At HomeWorld Furniture we have dining room furniture to fit any home, whether it's a simple dining room or an elaborate formal dining room. We have a broad selection of dining room tables, pub tables, chairs, bars, bar stools, baker's racks, buffets, servers, china cabinets, and more. Shop HomeWorld Furniture for the best dining room shopping in the Hawaii, Oahu, Hilo, Kona, Maui area. Dining Room Furniture Hawaii, Oahu, Hilo, Kona, Maui Your browser does not support the video tag. HomeWorld Furniture Store - Oahu, Hilo, Kona, Maui, Hawaii At HomeWorld we know that the rooms in your home are more than just a bedroom, dining room, or living room, both in how you use them and what they mean to you and your family. Those rooms, and the beds, dining sets, and sofas you use to furnish them are an expression of you; your style and your unique family needs. Our dedicated staff is here to help you find the furniture and accessories that will enrich your life, whether that means finding multifunctional pieces to optimize a small space,
bringing spacious comfort to movie nights, or taking home the perfect table to gather with friends. We offer a wide range of styles from traditional to contemporary, as well as custom order options that let you put your own touch on items like sectionals, sofas, and chairs. With stores in the cities of Honolulu, Pearlridge, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, and Hilo, and on the islands of Hawaii, Oahu, Hilo, Kona, and Maui, HomeWorld is Hawaii's destination for stylish, quality furniture to create the home of your dreams and enrich the lives of you and your family.The busiest dining room on the UH Hilo campus is being transformed with new decor and furniture to encourage students to gather, lounge, study, eat, enjoy the surrounding gardens and make themselves at home. Over winter break, the Campus Center Dining Room at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo underwent the second phase of a three-phase Refresh Project. The project aims to create a comfy-cozy space for students to do more than just scarf down a meal—with decor that blends rustic with modern, three main sections of the large dining room are being transformed into a bright and cheerful café, an area to lounge and study or gather with friends, and sit-down counters that run the length of the wall of windows overlooking the gardens.
“The overall goal for this refresh project is to provide a vibrant, inviting gathering place for students,” says Brenda Hamane, director of special projects at the UH Hilo Office of Administrative Affairs. “This initiative is part of UH Hilo’s strategic plan, and supported by Chancellor Straney and Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs Marcia Sakai to create the first of many gathering places for students.” The Refresh Project work in the dining room is being done over three phases to avoid disruption to food service operations—Phase I happened last summer, Phase II has just been completed this winter break, and Phase III will complete the project this coming spring break. Last summer, rustic looking flooring was installed. At the start of the spring semester next week, students will find more work was done over winter break that enhances the new organic look—rustic counters now run the length of the wall of windows complete with bar stools and a view of the gardens, renovated planters are now encased in reclaimed wood, and for contrast, splashes of bright green accent are on some walls and trim.
The majority of the work over break was done by a UH Hilo Auxiliary Services crew under the direction of Kolin Kettleson, auxiliary director, and students from the carpentry program at Hawai‘i Community College under the direction of instructors Gene Harada and Darryl Vierra. Phase I, summer 2016: A good foundation During Phase I of the work, which happened over two weeks during the summer of 2016, approximately 6,000 square feet of rustic-looking vinyl flooring was installed in the Campus Center Dining Room. The work was done by students in the Hawai‘i CC carpentry program under the direction of their instructor Harada. In addition to the flooring installation, staff from the UH Hilo Office of Technology Services and Support installed additional WiFi access points to improve WiFi capability, and UH Hilo Auxiliary Services replaced existing lights with LED lights, installed additional electrical outlets for electronic devices, and worked on much needed cosmetics such as hiding exposed wires in conduits, relocating the audio-visual cabinet
, and painting conduits. Phase II, winter break 2016: Adding to the rustic charm Work during this winter break was fast and efficient—existing planter boxes were refurbished with reclaimed pallet wood. Staff from Auxiliary Services collected discarded pallets throughout UH Hilo campus and the Pana‘ewa Farm Laboratory for this project. It was a great opportunity for Hawai‘i CC carpentry program students to learn how to refurbish existing furniture with reclaimed wood. The students completed 15 planter boxes within three days. This sustainability-minded design for the existing planter boxes is on-trend, and enhances the overall new rustic look at the Campus Center Dining Room. Wooden counters for eating were also installed along the wall of windows in the dining room facing the gardens and Library Lanai. Christian Kanani, a local wood craftsman created the rustic window bar counter tops, and the Hawai‘i CC carpentry students did the installation. Rustic bar stools add a finishing touch to the counters.
A fresh coat of paint was put on all walls and the lower ceiling, and there are now bright chartreuse green accent walls and trim to add a pop of color to tie in with the new furniture that will arrive during the next phase of the project, scheduled for March during spring break. Additional wall outlets for electronic devices were also installed over break along all walls in preparation for the new, modern furniture arrival during Phase III. Phase III, spring break 2017: Rustic meets modern The final phase, to be done in March over spring break, will bring the addition of new modern furniture, Hawaiian art and signage on the accent wall, and finishing touches such as wheat grass and lavender plants for the refurbished planter boxes. New café style tables and chairs and new comfortable lounge chairs will contribute greatly to the overall ambiance. The furniture will add pops of color similar to the accent colors on the walls, their bright modern lines adding contrast to the overall rustic look.
Hamane says a “comfy cozy” lounge area is planned for the back area of the dining room, near the bookstore entrance. The colors will be lime green and bright blue for furniture named the Big Lounge, Half Lounge, Round Ottoman, C-shaped Personal Table, and Skate Personal Table. This furniture can be easily moved around the lounge area, meaning students can configure chairs and tables as they wish to create gathering areas or personal study spaces. For example, students can use the c-shaped or skate personal tables to study solo, use their laptop or eat; the lounges and ottomans can be pulled together for groups. The tables are sized perfectly to use with the furniture. “It’s important for students to know that this is their gathering place, so they can configure the new furniture to create their own gathering space,” says Hamane. “The furniture was selected with this in mind.” The designers of the Refresh Project also ensured that the majority of tables—40 of the 70 tables—are ADA accessible, and each area—lounge, window bar counter, and café—will have ADA accessible tables.