When you live in a small space, a dining table can feel like a luxury. It can be difficult to justify the floor space for something you might not use everyday but after the age of 25 it can be depressing eating over the sink every night. The simple drop leaf table is the perfect small space dining solution. By day, with the leaves folded down, it can pass as a side table or console. By night, open it up and throw a dinner party! More

Designers Cortney and Robert Novogratz, who are possibly as well-known for their many children as for their bold modern vintage-inspired style, launched their first home furnishings collection this year. More

Mixing up iconic designs can bring out the best in both styles. This pairing of a tulip table and original Bertoia chairs from Chris and Jenna's Collection in the Castro was achieved by patiently perusing Craigslist. For those of us without patience, we've rounded up resources to make this dining space happen with a few clicks of a mouse. More

The Parsons table, with a table top and legs that are equal in thickness, is one of the most ubiquitous pieces of furniture in recent history. Available as a desk, dining table, coffee table, side table and even shelving, it can be found in homes across the world. More

Finnish-American architect and designer Eero Saarinen contributed much to our design lexicon, though he is perhaps best remembered for one item in particular: the Pedestal, or Tulip, table. An undeniable classic, this simple, sweeping table looks as good today as it did in 1956. More

The Pedestal Collection by Eero Saarinen was released by Knoll in 1957. Today, we commonly call this style the tulip table. 50+ years on, the trusty tulip is still quite common in modern kitchen and dining rooms. A new authentic table will set you back a few thousand but there are imitators that might do in a pinch. After the jump, check out 5 different versions, high end and low, of this classic table. More

IKEA PS 2012
• $179.00
• By Jon Karlsson for IKEA

I was surveying the new 2013 IKEA catalog and noticed the IKEA PS 2012, a bamboo top table listed for the dining room. But everything about it says it would be perfectly fine being moved from the dining room and into a workspace as a desk instead. Who says you need to abide by labels? A table is a table, and a dining table can be a desk...add a task lamp, office chair, laptop, and other desk organizing pieces, and nobody it was supposed to be a dining table. And the bonus: you could give yourself an excuse for eating at your desk!

Family style dining doesn't have to be all family and no style. Just because your kids have temporarily hijacked adult dinnertime rituals like finished sentences, finished meals and finished dishes, doesn't mean that having kids has to mean eating in a dining room void of style. The families in these homes have terrific, vibrant, fun, stylish AND practical dining rooms. More

This table concept from Japanese designer Yuki Matsumoto would be a perfect small space solution. The two-legged console tables, which lean against the wall, can be joined together to create one larger table that would be perfect for dining. More

Having a studio apartment is great for a lot of reasons — less space means you need less stuff, and you can often save a lot of money. But a studio space, and a lack of distinct rooms, can be a drag when you're trying to entertain or even just fit a dining area in your space. A drag, of course, unless you have some of these small yet stylish studio dining product solutions. More