Posted on June 12, 2014
An increasing number of us have opted for an open floor plan in the house or flat to combine kitchen and dining. This calls for kitchen tables that should need to be functional but also to look good and to be able to double up as a work space as well.
In such cases the kitchen table needs to be a table that will meet all kinds of requirements be it entertaining guests, work surface, looking good or simply a place for the kids to sit and finish their homework. Since the kitchen table plays such an important role, the right choice of a kitchen table is very important.
Farmhouse tables or refectory tables often fit the bill as they look good and yet are study and practical.. They also fit iin with today's preferences for decorative/country furniture as opposed to traditional 'brown' fiurniture.
Some farmhouse tables have a faded appearance like this fabulous faded Beech top antique Normandy Table. With good strong chuncky legs united with end strechters made from ash. It is of good proportions and would seat 10.
Others show strong colours and character like this