You might want to try ikea. Several years ago, I got a narrow table that mounts to the wall on one end and has one leg. It's very basic, but has served me well for many years.

Try library tables on ebay (you can limit search to miles around your zipcode). they seemed to be narrower when I was looking at tables for my narrow kitchen.

"Try library tables on ebay"

That's an excellent suggestion. ebay or, if you have them around, antique shops. We bought our library/refectory-style table in an antique shop. It's ~29.75" wide and 71.5" long. It's in two pieces - the top and the leg base. The top can be lifted off, and a good thing, too, as the table is of solid oak. After we find a new kitchen table, I'm planning to use this one as the desk in my home office.

If you need to make your own base, I had very good luck with table legs . com
They were really helpful and cost effective when I built our island. Not sure if they have something that could be used as a trestle base, but it would be worth a look.

Try Cottage Home Maine. They have all types of beautiful painted/unpainted tables. I believe they do custom orders so you may be able to order a more narrow table.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cottage Home Maine Trestle Tables

I just checked out some of the trestle tables on the website and most have a custom width option - e.g., you can choose on the pull down bar how many inches you need less than the standard 38", etc.

They have some beautiful reclaimed pine style trestle tables. The Chateau is very similar to my RH salvaged pine trestle table.

Look at console tables or parson's tables.
They can be beefed up or not.

But you can easily find that width, actually.
I have several. I seem to gravitate towards that look.

Christine

Ooh yes, I have looked at Cottage Home...very $$$ but they are only a little over an hour from me so I might get ambitious and at least go up there and have a look.

The width is not the only issue, it's the base as well. I looked at a few library tables but they tend to have 4 legs and many of them have some kind of more solid "ends" which won't work because someone has to sit at the short end of the table and be able to put their legs there, of that makes sense.

Thanks for all the ideas! Still looking...

Try a flip flop table. Many are very slim and with all types of tops and leg options. Thier tops fold over. I have two, one in the kitchen and a coffee table. For the kitchen I cludged and used the round iron base of my old table and added the long flip top to it. It is 25" wide and 54 long.

Once you find one of interest, run another search on the specific name. The same table can be priced from $250 to $900.

Also, sofa tables are usually the same height as an eating table. Check out some and the measurements.

Here is a link that might be useful: flip top table images

have you seen the Ballards Chianni table?-- it's only 21" wide and seats up to 10 -- "narrower than most conventional dining tables."

Sorry, the Ballards Chiannis Trestle table is 36" wide -- probably too wide for you.

Sueb, that's exactly what I was looking for about five years ago, and I bought the castellet console from Ballard designs linked below. It was the only table I could find whose leaves folded in on each other to make a narrow table. The design has changed a bit since five years ago, the new version is shorter than mine, which is seven feet long. Even though we have plenty of room in our kitchen, I wanted something that would give us the widest possible traffic pattern. Our kitchen is adjacent to our formal living room, an odd design that we've had to work around :). When we are all present I can pull the table out from the windows, fold out the top and have a very spacious table for six. It's very well priced and ours still looks great, which it shoulda, of course, after only five years!

Here is a link that might be useful: Console table from Ballard

Thanks to this thread, we are likely getting a new dining set today. It started me looking . . .

Not sure how they will hold up but Pier one has a couple of drop leaf tables that are cute. I saw one in the store and it didnt look as cheap as it was. One side could just stay down and if you ever wanted to bring it to a different location like during any special occasion it would be a normal size with the sides flipped back up. Craigslist always has drop leaf tables, antique stores too.

I've been looking for something skinny for our future banquette area. I still want to use some of our old wood (and find a trestle base on craig's list) but if I have to buy something I will probably go here. They will custom make sizes and going narrower will reduce the price. I love the Tuscany trestle Someone else on GW recommended the place.

Here is a link that might be useful: Antique tables made daily

I've been looking for something skinny for our future banquette area. I still want to use some of our old wood (and find a trestle base on craig's list) but if I have to buy something I will probably go here. They will custom make sizes and going narrower will reduce the price. I love the Tuscany trestle Someone else on GW recommended the place.

Here is a link that might be useful: Antique tables made daily