To execute this dining layout, begin by utilizing a self-leveling laser generator to align your tables perfectly square with the structural walls of your dining room or tent space. Assemble your modular rectangular timber tables into a large, three-sided “U” configuration, ensuring a generous four-foot interior walkway clearance for service staff. Spread a continuous layer of unbleached slubby flax linen table runners down the center grain lines of the tables, letting the fabric edges puddle slightly onto the flooring surface. Place comfortable, low-profile oak crossback chairs along the outer margins only, leaving the interior view completely open. Finish the contemporary presentation by lining the internal center fields with a repeating array of low-profile, battery-operated LED light slots to provide a safe, ambient glow as the meal progresses.