How to Style a Conference Table

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Does your conference table look a bit bland and empty? If so, we’ve got a few tips to help you elevate your boardroom style, whether you’re hosting stockholders or just having a team brainstorming session.

Find the Right Chairs

Conference chairs are available in a wide range of sizes and styles. Your choice will be sure to impact the feel and tone of your room, so be sure to consider the best match for your table and what you want the overall feel of your room to be.

Center In

A centerpiece is a great way to add more pizazz to a conference room. This can be something functional, like a pitcher and a set of glasses, or purely decorative, like an artificial plant. Just be sure that it ties the look together without going overboard.

Keep it Simple

While you don’t want a blank table, which can come off as cold and unfriendly, you also don’t want to overdo it. Ensure that the centerpiece isn’t too tall or too busy – you don’t want your meeting attendees to be distracted or unable to see each other.

Incorporate Technology

Another aspect to consider when it comes to conference table styling is how technology is used in the room and how seamlessly your furniture supports that. Having built-in data ports and/or grommet holes can make it easy to use various forms of technology while cutting back on clutter and chaos.

Need more help furnishing your conference room? Consult our How to Set up a Conference Room buying guide for helpful, relevant tips on all things conference room.

The Ultimate Playbook for Meetings & Conference Rooms

In the game of conference rooms, only the resourceful are victorious. Boardrooms are double-booked, on-the-fly ideas are forgotten, and what could be a groundbreaking conversation becomes an unread email.

In a growing business, employees are often faced with the hurdle of what to do when they need to meet with coworkers but can’t find a meeting space. The solution? Equip your office with a variety of meeting spaces to allow employees to collaborate when they want, where they want, and how they want. Our conference playbook will give you a glimpse into the types of spaces that you should be offering.

The Audible is a nearby standing meeting for quick, impromptu conversations between 2 or 3 coworkers. This may come in the form of a stand-up desk in an open area or a row of standing-height filing cabinets between workstations.

The Hail Mary may be any size but must include a conference table with a computer with a monitor at the end. This setup allows telecommuting and remote employees to call in for meetings if they are working off-site.

The Touchdown is a casual meeting of 3 or 4 people in a lounge-style setting. Comfort is key in this impromptu meeting space, so soft seating and occasional tables similar to that found in a home living room are common.

The Huddle is a semi-formal meeting between 3 and 4 people at a small conference table. This meeting may be scheduled or impromptu, private or open concept.

The Blitz is a scheduled meeting in a formal, private conference room. This type of space is typically reserved for groups of 5 or more.

Interference is called when other employees are scheduled to use the same meeting space as you at the same time. To avoid this penalty, equip your office with plenty of options for conference areas, and keep them all varied to support the different types of plays listed in this playbook. You may want to think ahead and use multipurpose furniture in your office, such as a desk that can also be used as a conference table.

For employees, having a mixture of these conference plays in the office will signal that the company cares about their ideas and that they’re free to share when and where they want. For employers, it means being able to capture fresh ideas from everyone in the office, and that, you will find, is a game changer.

The Standing Conference Room

Adding a standing desk to your workspace can do wonders for your long-term health, but it doesn’t have to stop there! You can also extend the benefits throughout your entire office space by adding standing meeting tables to conference rooms, boardrooms, training rooms, and other collaborative areas.

Worried you’ll force people to stand even when they would prefer to sit? These adjustable tables and standing-height tables offer much more flexibility and versatility than the standard height options. They can be lowered or raised, depending on the needs and wants of the group. When paired with adjustable stools or chairs, users can easily adjust both furniture items to ensure personalized support and comfort.

These Trendway tables feature a manual lift in the form of a hand crank. This allows you to easily lower and raise the work surface, depending on the needs of your meeting. These tables offer great value and great flexibility for any meeting space.

Simply lift this Meridian Electric Height-Adjustable Table with a touch of a button! You can easily and seamlessly incorporate all forms of technology with the built-in wire management system. Best of all, the thermally-fused laminate promises long-lasting beauty as it keeps stains and scratches at bay.

23 Conference Rooms to Inspire Your Next Office Makeover

Whether you're outfitting a new executive conference room or trying to fit some casual meeting spaces into your existing office, it can be difficult to know where to start. Check out some of our most popular conference room setups to inspire your next meeting space makeover.

Crisp and Modern

A modern meeting space will make an office appear professional and up-to-date, which is ideal for improving your brand’s image and impressing clients.

Industrial and Rustic

Industrial office furniture combines metal and wood to create a look that is contemporary but edgy. This style is ideal for trendy businesses that want to stand out in a crowd.

Casual & Comfortable

Adding touchdown spaces throughout your office will allow employees to meet on an on-the-fly basis more casually. Touchdown spaces are typically informal and feature lounge-like furniture that's comfortable and more homelike than traditional conference furnishings.

Outdoor Elegance

Why not take advantage of the nice weather while it lasts? Adding a break area that doubles as an outdoor meeting space will allow employees to meet outside, which can refresh and rejuvenate, sparking new ideas and energizing employees for the rest of the day.

Telecommuting Support

If your business has remote employees, consider incorporating media conference tables that support teleconferencing into your office.

Standing Meetings

Incorporating standing height or adjustable height conference tables into your office allows employees to stretch during business conversations. Be sure to provide stools or active seating options so employees can decide whether they want to sit or stand.

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