We love flat surfaces for work, sewing, stacking piles of stuff, but when it’s time to pull in the slides we need those surfaces to disappear into a secure location!
BJURSTA Ikea drop leaf table: This is an awesome addition to our bedroom. When we removed the heavy built-in dressers for the closet redo we had space below the window for a table. I knew I wanted a table a little taller than standard because I am tall and it makes working on my laptop and sewing machine more comfortable. I also wanted a table that could be folded away and sturdy enough to handle the sewing machine (I learned the hard way that allowing the table to bounce when sewing actually ruins the timing on the machine).
This table is under 20 lbs, is installed just under the window so it’s a bit higher, the drop leaf is space saving when we pull in the slides AND the metal arm keeps it very sturdy when sewing! It’s also nice looking, I think.
Folding table from Walmart:
The second win was this folding table from Walmart. It’s advertised as a laptop table, and I’m sure it would work great for that but we have some other uses for it, too. We needed a table to eat on because the new recliners are where the original built-in dining table was. We wanted something light weight (we are always thinking gas mileage) and that we could store away for easy access.
This table is perfect since it’s a bit wider and deeper than a regular TV table. It has metal legs which makes it sturdy and it’s quite narrow when folded down so we store it behind the storage chest on the big slide. We use it everyday for dinner and also to hold our tablet for Netflix and YouTube watching.
