The top of a small folding table (also known as a TV Tray) showed a pattern of wood and a few wounds from use over the years.

A low table that one time held a aquarium. The two straight lines on the dark wooden table top were from a previous aquarium that rested there for a couple years.

The top of a dining room table illustrated the rich pattern of an often oiled surface.

A dribble of paint marred the top of a small folding table. This table not only held a paint can when repainting a room, but it was also the table upon which to wrap Christmas and birthday presents.