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Get one of those octagon bumper pool tables- there’s a flip top that goes from regular table to poker table; then take the top off and play bumper pool.
We have a small dining area since it's a '50s house and I guess furniture was smaller then. It's a teak patio table that's about 30" in diameter and has a glass top. Works a treat in a small space.
Get one of those octagon bumper pool tables- there’s a flip top that goes from regular table to poker table; then take the top off and play bumper pool.
Party time! I’ll bring the nubs and scotch!
LOL!
My in-laws' dining table for large family gatherings was a full sized pool table with a ping pong table on top.
I like the built in where you pull up the table top and pull out the supporting 'leg.' that's a good idea. I also very much like the live edge 'counter' at the window. Easy enough to do.
When googling around just now I saw some nice drop-leaf and double-drop-leaf tables, which might work great for a small space.
I'm thinking back and realize when I was in apartments I never had dining tables, and in the last apartment that area was occupied by a desk. Now I'm in a small house and I *still* don't have a dining table, but my kitchen table has leaves that slide under the main table so it can be 3', 4', or 5' in length. I really like it.
Good luck on finding just the right thing for your place!
My last apartment (long ago) had a miniscule dining room adjacent to the kitchen. I had a teak table from Scan that had leaves at each end that slid under the table. I still remember being so proud to serve Thanksgiving dinner on that table to my family, lol. My current table is a 1950's "Porceliron" table where the leaves pull out from under the sides. It fits my 50's vintage kitchen perfectly and takes up little room when it's not opened. I can put hot pots and pans on it and not damage the surface - big plus!
Our family has an old family antique that would work well. It is a bench that the large back folds down to become a table. It sits along a wall being used for casual seating (and has a storage chest under the seat) most of the time but can be pulled out and the back/table top flipped down to become a work or dinner table. It was used in very small working class homes which had large families in small houses. Ours is plain solid wood ( I believe oak) the top/back is held in place by wooden pegs.
I was going to mention this, we calll them metamorphic tables. Some folks call them metamorphic benches or chairs.
I had one of those round tables that expanded and had two center leaves. You could use one or both.
Bother one was a round table that had a rectangle center section. Then the two half moon sides folded down to become a two person table they sat facing each other long ways
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