My desk throughout college was an old dining room table. It had no drawers or cabinets. Just a simple four-legged table. It did the job. These days, I have desks with drawers and cabinets in both of my offices (home office and leased). What do I prefer? I prefer a desk, but I’d have no …
Whether you’re buying a dining room table for an existing formal dining room or more casual dining space, or are simply in the process of planning to create a new dining area, it is important to ensure that you obtain the correct dining room table size for whatever space that table will inhabit. In order …
You might get fleeced at cards but that’s no reason to buy the wrong card table. My buddies and I are starting a monthly poker game in my new condo office. When our kids are older maybe it’ll become a weekly game so I can lose even more money. I say this because with young …
When it comes to home furniture, the dining table can be a magnificent centerpiece. For those who want to entertain guests regularly, a harvest table is a perfect accent, as it allows for larger groups while maintaining an intimate vibe. Because these tables are not very common, the best option is to build one yourself. …
One decidedly irritating by-product of the digital age is the persistent need for power. Sure later typewriters and televisions also needed power. But those items were stationary and placed near wall outlets. There was also generally only one or two of those per house. Modern households however often have at least one cell phone per …
Purchasing a new dining table is an extremely personal experience for many reasons. This furniture will be the centerpiece of a dining room where you entertain guests and share important meals with family. The dining table will be both seen and utilized more than a lot of home furniture, so the choice is never made lightly. We …
Coffee tables have been a staple of Western living rooms for decades upon decades now. They have evolved from simple tables into some of the most elaborate constructions appearing in homes today. Yet, most coffee tables have the same set of parts. The breadth and scope of choice when it comes to purchasing a coffee table …
The world of interior design abounds in tables… console tables, end tables, side tables and of course coffee tables. With such abundance, are coffee tables out of style? Obsolete? A waste of space and money? One could easily argue that the answer is yes. Below I address every question you might have about the necessity …
It is actually very much important to renovate the house with modern accessories which can enhance the real beauty of the house with all modern requirements. No doubt, renovation of the house is very much difficult task to perform in a trendy way. There are a lot more things which you have to consider compulsory …
Welcome to our gallery featuring a wide variety of entry table ideas for your foyer. When you walk into another person’s home as a visitor, you always enter through the front entrance, unless you’re very familiar. The foyer is designed as a room for your guests to enter into, or so that when you open your front …
Antiques will always be around. Today’s furniture, at least some of it, will be antiques in 100 years. Of course, today’s antiques will still be antiques in 100 years. With a good eye and persistence, you can furnish your house relatively inexpensively if you’re willing to buy distressed antiques and fixing them up. It’s a …
Many people think that a coffee table is a necessary piece of furniture for the living room. It’s where we put down our drinks, rest our feet on, or where we take our dinner while marathon-watching on Netflix. While it serves these purposes, a traditional coffee table can be too low for a comfortable dinner …
There’s no official record of when the picnic table first came out but there’s a consensus that it was already in use in the late 1800s. The early tables were made of hardwood such as cedar and pine in contrast to many of the modern versions which are constructed from steel, aluminum, commercial-grade plastic, PVC, recycled materials …
Choosing the right coffee table can be tricky. You have to know exactly what you’re looking for especially when faced with a wide range of options. The first thing to consider is the available space in your room because that will determine the right size. In many ways, a small coffee table is a great …
We have plenty to thank the French for, including the pub-style tables that are trending nowadays. Also known as bistro tables, they first appeared in the 1600s at Paris’ first bistro, Café Procope, as small tables with marble-tops. The furniture also made it easy to differentiate the bistro from the taverns then. Bistros, sidewalk cafes and people-watching …
Small corner tables can do wonders to limited living spaces. With the right features and design, these furnitures can go a long way. You can use them to save space, take advantage of an awkward corner of a room and even place them anywhere in the house. The home office is not the only place …
A month ago my wife, two kids and I were going through a furniture store when I noticed a really cool coffee table which had a table top that swivelled upwards to create a quasi desk type table. I thought it was brilliant. Amazingly I hadn’t seen this before. I realized it’s a great furniture …
Coffee tables are convenient furniture and can look great. The best part is you can find really great looking options for not a lot of money. This article sets out and describes many coffee tables under $200. We also include several additional galleries featuring many more options under $200. In some cases they’re as low …
There’s an ongoing debate whether it’s better to have one dining area or two. If two, it’s usually a formal dining room with a small dining set in the kitchen that accommodates 2, 4 or 6 people. I like the large open concept design with one main dining area, but our current home has the …
Welcome to our simple, but helpful diagrams illustrating the different parts of a table (dining and coffee tables). While there are all kinds of tables, at the end of the day, their construction is fairly similar. There’s a top (surface), supports (legs) and depending the type of table, additional storage. Below you’ll find our simple …