Tip-Top Tables
Design Notebook
Tracy Bulla -- Home Accents Today, 9/1/2009
The best-selling designs of the season emphasize form above all, without sacrificing on function. The most prominent looks rely heavily on classical references, but organic modern and clean, streamlined offerings round out the list of most-desired designs.
From Sterling Industries, the Celtic side table offers a removable tray top and bronze-finished metal legs ($159). Part of the Casa Cristina Collection from Midwest-CBK, a dainty metal side table features hand-embossing on the top, complemented by a scroll-embellished base ($180).
Habersham's classical Wakefield table displays exquisite detailing with a hand-painted chinoiserie design and x-leg base.
Available in 20 finishes, the hand-painted Palm Beach Side table from The Gables Antiques showcases clean lines and casual appeal ($595).
Made from a single piece of mango wood, the Four Legged Twist stool highlights natural organic beauty in an unfinished design from Asian Art Imports ($190, also available waxed).
Made from reclaimed pine, Barclay Butera's Harbor side table pays homage to classic American style with a rubbed baluster base and waxed top ($1,582).
Hand-brushed aluminum soars upward in the Sat-A-Lit Ped Pedestal tables from Nova, while fluorescent bulbs emit a soft glow through an acrylic top.
Flared aluminum legs mimic horn in Maitland-Smith's saucy animal-themed table, finished with a marquetry zebra-patterned top ($1,797).
Chelsea House streamlines medieval references in the updated metal and glass Abbott Cocktail table ($625).
Salvaged from building renovations, old wood pallets and such, a new collection of solid pine furniture debuts from Posh Designs.
The Nature Web table from Marta Mikey re-creates some of the natural world's most graphic imagery in bronze powder-coated iron ($285).
A lavishly floral '20s pattern embellishes the decidedly feminine lines of Carson & Co.'s tiered table, inspired by a French antique ($3,000)
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