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Help with new kitchen table: Canadel vs Calligaris vs Saloom

5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

I'm shopping for a new kitchen table and chairs for my breakfast "nook." I have a formal dining room, which I use as a den, so this is my only table area. I gave my son my round (-> oval) oak pedestal table to take to his apartment. See attached photos of oak table.

I want to be able to seat four people comfortably and up to six (OK if crowded)

One store suggested a Canadel table (solid birch), made in Canada, in either an extendable boat-shape or a 48-inch fixed round with glass top ("Downtown" collection), but they have no Canadel furniture in the showroom.

Another store carries Saloom solid maple tables (made in USA) and the more modern Calligaris tables (from Italy) in a mix of materials.

I'm thinking about the Saloom K-base in extendible boat-shape or the Calligaris Levante table, which has an extendable glass top (see pics attached). The Levante table legs are beechwod, while the frame supporting the top is metal. I like the modern look, but between the beech wood, glass, and metal, it makes for a heavy table -- 200 lbs.

Any suggestions?









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