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Made in America: Custom Conference Tables Built to Your Req...

Every now and then it’s a good idea to state who you are and what you’re all about.  Sure, we’ve been in business for 40 years.  Sure, we specialize in custom boardroom tables.  But why do people need them?  What problems do we find ourselves solving over and over?  Here’s a short recap of our...
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Choosing Between U-shaped vs V-Shaped Conference Tables

When designing a conference room, the choice of table is one of the most critical decisions an organization can make. The table not only serves as the centerpiece of the room but also influences the dynamics of meetings, collaboration, and communication. Two popular options that have gained traction in modern office design are U-shaped and...
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Nine Custom Tables We Love

We expertly craft conference tables in many shapes, sizes, and styles to meet a variety of uses. Here are nine of our favorites! US Army Fort Campbell Senior Federal Agency Tabula Rasa Windsor Public Schools Avon Lake Regional Water US Air Force 332nd Recruiting Squadron Worden Brothers University of Kentucky Potter Handy...
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Agile Solutions for Logos and Branding

What does “Agile” mean?  It’s the ability to move quickly in different directions depending on the circumstances. In manufacturing, agile is difficult. Factories work best when they make the same thing, over and over, in huge quantities, without modification. The opposite of agile.   Paul Downs is agile. We...
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Committee Tables for Your Organization

Committee tables are one of those things that many people need, but nobody knows how to buy. You won’t find them in a catalog. You won’t find them on Amazon. There’s a reason for that: they really need to be sized to the space they will inhabit, and the number of users they need to...
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Crazy Furniture Lead Times? We Can Help!

A local architect told us that she’d been quoted 40 weeks or more for a custom table. Forty weeks! That’s insane… Even through the pandemic and all of its disruptions, Paul Downs has been able to keep its lead time between 8 and 14 weeks. So what’s going wrong with our competitors? We thought we...
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Top Tables of 2021

Thanks to our wonderful customers, we’ve been able to continue our tradition of design and craftsmanship amidst extraordinary circumstances. Here are a few standouts from last year: Finance of America This live edge river design stands out from other live edge tables due to the open center. The walnut slabs elegantly frame the power units,...
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The Future of Meetings: Ten Real-life Solutions Part 1

The pandemic has forced us to rethink how to go to work. What does this mean for boardrooms? It’s absolutely certain that future solutions will not be found in yesterday’s catalog. Over the last year, Paul Downs has been working with our clients to implement a variety of approaches to the post-covid boardroom. We’ve come...
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Slab Tables Part 3: Building the Table

Almost three years have passed since I wrote Part 1 and Part 2 of our series on slab tables. Those posts  took you through a slab purchase, and then a design exercise performed with two slab sets from different trees. Unfortunately, we’ve been busy, busy, busy since then and the slabs are still leaning against...
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Frontline Heroes

Salute to First Responders, Healthcare, and Government and Education Workers We’ve designed, fabricated, and delivered conference room solutions to organizations of all sizes and across many industries. We’re proud to support the behind-the-scenes work of our frontline heroes with our craftsmanship! We salute you! Logos & Branding...
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