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.
Allow about 23â³-30â³ in width per place setting. Allow 12â³ depth for each place setting, plus 6â³-20â³ for the center of the table. Keep your dining roomâs size in mindâyou need at least 32â³ between the back of each chair and the nearest wall or piece of furniture.