square inches be allowed per diner.