BROWSE BY COLLECTION BROWSE BY ITEM LOCATE A DEALER Solid Wood - Artfully Crafted KINGSTON DINING Posted on August 17, 2020 by Chris Barth When I first saw this table in the High Point showroom last fall, I was very pleased with the sample from the factory. The dusty black tone was going to be a great addition to our dining room. The room was recently updated with ship lap that we had painted white over a rain-soaked February weekend as it’s backdrop. The new server is feature filled as well. I was planning to have our growing family on the holidays. When the holidays more because I was so pleased with how the room had come together. The convenience of a drawer or two in the table for the things I was always running back to the kitchen to get, another serving spoon, a pie server, a corkscrew or more napkins. The pull-out trays and wine rack had me excited to enjoy these social gatherings in the company of friends and family with everything at our fingertips. As we moved forward with the new collection it was transferred to Las Vegas for the Winter Market 2020. Sitting right up in the front of the showroom so prominently behind that huge glass facade it was getting a lot of attention. Studio photography was booked, and catalogs were created. And so that new table has found a whole new purpose. With drawers on the table and server with the pull-out trays, form and function, are joined. Somebody is even talking about adding some more features to help with the conversion. A power strip with USB charging inside the drawer or hidden under the table. And an organizer for all the useful things that have found their way into the new drawers. Not only beautiful but an interesting fact about the Kingston collection is that it is constructed from solid Para (rubber tree) Hevea brasiliensis. Para is sustainably grown on plantations where they trees are tapped for their sap much like a maple tree is for the sugary syrup we love to put on our foods. Para trees produce latex which is used to make rubber. That is where the rubberwood name comes from. Here it is August and all I am thinking about is November and seeing everyone together around this table. BEDROOM, DINING, KINGSTON, UNCATEGORIZED AAMERICA, BEDROOM, DINING, ENTERTAIN, FURNITURE, HARDWOOD, SOLID OCT. 2019 HIGH POINT MARKET Posted on October 9, 2019 by Tyler Rohrbach 13 new introductions for market! Come stop by IHFC W#1047. As always, Solid Wood, Artfully Crafted UNCATEGORIZED A HISTORY OF TABLE LEAVES PART II Posted on March 4, 2019 by Tyler Rohrbach Modern table leaves can be split into two categories: self-storing and non-self-storing. When designing a table, several factors dictate what type of leaf can be used as well as whether or not it can be self-stored. Non-self-storing The primary considerations for whether or not a removable leaf can be self-stored is the style of table base, its mounting plate, and the length and placement of table glides required to fit the number of leaves. A good example of when the table base doesn’t allow for self-storage is our Dawson Pedestal Table. The leaf is a rectangular shape to allow the table to convert from a 54” round to a 66” oval. When in the closed round position, there simply isn’t space for a 12” wide surface to hide beneath the curve of the circle. Dawson WT Dining – Pedestal Round to Oval To assure the best longevity for your table with this style of extension, the leaf should be stored flat. Storing a leaf standing on end perpendicular to the floor, instead of horizontal, can lead to warping. Ideally, one is able to store the leaf in the same room as the table so that the wood in both pieces is subjected to the same humidity and temperature ranges. This allows the wood to contract and expand with the same frequency and degree, assuring that the leaf and the table join well for many years to come. Self-Storing The majority of A-America’s table leaves self-store in one way or another. This avoids having to find extra space to store the leaves and conveniently keeps all your pieces together. Self-storing leaves are designed in several ways. Removable Leaf When the table is fully opened, these leaves are able to fit on storage rails underneath the main table top, which is then closed to secret them away from view. To make storing and retrieval easier, A-America’s leaves have folding aprons. Mission Hill Dining – trestle with in-table leaf storage Versa-Table For the largest of gatherings, A-America developed a unique nesting table leg design to allow it to expand from 61” to an impressive 132”. Three 23.3” table leaves store in the belly of the table, making it easy to go from an intimate seating for four up to a celebration with twelve. Toluca Chalk White Dining – expands to seat from 4 to 12 with in-table leaf storage Drop Leaf The most common style is also the earliest design, yet still used today: the drop leaf. The leaf is attached to the main table top by hinges and usually has a support that glides out underneath when the leaf is in use to provide strength and stability. Drop leaves are well-suited to rooms where space is at a premium and come in a variety of designs. They are usually scaled to fit two to four chairs and even a round top can tuck up closely to a wall and out of the way. The classic design is shown here on the A-America British Isles. A less common design is the flip-top table. Instead of folding down and hanging perpendicular to the floor, the leaves fold up. When closed, the leaves cover the main top to create a new surface. These excellently double as a sofa or console table for the most compact usage and when open, add dining or even generously sized serving space. Brooklyn Heights – Flip Top Table A-America offers a unique take on the drop leaf with our patent pending Brooklyn Heights table. Four leaves fold up all the way to latch under the top, leaving the space free and clear for your legs. When closed, the Brooklyn Heights presents a compact 36” square surface. The wooden hinge creates a geometric accent in the middle of the attractive lined table edge. For more space, unfold one, two, three, or all four leaves to create one of our most adaptable dining tables up to 60” deep. Brooklyn Heights – Drop Leaf Table Butterfly Leaf The center seam on a butterfly leaf allows it to fold and stack back on itself before pivoting under the table top for storage. When expanding a leaf to insert into place, one can easily see how it got it’s name. The butterfly leaf is nearly invisible when closed yet, due to A-America’s hinged folding aprons, creates a consistent table silhouette when in use. Eastwood Dining – Butterfly Leaf Tables can accommodate multiple butterfly leaves, as shown here in the popular Mariposa series. Mariposa RT trestle featuring 3 butterfly leaves UNCATEGORIZED A HISTORY OF TABLE LEAVES Posted on January 24, 2019 by Tyler Rohrbach Welcome to the A-America Blog! This blog is designed to inform, with both useful information about solid wood furniture construction and also updates with news, events and style trends. Our first post is about the history of table leaves. The second part will go into various styles and functionality of modern leaf structure. PART I Dedicated dining rooms were not a household feature until the 1800s. Before that, tables either needed to disassemble for easy and quick set-up and storage, or had to be small enough to allow for shared space. Around the 1500s, solutions to needing more table space started appearing. The first table leaves to be developed were additions onto the end of the table as a drop leaf or draw leaf. While they had the advantage of being self-storing, the design limited the length to which a table could be extended before the leaf started drooping and became unstable. Over the next several hundred years, carpenters and engineers worked on the problem. LEARN ABOUT POST NAVIGATION Search: RECENT POSTS Kingston Dining Oct. 2019 High Point Market A History of Table Leaves Part II A History of Table Leaves © 2021 A-America Wood Furniture 800 Milwaukee Ave N, Algona, WA 98001 Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Sales Policy Blog Locate a Dealer About the Wood Our Story Contact Us Dealer Login Media Gallery Virtual Showroom eCatalog 2021