A pair of folding tables (at different ends of the price spectrum): good-looking enough to use as a desk or as a dining table; we'd be happy with either.

Above: Made of antiqued iron and wood, the Erez Dining Table is 72 inches long and 30 inches wide; $1,298 at Anthropologie.

Above: The Goran Table features a birch plywood top, solid aspen and alder legs, and galvanized steel components; it's 59 inches long and 29 inches wide and costs $49.50 at Ikea.