NYC restaurant tables are famously small and wobbly but I’ve never cared as long as the food is good. Now that I’m cooking more meals at home, the dining table has come under some scrutiny. It’s now wobbling and every so often is the source of injury to the leg.

The search for a replacement hasn’t produced a winner. It’s been hard to find a table for four (with an extension to fit six) that isn’t too big when closed or fully extended.

Dear Pottery Barn, IKEA and Crate and Barrel, etc: What is up with the oversized, ornate tables too big for a standard apartment? Also, what happened to the real, sustainable materials that make a table sturdy? Is MDF all you have? Do a better job. Yours truly.

I’m partial to round/oval shapes since I think it would soften up the space which already has lots of long lines and rectangle pieces. Room and Board has had an interesting custom design option but the wood grain is either too light or too dark for my taste.

Their Kyoto table seems to be the lead contender right now and I think it’s a good compliment for the Bertoia chairs.

It’s Small Cool month again over at AT only now “small” is 1,200 square feet or less.

I submitted an entry of my old, teeny tiny NYC apartment three years ago. Looking back it’s funny to read some of the comments like this one..

“Would be nice to have more pictures.. get more of a feel for the *whole* space”.

Yes, space. Minus the boring bathroom, that was the whole space.

In some ways the six floor walk-up (yes, I was on the 6th floor) had many pluses. Besides having a cute wine bar across the street, I loved having a window in every room.

Here now are the rusty and too old too open windows that need a cleaning.