Home'scool Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Soon I will be moving into my new space (single life, here I come!) and I want to set up a permanent spot for a jigsaw puzzle. I love doing them and in the past have done them on the kitchen table, but that means that no one can eat there for about 4 months! Does anyone have a permanent table for something like this? I was thinking something out of the way but inviting in its own way so that when people come over they will be tempted to have a seat and work on it for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy not in HI Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 We have done several puzzles over the winter, and have just had a folding table that gets pushed to the wall, and brought back out into the middle of the room when needed. I wonder if a large coffee table would work - you could have a table sized piece of plexi-glass or something that could sit on the unfinished puzzle so you can still use the coffee table, too. Fun idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) nm Edited February 22, 2016 by _ oq?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 We use our coffee table but lighting is an issue. We have to lug a lamp over. One of these days I want to find a decent cordless lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home'scool Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 I am trying to think of something permanent that could just always be out, like a puzzle corner. I think maybe I will have to look for a small kitchen table and two chairs or something like that. It would need to be large enough to fit a 2000 piece puzzle but not take up a huge amount of space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I have a large board I put on my coffee table. That works well. And I can move it around if necessary. I like the card table idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xahm Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Maybe look for a drop leaf table. I love them! I like your idea of a small dining table and a couple of chairs, but if some puzzles are larger than others, being able to pull up a leaf may be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I'd keep hitting the thrift stores until you stumble upon inspiration. Because you won't spend much, you can fix a table up any way you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 IKEA I have two tables pushed together and they work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Yes. Oh I totally have a table to recommend. We got ours as a board game table but it's wonderful for puzzles too. I love love love it! The owner is super helpful and they can do customization. https://www.boardgametables.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I have a small kitchen table set up in my family room that I use to do puzzles. My husband cut off the side of a large cardboard box that I put the puzzle together on. Then if I need to use the table for another purposes, I can just move the cardboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgo95 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 We usually use one very large foam board (3' x 4') for assembling the puzzle and smaller foam boards (20" x 30") for sorting/holding the pieces. Then we can carry the puzzle and pieces around and stack them away when we need the table space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAPeachie Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Yes. Oh I totally have a table to recommend. We got ours as a board game table but it's wonderful for puzzles too. I love love love it! The owner is super helpful and they can do customization. https://www.boardgametables.com/ These are so neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Dd has a puzzle board for 1000 piece puzzles which she loves. Our neighbours have a wide assortment of puzzle boxes which are great (dd borrows theirs). Neighbours are serious about jigsaws and have a room filled with them and like the boxes best for actual works in progress because they can easily remove their puzzles from the path of visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 We have an antique folding table that belonged to my grandparents. It's solid wood, really nice, but still folds up. What about looking in antique stores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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