Article: Custom dining table can cover all the bases

Combine a little imagination with plywood, staples, glue, fabric and a pre-cut sheet of glass and you've got a custom-made dining table "wrapped" in pleated cloth.

It's a way to have a designer look without spending a lot of money. The construction job is a simple one, but it requires two people in the final stages.

The key to customizing any room is imagination, said Terry Sheck, general manager of Jean-Lee Design, an interior design and merchandising company in Buffalo Grove.

The dining table is one of the accents the company built for a model at the Easthamptons, a development of 150 town houses that Centex Homes Enterprises is building in Elk Grove Village.

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