Dining Room Furniture Trends

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In a time where relaxation is hard to come by, a tranquil feeling -- such as a beach escape or cottage sanctuary -- can be an enjoyable fixation. Light finishes, combined with a cottage style design, create an in-home seaside sanctuary perfect for a vacation home or everyday dining retreat.

Riverside's Cape May casual dining room furniture collection boasts Sea Spray white paint, bringing a sense of inner coastal charm to the set. The scalloped, 54-inch tabletop extends to 66 inches with the addition of one 12-inch, self-storing butterfly leaf insert and features storage space in the pedestal base. The tabletop is constructed of poplar hardwood solids and cherry veneers and has a heavily distressed wood finish. The table height converts from a standard dining height of 30 inches to gathering height of 36 inches with enclosed leg extensions. Also shown are Cape May side chair and Cape May Duxbury arm chair (44227) in Seaspray White. http://www.riversidefurniture.com/

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Small stuff: Furniture solutions for urban dwellers

Did you know that the average house is shrinking? Even before the housing crisis, the American Institute of Architects had noticed a trend for smaller homes, based on an annual survey of residential architectural firms. From 2006 to 2008, both the square footage and volume requested by surveyed firms’ clients had decreased. In 2006, for instance, 32 percent of respondents reported “increasing” square footage for the residences they designed. In 2008, that figure dropped to 16 percent.According to Susan Susanka, architect and author of “The Not So Big House” series, the demand for smaller furniture should increase as consumers’ home size expectations decrease -- and concerns about expensive energy costs increase. Already, a number of furniture manufacturers are responding.

From left to right: Sligh Furniture’s new Loft 102 Micro-Office is comprised of three pieces -- desk, hutch and display top -- that nest within each other, so they ship in a single box. (A small, saddle-shaped stool is included, too.) Hekman’s corner cabinet with storage deck tucks discreetly into the corner of a dining area.

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