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Throughout the house, Curtiss mixed natural materials with industrial ones. Downstairs, fir and cedar wood on the doors and open-joisted ceiling balance the colder, industrial feel of the concrete floor and steel staircase railing. In the dining room, a pendant lamp from RLM Lighting hangs above a table that combines Cherner table legs with a new white laminate top. The yellow chairs are by Tolix.
A companion to Greta de Parry’s Coleman Stools, this table has an adjustable walnut tabletop that can extend from 22 to 28 inches. It can be used as a side table, or even as a distinctive nightstand.
Coleman End Table is an innovative table that blends a sleek black powder coated frame with a sophisticated solid black walnut tabletop. The top is supported by three geometric base supports that give the table a sculptural look and feel. The tabletop adjusts from 22 to 28 inches in height, making it a multifunctional option for a variety of interior spaces.
Jasper and Maeve take five. One of their requests was for their dad to create a secret door to connect their bedrooms together.
A New York City apartment with walnut upper kitchen cabinets has a stainless-steel backsplash that ties into the finish of the fridge and the lower cabinets. The walnut dining room table does quadruple duty as a work station and storage unit, and an eating and entertaining area.
In a space measuring just 650 square feet, multifunctionality is key.
The walnut coffee table in the living room is by Samuel Moyer.
An adjustable dining-room table is relatively common in Europe, according to the couple, who ordered their hydraulic legs from Switzerland. They allow for up to four presets, so the Garneaus have one for dining, one for working, and two for cooking, depending on who’s the chef. The table itself was designed by Robert’s firm, Studio Garneau, and has five drawers in it, some big enough to store Robert’s oversize flat artwork. skf.com Don't miss a word of Dwell! Download our FREE app from iTunes, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
The Safari Kids Table, by Palo Samko, has a black-walnut top and legs and a small leather-covered drawer. It's fully customizable; the chairs shown are black walnut and white oak.
Krubiner (here, with girlfriend Kylie Gordon) furnished the house with finds from Craigslist and eBay, such as the 1970s Milo Baughman dining table and Norman Cherner chairs.
A custom table surrounded by NET’s Museo chairs and poplar stools provides a space for the Sarmiento Tovo boys, Manuel, 5, and Julián, 3, to play with the toys their mother makes.
The kitchen features stainless steel prep counters, a Samsung stove, and Panasonic over-the-range microwave. The room is bordered by two full walls of windows, allowing light to flood the space at all times of the day. A custom birch butcher block table furnishes the family gathering space.
Now You Cedar To make sure the light well over the dining area read as “a hole, rather than just a bending of the Sheetrock plane,” Sherman clad the first-floor ceiling in inexpensive tongue-and-groove cedar closet liner from Home Depot. Bonus: “I like the smell of cedar,” says Sherman, and now the house carries a faintly woodsy scent.
The challenge of the Douglas fir built-ins was that they had to be made with 60-degree angles in mind. Vincent Pocsik of Marbletecture created the custom walnut dining table to match, and it is surrounded by Blu Dot’s Real Good Chairs.
The kids make all the fun they need in their bedroom. Their bunk beds and shelving were bought at Ikea.
While she was pregnant and on maternity leave, Susanna tackled creative D.I.Y. projects to decorate Varpu's room, including stitching these festive cotton flag banners.
"Many of the decisions were about maximizing luminosity within the apartment," principal James Slade says. The open-plan kitchen and dining room features a custom walnut picnic-style table.
Impressed by the simple elegance and understated forms of his work, Hans and Florence Knoll added Nakashima’s work to their roster. This table was designed in 1946 with a low-sheen finish and live grain patterns.
Like many enterprising designers, Kyle Hoff and Alex O'Dell took their new product idea to Kickstarter to get their business up and running. The Detroit-based duo's invention, the Floyd Leg, was met with overwhelming support and received about 14 times its initial funding goal. Using clamps to hold a surface in place, the Floyd Leg allows users to create a table using virtually any surface material. Prices start at $179.
The Extending Table from 2131 is an innovative home furnishing that can be used as a desk or table. Crafted from rich walnut wood, the Extending Table can expand from five feet to ten feet, making it easy to adapt from a casual four-person meal to a dinner party with eight guests. While most extending dining tables require removing and storing a table leaf, this table expands simply by sliding the table, making it easy to adjust. When used as a work station, the table can be angled to create two spacious desktops.