{"id":2582,"date":"2011-03-25T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tomsprice.com.php5-20.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com\/?p=28"},"modified":"2022-02-25T11:29:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:29:01","slug":"lofty-gathering-tables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomsprice.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/25\/lofty-gathering-tables\/","title":{"rendered":"Lofty Gathering Tables"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-R2OFnTXzTo0\/TYyrcmR7P6I\/AAAAAAAABL0\/1-09UESlJ6A\/s1600\/VillageTrestleTable.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-R2OFnTXzTo0\/TYyrcmR7P6I\/AAAAAAAABL0\/1-09UESlJ6A\/s400\/VillageTrestleTable.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Have you noticed all the new, elongated dining tables with plenty of room for a crowd? Sometimes they&#8217;re called &#8220;gathering&#8221; or &#8220;refectory&#8221; tables, reminiscent of those used for monk&#8217;s dining halls in monasteries. In the Mediterranean regions of Europe, they adopted these for non-religious use in the 16th century, first in Italy then traveling to France and finally to Germany and Flanders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-eU62JwlAH90\/TYyr8iGduvI\/AAAAAAAABL4\/VQOMTghGyQw\/s1600\/VillageDetail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-eU62JwlAH90\/TYyr8iGduvI\/AAAAAAAABL4\/VQOMTghGyQw\/s400\/VillageDetail.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Some create an industrial loft ambiance, like the Village Trestle table shown above, while some convey a Tuscan homage and are inspired by old, time-worn church or library furniture, like the Refectory table from Hooker Furniture, below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-g6sdpQWt4Mc\/TYysHXf4J4I\/AAAAAAAABL8\/qot3yidh9iA\/s1600\/RefTbl_3002-75207.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-g6sdpQWt4Mc\/TYysHXf4J4I\/AAAAAAAABL8\/qot3yidh9iA\/s400\/RefTbl_3002-75207.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"351\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">All these are available from Toms-Price and shown at many of our stores.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-ADfiVJUiXfk\/TYyv_dZ6rkI\/AAAAAAAABMI\/KB_uRFYlZG8\/s1600\/BanyanTrestleTbl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-ADfiVJUiXfk\/TYyv_dZ6rkI\/AAAAAAAABMI\/KB_uRFYlZG8\/s320\/BanyanTrestleTbl.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-xh-X1dAzWoo\/TYyzMzKC5fI\/AAAAAAAABMQ\/qcCm7QAZKas\/s1600\/BanyanTrestleTbl_2990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-xh-X1dAzWoo\/TYyzMzKC5fI\/AAAAAAAABMQ\/qcCm7QAZKas\/s320\/BanyanTrestleTbl_2990.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"260\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">The Banyan Trestle Table from Nichols &amp; Stone is shown above.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-B67H_u9X77A\/TYyuInW-DBI\/AAAAAAAABME\/lS83XyEC-_o\/s1600\/TuscanyTresstleTbl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-B67H_u9X77A\/TYyuInW-DBI\/AAAAAAAABME\/lS83XyEC-_o\/s400\/TuscanyTresstleTbl.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">Impressive Amish-made solid cherry Tuscany Trestle Table, shown above, extends to 124 inches.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you noticed all the new, elongated dining tables with plenty of room for a crowd? 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