What is a reflective table?

The refective table is a medieval style of a wooden dining table that is long and narrow. The base has two punishers or pedestals associated with a wooden slat or stretcher. These tables were first used by monks in the dining room of the monastery, which is called a refectory. There were usually many tables in the dining room of each monastery. Walnut was the first wood used to produce a reference table, but within the 16th century, when the tables were made not only in Italy, but in Germany and North European countries, oak versions became common. Longer refective tables often have a drop sheet at one or both ends. Wooden slats below the top of the table can be moved to allow the leaves to fall or placed to hold them to create another table. Each drop leaf on the reflective table can sit two other people. Other features on the refectory tables may include a drawer on one side of the Legtu Stoluh. This is a suitable function because place setting or cutlery can be stored in these sockets.

Antique French reflective tables from 1600s are usually made of walnut and have heavy, rotated legs with carving around the upper edge of the table. The stretchers on these antique dining tables are formed and very low to the ground - even touch the floor. Many of these rustic antique French tables are sold as dining tables on the farm. Regular tables on the farm look similar to the reflector table, except that they do not have a stretcher. Kitchen tables from the refectory are shorter than the dining tables.

Antique refective tables are often very rustic looking with cracks and dents, which make them only desirable in homes with an occasional elegant look, sometimes called shabby elegance. The reflective table is a good choice for narrow dining rooms because it has a thinner width than a regular dining table. The width of the dining room is important because you need to enable enough room, andthe dining chairs are pushed out of the table without scratching the wall.

Some people like to create an office with a reflective table like a big table. The computer monitor can fit on the floor inside the stretcher and on the other hand, an attractive wicker or rattan baskets could be stacked to maintain office needs. The tables from the refectory also create tables for meeting rooms.