#drop-leaf table

[vintagehomecollection]

This small home’s space isn’t wasted on a separate dining room, because the homeowners drafted their high-ceilinged entry for the job. The antique drop-leaf table accommodates up to six diners comfortably, and seating brought from other rooms supplements the Victorian-style chairs on casters.

The New Decorating Book, 1997

[vintagehomecollection]

Built-in shelves, china cupboards, and niches are perfect places for displaying fragile items or all-of-one-kind country collections. Here, shelves are placed in and around a window that’s been fitted with translucent glass. The glass panel filters light and effectively silhouettes a collection of redware and American Indian art. The collection continues with several items of folk art and additional examples of redware placed on a New England birch drop-leaf table.

Better Homes and Gardens - Living the Country Life, 1985

[furniture-meubles]

Hickory White Furniture.  Flip-top Fondness.

[tasod]

Drop-leaf table

No matter how large a house is, there always seems to be a need for more space. During the 19th century, especially in the South, homes often had long, wide front halls that went from the front door to the back door. That allowed the air to circulate and helped cool the house. Drop-leaf table