Trestle tables are all the rage right now — they're everywhere and the styles vary from petite and delicate to thick and bulky. Here are 3 very different designs available from The Conran Shop...
These dinner parties bridge the years from the early 1800's to present day, so we're taking some pretty big steps here, leaping over a lot from in between. The present day we are, of course, familia...
Need good wine glasses? Here are my recommendations, updated for 2009. I can't drink wine out of a jelly jar anymore and enjoy it (unless I'm at a picnic or camping!). I've come to prefer the thin ...
Saturated jewel tones make these tables fit for royalty. The colors are deep and perfectly suitable for the holidays......
I snapped the picture above in Thomas O'Brien's Soho shop last week. While O'Brien is amazingly talented and prolific, it is hard to find his style all in once location. His designs spread out amo...
I just replaced my rectangular dropleaf table with a round table and I love it! Round dining tables make for more intimate seating and help everyone be part of the dinner conservation. Here are 4 co...
Our theme this month is Entertaining and I decided to take a very literal approach with table decor incorporating text and typography in the design. ...
We've hit on this idea before, but here we've stumbled on it again in a New York City apartment. Here, it looks like the table is set for a special dinner......
The world is full of millions of dining chair designs, so my approach is always to ignore the masses and look for classics that stand the test of time. I find that this approach either leads me to ...
>> Vintage View Racks at Cafe Falai (above)>> Vintage View Racks in our home (we buy them through Beverage Factory and eBay) I am proud to say that while I have cut down on my swollen book collection...
My mouth dropped open yesterday when I saw this gorgeous yellow room on design*sponge. It wasn't just the color that caught my eye but the beautiful wash effect (not to mention the David Lance Goine...
The New York Times paired up photographer Andrea Sperling with interior designer Ron Marvin (a previous Small Cool winner!) to demonstrate the process of redecorating on a budget. Sperling, a single...
Q: I'm in the midst of "curing" my kitchen for the Fall Cure. One of the goals I'm working toward is being able to host parties in my studio + kitchen. I have a spacious kitchen that could accommod...
Q: I've six black Eames DCM chairs and I'm looking for a suitable table for these chairs. Anyone have some recommendations? Thank You! Sent by Edwin...
NYC designer Sara Story's work seems at once embedded in tradition and full of unexpected surprises. Take, for instance, these details from one of her Gramercy Park projects......
To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Lydia Location: UWS New York, New York Type of Home: apartment in 1910 brick home Color Inspiration: Economy was our guiding force. We bough...
Q: I can't get enough of the dining chairs I saw in Jennifer Chused's modern New York apartment. I've been haunting craigslist and ebay ever since I first noticed the chairs and I've not seen anythi...
Q: Hi, I am looking for chairs to go with my dining table. I made the table myself using the Vika Moliden underframe from IKEA — I wanted this white and metal look as a contrast to the parquet...
Materials: Ceramic Price Point: $30-70 (based on size) "Bringing play to your table, these round-bottomed bowls rock and spin with a touch, but won’t tip over, just like children's toys..."...
Walls and what to do with them — you can paint, wallpaper, stencil or cover them with hundreds of slices of Kraft Singles. But when a home is blessed with exposed cement or concrete, why not j...
Materials: Sandblasted Porcelain Price Point: $30 to $40 "This plate is made by dripping melted wax onto the surface of a porcelain plate and sandblasting away the exposed areas. The original winte...
This is Miika's company's newest product with more revolutionary goodness from Finland. You may remember that he was the one behind the fabulous Magnetic Kitchen Cloth Holder that we found in Toron...
Impromptu dinner party? Nobuhiro Teshima's cabinet transforms into a long and low table for about 8 guests! ...
Q - Some advice please — I'm thinking of buying a set of four Paul McCobb chairs and would love a suggestion for an affordable dining table. My dining room is rectangular (8.5' X 13.5') and I ...
Q - We could use some help! After months of searching for a dining table we settled on The Rivet Table from CB2. Our problem is that we are at a loss for chairs to go with it. I know it's been shown...
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