San Jose Dining Suite

By today's standards, homes built during the heyday of the Arts & Crafts era are quite small.  The San Jose bungalow this dining suite was commissioned for has less than a thousand square feet.  The dining area, in fact, was only ten feet wide.  The clients had a banquette built against the wall for maximum efficiency, so they asked Desert Craftsmen to create a Mission-style table that would ordinarily fit easily in the space but extend to seat eight. 

The piece we designed is 5 feet long for daily use, but will extend to 7 feet for family gatherings.

The chairs for the side opposite the banquette needed to be very compact, fitting neatly against the table when not in use.  We designed three Prairie-style chairs that share design elements with the mission table and slide neatly out of the way when not in use.

The suite is completed by two Mission stools for use at the adjacent breakfast bar.