When you take off the removable legs you can fit the entire 10-person table in your closet. The author provides Google Sketch-Up files along with step-by-step photos and instructions.

The 84-inch Panavista Drop Leaf Dining Table can comfortably seat eight when not expanded and 10 when extended to 107.75 inches ($1,745, perigold.com). A pick of Martha Blair FitzGerald, ...