Reader's Wing Table

We're big fans of multi-purpose furniture, so Levenger's cherry reader's wing table strikes us as a great idea: this is an end table with a mission.

For starters, there's plenty of room for books and magazines on the angled, lipped shelves. Then there's the top, a double surface with a top half that swings around 360 degrees so that you can bring it over your lap, for tip-tapping away or for reading one of the many paper tomes below, or maybe just for preventing the spilling of your drink.

The wing table reminds us of a visit to a massive card catalogue, with row after row of little compartments full of paper. (Do these things still exist in the age of computerized card catalogues?). And we like the way the curve of the table top is echoed in the leg design. Stylistically, we'll call it library-meets-Scandinavian, at least in the natural cherry version.

$298 at Levenger.

Comments (7)

hmm, I wonder where we can buy these locally...

Perfect for breakfast in bed if you use it as a nightstand ;-)

wow - love it.

Levenger's stuff tends to look good, but wear badly. I bought several of their pieces, at one time, but found that they did not last. Screws came loose, joints came apart, legs and wheels got rickety. I stopped buying their stuff, because it was money poured down the drain. Their goods don't even have the purdah that IKEA apologists hide behind: "What do you expect for $35?"

TOO BAD THE JAVA APPLET DIDN'T LOAD CORRECTLY ON THEIR WEBSITE. Maybe if they used Flash, or better practices in webdesign I could look at an enlarged image of that bad-ass table!!!!

ok, otherwise, it would be perfect for my laptop-addicted husband/computer/IT consultant. Yes, he is slash-computer. But, I fear he would break it before he could use it fully.....

Any idea where I can find a desk like this for a more cost-effective price?