The dining table needn't be an antique either. "There's no harm in using a glass dining table," Ang suggests. "You won't be so nervous when eating, and then you can use armless mandarin hat chairs around it. Under the glass table the elegant lines of Ming furniture are that much clearer."
還有像餐桌，也不必用古董，「不妨改用玻璃桌，吃飯時不會那麼緊張；而餐椅倒不妨用燈掛椅，在透明的桌面下，明式傢具優美的線條就顯得更清楚了」，洪光明建議。