drop-leaf table

Gonzalez, who hadn't been able to get out of bed the previous days, moved a drop-leaf table by himself and reached over a sofa to plug a light in.

Yet hanging only a few feet away was Untitled (another wall sculpture of a drop-leaf table), 2013, a three-panel form painted in two shades of white and attached to the wall by improbably stubby legs that suggested something from the hand of Robert Irwin.

With convertible furniture--such as a drop-leaf table or a futon couch that folds out to become a bed--you have the ability to use a room for more than one purpose.

A large, comfortable saloon with bench seats around a large drop-leaf table is front and centre, with a well-sized galley portside and nay-station plus an obligatory head and shower to starboard, behind which is a large, useful storage area.

A NORBERG wall-mounted drop-leaf table, pounds 29, Ikea could improve a space.

I also find two unmatched end tables for $12.50, and a drop-leaf table with four chairs that need to be recovered for $90.

Along the sides of the room were a drop-leaf table, sewing machine cabinet, chairs, apple crates to store miscellaneous items, and a chiffonier.

A DROP-LEAF table is ideal for slotting into a tight space, this powder-coated metal table from Ikea comes in three juicy colours for pounds 25 (0845 355 1141, www.ikea.co.uk).

But Mrs Daykin, who lives on Spring Grove Street, thinks the taped-down carpet, doormats and small drop-leaf table outside her first floor flat should remain.

Several of the couple's antiques, including a drop-leaf table, dry sink and pie safe, are placed throughout the family room and paired with newer pieces, such as four leather and wood chairs from Mexico and a set of wooden bar stools hand-painted by Ann.

Q WHERE can I buy a drop-leaf table, preferably in a teak?

The drop-leaf table from Century's Madera collection is a good example of an old idea that still works today.