We have a "half-wall" between our kitchen and family room which is almost exactly the same height as this "pub height" table. It folds up against the wall with the two chairs stowed under it and can be easily moved out for use as our breakfast/informal dining table. This saves us quite a bit of space, giving the room a more "open" feeling when it is folded up against the half wall. It takes two people, one on each end, to smootly reposition it because we use it on an oriental rug over a tile floor with relatively wide grout lines. Its plastic feet tend to catch and move the rug if it isn't lifted up. The table is quite substantial and will probably last as long as we do.
The table took me about half an hour to assemble and clean up. It took a little extra "fiddling around" loosening all the mounting screws that hold the top in place in order to get three of the screws to fit into the rail opposite the hinge on top, but when they finally went in, the top was extremely secure and unlikely to ever have a problem with the screws working their way loose.
The top has a pattern "distressed" into the veneer which might give you a little bit of a problem if you wanted to write on a sheet of paper on top of the table. It is well finished in a brown stain which is quite dark, almost black, but which should blend in fairly well with other pieces. We have several antiques in the room which have slightly lighter cherry/mahogany finishes, and some tall end tables on either side of a reclining love seat that have a slightly different more reddish cast, but the table "fits in" well."..." Read more
- E. Daniel in Ypsilanti, MI