End Table
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Vintage Roll Top Desk, End Table, 2 Lamps Doll House Furniture Set! LOOK! $9.99 |
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Doll House Toy Furniture Plaid Side Chairs and End Table $9.99 |
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miniature bedroom end table $2.99 |
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Doll house Hand caved circle end table -Walnut $22.50 |
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Bespaq 1:12 Scale Dollhouse end table $23.76 |
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Bespaq 1:12 scale dollhouse end table $23.76 |
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Antique Doll House Miniature Rock & Graner end table $350.00 |
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antique wooden end table doll house $6.99 |
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Dollhouse Miniature Living Room Furniture – Pie Crust End Table – Mahogany $6.99 |
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Very Fancy End table by Bespaq from – ESTATE $19.99 |
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Marblelized end table by Bespaq from – ESTATE $9.99 |
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Doll House Miniature Rocking Chair & END TABLE $4.95 |
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Dollhouse Doll House Table, End Table, Bench Set of 3 Pieces $4.99 |
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MAHOGANY LITTLE END TABLE – 2 DRAWERS – MINIATURE $5.49 |
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High Quality Mahogany Dollhouse Bedroom Set dressed bed end table 1/12 $29.99 |
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Bespaq quality Dollhouse Furniture gorgeous Hansson Night Stand end table 1/12 $19.99 |
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Quality Dollhouse furniture Concord Victorian chair & end table 1/12 $14.99 |
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Bespaq quality dollhouse furniture gorgeous Hansson night stand end table 1/12 $19.99 |
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Dollhouse Furniture Lot Concord couch & vintage Bespaq end table 1/12 $19.99 |
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Bespaq quality dollhouse furniture gorgeous Hansson night stand end table 1/12 $19.99 |
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Bespaq quality dollhouse furniture gorgeous Hansson night stand end table 1/12 $24.99 |
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Bespaq quality dollhouse furniture gorgeous Hansson night stand end table 1/12 $19.99 |
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FAMOUS MAKERS END Table Dollhouse Furniture Miniatures $32.00 |
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A Beautiful Wooden Table with Hinged Extensions at Either End! L@@K! $9.46 |
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Dollhouse Miniature Green Checked End Tables $6.99 |
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Renwal Brown End Table Dollhouse Furniture $6.75 |
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Vintage Plastic Brown Dining Room End Table $12.75 |
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Dollhouse Bespaq Wexburgh Asian End Table Night Stand $46.95 |
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1:12 dollhouse Scale Set of table and bench ends – Laser Cut obeche $11.04 |
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CONCORD DOLLHOUSE MINIATURE BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF END TABLES #1203 M/OB, LQQK!! $9.99 |
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Dollhouse Miniature Cottage Chic White End Table $7.99 |
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Beautiful Red Upholstered Couch – 2 Chairs – Rug – Coffee Table and End Table $20.00 |
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Doll House Mini Wood Vintage Pink Wood End Table OLD $19.99 |
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Renwal Vintage Dollhouse COFFEE & END TABLE – Nice! 3/4″ Plastic Furniture $4.99 |
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Miniature Dollhouse Livingroom Coffee & End Table Gold tone Glass (plastic) Top $7.99 |
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CONCORD DOLLHOUSE MINIATURE BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF END TABLES #1203 M/OB, LQQK!! $12.99 |
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Dollhouse Beautiful END TABLE OR CABINET, MINT, READ! $12.99 |
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Doll House Miniature Winged Back Chair and side end table Snowflakes green $34.99 |
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1″scale Lovely Animal chairs with table for childre High end Doll house miniaute $42.99 |
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1″Scale Carved Changing Table Finished In Walnut1:12 High end Dollhouse miniaute $32.99 |
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1″ Miniature Demilune Table 1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $23.99 |
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1″ High end doll house bar table 1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $33.99 |
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1″ Blue rim coffee table with Gold Trim 1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $25.99 |
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1″ Hand Carved walnut coffee table for doll ho1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $23.99 |
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1″Miniature Flip Top Table Finished In Walnut 1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $26.99 |
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1″ Miniature Black sewing table 1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $29.99 |
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1″ High Quality Doll House Green Sewing table 1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $42.00 |
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1″Walnut Dressing Table (full length mirror) 1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $49.99 |
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1″Mahogany Victorian Dressing Table 1:12 High end Doll house miniaute $49.99 |
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1″ Miniature Dressing table finished in white with gold trim High end Doll house $49.99 |
End Tables – From The Egyptians On
When you kick back at the end of the day and pop your drink down on that end table of yours as you turn on the TV to see what’s on, you may be in a posture much like King Tut or Cleopatra. It turns out end tables and other table forms go back that far, or further.
While King Tut had a lot of servants, and likely could have had people stand there holding anything he wanted held, even he wanted a surface of his own to put things on. The original end tables, made back in Egyptian times, weren’t what we think of today for end tables. They were pieces of stone stacked to create a flat surface where one could put food or other items. But they did the job. When you wanted to put something down, there was a flat counter to put it on without calling on someone to stand there and hold it.
It seems the Romans also understood the importance of a platform upon which to place things. They created end tables out of stone, as well, although theirs were a little more defined and looked more like altars. It also seems the Romans had more of an interest in lounging at the table than sitting at the table. Their tables were formed much lower than modern day end tables, at a height that would be appropriate if you were lounging back on a couch while placing and retrieving items from the tabletop.
Wood tables came into popularity in the medieval era. They understood the idea of using wood as an eating surface. It was much easier to move than stone, and the wood was readily available. Carpenters of the time created large wooden tables with strong, solid legs to take on the role.
As end tables and other tables continued through history, they came to the new world. Frontier tables and end tables were a far cry from the solid stone pieces that were created in Egyptian and Roman times and the Solid Wood ones made in the medieval years. No, in the west, you used what you could. Often a table was created out of a flat board being set on top of whatever they could find to balance it. It could be a couple of barrels, some wood blocks, or whatever they could make from the nearby supplies.
Since then tables have gone through many growths and transformations into the endless variety of them that we see on the market today. There are always new kinds being created, like modern and contemporary tables that are as much art as furniture. Additionally, many like the idea of repeating history and are purchasing tables that are being made as reproductions of those pieces of centuries past. There are also now tables for specific uses that never used to exist, from dressing tables to drafting tables.
One thing is for sure, while the world of tables is constantly changing, the need for them will not.
About the Author
Jesse Akre, owner of numerous niche sites, provides advice to the everyday consumer when purchasing lovely
end tables
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oak end tables
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Antique Wood end tables
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Oak end table school project, how I can finish without problems?
My son has just built two oak end tables in school and are beautiful, but the finish (when you rub your hand) on them is rough … and small packages. It has applied a clear lacquer finish for them, but we would like make them smooth. I think that after sitting in the wood shop after the clear coat is applied accumulated some fine saw dust. How we can smooth these out? Thanks for your help!
It is not uncommon at all just had hard lumps in the finish. I assume you used something like polyurethane as the finish. I would suggest lightly rubbing the finish using steel wool valued at about "000." In fact, this "cut" over the bumps in the rough. Do not rub too hard or you'll have to start very early in the process again. I would not use any sandpaper at this time. Just a brush with wool steel. Once smoothed, add another layer of the same finish used before. This will provide a nice smooth finish once dry. The final step is to apply a wax paste (floor wax works well) and let it dry to a haze. Then fan out. Depending on how deep you want to finish, you can keep adding additional layers.
