Building on a Colonial-Era American Original

An oak trestle table with a salvaged longleaf pine top was built to fit a nook along a bank of windows. Tom made sure the banquette's seat extended past the base so that people can tuck their legs beneath it. "Otherwise, you'd step on each others' feet under the table," he says. Another clever trick: adding forced-air supply vents in the toekick and along the cap molding to keep diners toasty.

Trestle table: Staples Creative Art Furniture
New windows: Norwood Windows
Light fixtures: Troy Lighting