Comments on: Space-saving mobile dining table

By: tempurpedic

tempurpedic — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:22:10 +0000

That is really cool, it saves so much space.

By: Mesa de Jantar escondida « A_R_Q_U_I_T_O

Mesa de Jantar escondida « A_R_Q_U_I_T_O — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:03:48 +0000

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By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:20:05 +0000

Love this. Always looking for clever solutions for small spaces.

http://www.smallspaceresources.blogspot.com

By: lizvocal

lizvocal — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:37:24 +0000

I do a lot of estate sale shopping and have seen several variations on this theme, but all of full height tables. More modern ones are a low cabinet, with chairs tucked in around the table legs. The most elaborate I have seen had a glass fronted china cabinet on top and the table and chairs were stored behind doors underneath. If you love this for your small space, with some searching you could find one to suit your style.

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:27:23 +0000

To commenters who have noticed the unusual height of the table, it was designed for Japanese dwelligns, so it makes sense for it to be that height. On top of which, it can be lowered or raised, though I’m not sure what its height range is.

That being said, I don’t see this being a practical solution if you’re not used to sitting on your heels for long periods of time. It’s a nice design piece, but in a North American setting, wouldn’t a gateleg table make more sense? It folds just as flat, it would be a more conventional dining table height on this side of the Pacific, you could seat people on both ends as well as on the sides, and some even come with built-in storage. And if the mobility part is important to you, stick some lockable casters on it and you’re set.

By: Morfydd

Morfydd — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:25:21 +0000

I used to have a piece with the same idea, probably also from the forties. It was some laminate over chipboard, so heavy as hell, but reasonably good-looking.

Pro: Lots of table space without having to live with a permanent huge table.

Cons: The sideboard at the end meant you couldn’t sit there. The slide-out mechanism was old and loose and so the middle sagged a bit when fully extended.

Actually I still have the piece in the garage. It’s great as a huge workspace for, say, cutting out patterns, that still tucks away nicely when done.

By: Suzjazz

Suzjazz — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:44:55 +0000

Where are the chairs and why are the legs so short? Seems to me they could have designed it with fewer legs and that the legs could be collapsible so that they were standard table height.

By: Shalin

Shalin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:58:30 +0000

That. Is. So. COOL!

By: Ninjafish

Ninjafish — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:34:28 +0000

Maybe this one be okay for someone who lives in a regular or slightly small house, but no way this would work for someone in an apartment like mine, when folded out its WAY to big, I would have to move all the furniture in my place to a corner and pile it up to even thing of a table like that. (I live in a 310sqft apt)

By: agirlnamedkylie

agirlnamedkylie — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:03:06 +0000

We have a piece like this that we inherited with the house that my husband grew up in, which was built in the late 1940s. It used to belong to his parents, who were apparently space-saving geniuses, as we have neat space-saving pieces all over the house ! The only differences are that it folds into a sideboard (which we put our microwave on), expands through a leaf system, and is dining table height (with folding dining-quality chairs). We usually use only two leaves (leafs? haha), but it’s great to be able to fold it up after breakfast and keep it from attracting clutter :} It’s a great piece, and very helpful every thanksgiving!

By: T-mag

T-mag — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:43:30 +0000

I am renting a small house I can’t afford, looking for a smaller one and I have 6 kids, one more on the way. I think it’s perfect!

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:44:25 +0000

Very neat.

But if I lived in an incredibly small space — and I have — I wouldn’t try to entertain nine guests in it in the first place!

By: jw

jw — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:46:08 +0000

Yeah, this is a small table.. it looks at tall as the wine bottle! and there’s only six glasses, so I’m guess that seating nine would be a stretch (or a cram)

By: myra

myra — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:31:11 +0000

The Boing-boing site says the table can be raised or lowered “for dining or gaming”. However, the Trendsnow site says the designer intended it for Japanese style dining, without chairs.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:31:02 +0000

Is it Unitasker Wednesday already?

If you are that concerned about space, where are you going to store the chest?