Space-saving tables at CB2

While on a recent trip to Chicago, I visited the Lincoln Ave. location of CB2, Crate and Barrel’s spin-off modern furniture store. I’d been receiving the CB2 catalog in the mail for the past year or so, but this was the first time I had made it into a store. Honestly, it looked similar to a Crate and Barrel, but without the vast kitchen gadgets’ section.

The store definitely caters to urban dwellers. As a result, I was glad to see many space-saving and uncluttered solutions. My favorite item was the Speakeasy High Dining Table (pictured). Here is its product description from the website:

All-in-one, two-party dining table/cocktail bar/storage cabinet has amazing legroom and legions of stash space. Two flush, swing-out doors per side are outfitted with interior box shelves to hide bar stuff, coasters, gadgets. Two open fixed shelves, either side again, take on wine, spirits, drinkware, cookbooks, even our tins of flatware. Clean, no-hardware aesthetic.

Another of my favorites was the Envelope Dining Table. “Two leaves hide inside and glide effortlessly on a ball bearing mechanism to extend hospitality: seat 6 without leaves, 8 with one leaf, a party of 10 with two.”

I’m not the biggest Crate and Barrel fan on the planet, but I definitely saw uncluttered inspiration in some of these new CB2 pieces. If you’re in the market for space-saving and efficient dining pieces, you may want to give CB2 a look.

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Posted by Erin on Dec 6, 2007 | Comments |

4 comments posted

  1. Posted by Yolanda - 12/06/2007

    The Envelope Dining Table looks a lot like one I own, which is the Bjursta from Ikea (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70116262). The Ikea version is less expensive, obviously. We have had ours for three years and can generally get 12 people seated during holidays (though it is definitely more comfortable with 10 or less).

  2. Posted by Marie - 12/06/2007

    I have a love/hate relationship with Crate & Barrel. I love their furniture, and hate their decorative objects d’art.

  3. Posted by Elizabeth - 12/06/2007

    If anyone wants to buy a poor grad student in a 500 sq foot apartment the top one, I’ll bake you muffins! ;)

  4. Posted by jt in the army - 12/07/2007

    I bought a stainless steel workshop table from target.com for my dining area, along with 2 stainless steel stools.
    The lower shelf works wonders for a basket with alcohol bottles, a basket with misc computer equipment, and a basket with stuff that needs to be sorted/stored.

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