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What is the best paint for a dining room table?
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The best paint for a dining table is with a lacquered finish, and a French Polish being the best type of lacquered finish. A French Polish is extremely labor intensive which also makes it the most expensive of finishes. It involves many applications and layers of lacquer - each layer laboriously hand polished to a hard and gorgeous sheen often times resembling a sheet of glass. This thick beautiful lacquer will protect your dining table's paint for many years of regular use. Without this, your table will be more susceptible to scratches, dings and liquid stains from your plates, silverware and glassware.

AutomatonMarch 11, 2021
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James Mont Style White Painted Extending Dining Table
By James Mont
Located in Astoria, NY
James Mont Style White Painted Extending Dining Table.
Extended: 30.25" H x 76" W x 38" D; closed: 31" H x 38" W x 38" D.
Category
20th Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
American Country White Painted Pine Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Supported by an off-white or cream painted base with thick, round turned legs that give the table a very solid substantial feel.
Category
20th Century American Country Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
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White Painted X-Leg Trestle Base Swedish Dining Table
Located in Chireno, TX
White painted X-Leg trestle base Swedish dining table.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
Victorian Dining Table, White Painted Pine, American, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
American Country Victorian (19th Century) rectangular antique white painted pine dining table with square fluted legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Dining Room Tables
Materials
Pine
Vintage Swedish Style White Washed Table Painted Base Dining Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A timeless Swedish Gustavian inspired painted farmhouse table made with reclaimed whitewashed wood table top and a red painted colored wood table base. The table makes a perfect addi...
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Early 20th Century Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Materials
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Contemporary Abstract Painted Dining Table in Black and White, 1950s Base
By Felix Bachmann
Located in Berlin, DE
Elevate your dining experience with this striking contemporary abstract painted dining table featuring a 1950s base.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Beech, Lacquer
$2,616 Sale Price
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'Mole' Brazilian Rosewood Sofa by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA Brazil, 1960s, Signed
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare signed example of the 'Mole' sofa by Sergio Rodrigues, produced by OCA Brazil in the 1960s (see image gallery for a photo of the OCA stamp). This Mole sofa has an expansive am...
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
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Paul Evans Sculptural Art Metal Cabinet Model 'PE-40A', Signed & Dated 1974
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional and monumental cabinet, model PE-40A, designed by American sculptor and furniture master Paul Evans for Directional, signed and dated 1974. This important example repr...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Cabinets
Materials
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Documented 'Kono' Dining Table / Desk by Lella & Massimo Vignelli, 1984, Italy
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare documented 'Kono' table, which works excellent as either a dining table or a desk, by Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli was designed in 1984 and this example created in the mid-to-late 1980s by Casigliani in Pisa, Italy. This rare example of the 'Kono' design features a monumental Black Granite slab for the top, two thick slabs of Imperial Red Granite which connect together to form one of the bases, and the Vignellis signature Patinated Copper cone which forms the other base.
The 'Kono' design was normally made as coffee tables so it is quite rare to find examples made scaled up in dining table size. In addition, typical Kono tables were made with glass tops and a single slab granite base. This example however, the Vignellis selected Black Granite instead of the typical glass tops. Also, rather than using a rectangular single-slab base, this example features an L-shaped base constructed with two slabs that connect together along one angled edge. It still employs the cone-shaped patinated copper base typical of Kono tables, however this example is much larger of course than cocktail table versions.
The Vignelli Center for Design Studies, which houses the artists’ archive, confirmed this table to be one of two known drawings by the Vignellis (a copy of the Vignelli sketch, which they provided, is included in the photo gallery) though it is unknown if the other table was ever produced, making this table potentially an important one-of-a-kind.
The Black Granite top in lower light settings is dark, deep and mysterious. With direct sunlight its luminosity is intense - see the photo gallery for images of the table in direct sunlight from our skylight above. It glows, shines and shimmers with incredible vibrancy, similar to diamonds - to see it in person is quite exquisite and remarkable. While we only had it set up under our skylight for a couple hours, I would describe the experience as recharging - I felt like I had just spent a couple hours meditating, this would be incredible to wake up to every day before leaving to work.
The Vignellis described the 'Kono' table as: “This design exploits the relationship between geometrical figures and material finishes." Over the course of their four-decade-long design practice, Lella and Massimo Vignelli collaborated on projects that ranged from product design and brand identity to interior and furniture design. Whether designing New York City’s subway map...
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Materials
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Important Double Dresser by Vladimir Kagan for Kagan-Dreyfuss, 1950s, Signed
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Materials
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Paul Evans Monumental Three-Slate PE-42 Deep Relief Cabinet, Signed & Dated 1968
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Finn Juhl 'Judas' Rosewood and Sterling Silver Dining Table, c 1950s, Signed
By Finn Juhl, Niels Vodder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptionally rare and sought after, this Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder 'Judas' dining table, 1950s Denmark, was professionally restored and features gorgeous Brazilian Rosewood with sterling silver inlaid medallions which assist in tableware placement and gives the table its infamous name.
Signed underneath with Finn Juhl / Niels Vodder stamp which reads: "Niels Vodder Cabinetmaker Denmark Design Finn Juhl". The table is expandable, with a 22 inch leaf making the table just over 100" fully expanded.
The Judas table...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
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'Tucroma' Leather Bed and Nightstands by Guido Faleschini for i4Mariani, Italy
By Guido Faleschini, i4 Mariani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This famous 'Tucroma' bed design, as seen in the Lenny Kravitz Architectural Digest magazine photoshoot, was designed by Guido Faleschini in the 1970s and produced by i4Mariani (Italy).
*NOTE, the bed we had in stock, which is shown in the photos, has sold, therefore any current order would include lead time for production and shipping from Italy. However custom colors, finishes and leathers can be selected. In addition, you can select from Full, Queen, King, Cal King, or even custom sizes. Please contact us with any questions.
The Tucroma bed includes two leather wrapped bed...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Chrome





