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■ PARSON S TABLE
T he piece I use again and again,
in practically every job I do, is the
Parsons table,
above.
It has clean
lines and great proportions, and
w orks as a coffee table, dining
table, desk, o r console. And the
shape w orks in ju st about every
interior. It looks m odern in a
m ore classic space and classic
in a m odern one. I love a Parsons
table in a bright color w ith a
lacquer finish. I’ve done a chunky
p archm ent cocktail table for a
chic Beverly H ills living room , a
rift oak Parsons desk for a beach
house, a Lucite Parsons console in
th e m aster suite o f a m idcentury
ranch, and in m y office we all have
espresso-finished Parsons desks.
Betsy Burnham, Burnham Design,
Los Angeles, CA
■ PLATFORM BENCH
I like to reuse, repurpose, and
reinvent furniture for my clients
and th e platform bench is the
hardest-w orking piece. O riginally
designed by G eorge N elson in
1946, its form —a long, low bench
w ith a slatted w ooden seat—has
m ade it a classic th at has inspired
m any reproductions over the
years. Its clean and m odern design
accents any room as a coffee table;
seating for entryw ays, hallw ays,
or ends o f beds; hom e office
m agazine display; and dining
or craft table for kids.
Tamara Kaye-Honey, Honey Interiors,
Los Angeles, CA
■ CO N SO LE TABLE
A console table’s sleek scale
m akes it w ork well in both sm all
ap artm en ts and large houses. It
can be a graceful piece for an entry,
anchoring a m irro r o r art on the
wall, w ith open space below for
tw o colorful stools, o r for storage
o f gloves, hats, and scarves in the
w inter. A console can have m any
uses in a living room —as a chic sofa
table w ith lam ps on top or benches
below for ex tra seating. A console
can also go u n d er a w all-m ounted
TV and store DVDs, throw s, and
coasters. In the dining room , it is
an elegant w ay to house china,
serving pieces, and table linens.
In a m aster bedroom , a console
can serve as a desk.
Sara
Story, Sara Story Design,
New York, N Y
■ O TTO M AN
H ands dow n, ottom ans w in the
prize. T hey function not ju st as
seating o r footrests, but as coffee
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2009
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