Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Dining Room Tables

[Catya Belfer (catya]

We have standard size folding plastic banquet tables, which are light and
easy to move and fold and etc, though ugly without a tablecloth on them.
 (e.g.,
http://www.bjs.com/lifetime-6-commercial-folding-table---whitegranite.product.273904.item.273905
)

We seat 6 or 8 at them, depending on the meal and what people feel like.
(that gives us seating for 36-48 in our usual room setup, , after that we
can add a table and/or use the jigsaw puzzle table for us to 6 more.)

     - cat

Catya Belfer   -  www.catya.org
Technical Director   -   www.cohousing.org
Cohousing in MA - www.mosaic-commons.org

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] 
sharonvillines.com>
wrote:

>
> We’ve opened the discussion of dining room tables again. The ones we have
> weigh over 100 lbs and have a leg at the end that make it awkward to sit at
> the end.
>
> We had this discussion years ago including making plans for the perfect
> cohousing table. Personally, I think the best tables so far are the regular
> banquet tables motels use. Easily available and have been used forever.
> Seat a variable number of people and you can still talk across them,
> usually.
>
> And they roll.
>
> We need sturdy tables that are light enough to fold and put away easily.
> We’ve looked at these from Armstrong Aluminum but are fearful of the
> metallic feel. They are light (25 lbs), very nicely designed, and you can
> choose models with seats at the ends.
>
> From an earlier message to Cohousing-L
>
> SOUTHER ALUMINUM TABLE INFORMATION:
>
> Has anyone used Southern Aluminum folding tables in their commonhouse? We
> saw these at a community center and they were quite handsome. Not wood, but
> light and sturdy. We have wonderful tables but it takes two people to fold
> them up and moving 10 is a real chore.
>
> http://www.southernaluminum.com
>
> Table Specifications for the Alulite, medium cost and options.
>
> http://www.southernaluminum.com/alulite_tables/specifications.html
>
> The iDesign has endless color variations for the tops and more colors for
> the legs. They would look more upscale. The Alulite still looks like a
> banquet table. The iDesign also has more edge designs which are nice. For
> the iDesign colors click on the color samples to change the color on the
> table image.
>
> http://www.southernaluminum.com//idesign/dyot.html
>
> Table tops on the iDesign are from WilsonArt. Roll over each color to see
> a larger square:
>
> http://samples.wilsonart.com/c-71-color-groups.aspx
>
> Options on the tables include a sound damp:
>
> http://www.southernaluminum.com/alulite_tables/sound_damp.html
>
> For a sample card table here is a comparison -- the cost is the price
> for ONE table  -- they do offer quantity discounts:
>
> The Mardi Gras line is the least expensive but has a table top only 1"
> thick which looks cheaper.
>
> Weight  21lbs
> Warranty  5-10 years
> Color tops:  3
> Edging: flat only
> Legs: Mineral Bronze
> Cost:  $220.00
>
> ALulite
>
> Weight:  29 lbs
> Warranty: 15 years
> Color tops: 6
> Edging: flat only
> Leg color: Mineral Bronze
> Cost: $245.00
>
> iDesign
>
> Weight 33lbs
> Warranty:  lifetime
> Colors: GOBS!!    The colors are on the Wilsonart.com website.  Colors
> displayed are just a few suggested colors.
> Edging: flat or rounded
> Cost: $344.00
> Leg color: 12 colors
>
> Shipping for 1 table from Arkansas to DC is about $100.00.
>
> Sharon
> ----
> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
>
>
>
>
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