Ikea stuff can be rickety though. I’ve had some luck with Crate & Barrel.

Too bad you don’t own, because it’s a LOT of work to get ceramic tile off the floor and prep it for a new floor (of any sort). Probably more trouble than it’s worth for a rental. If it wasn’t too obtrusive, I’d suggest finding some nice vinyl or laminate and slapping it down over the tile, but that probably wouldn’t work wherever it met up with a different kind of flooring material (like carpet) elsewhere in your home.

And of course your landlord lets you do whatever you want with the place. He knows you have good taste, and is probably hoping you’ll improve on *his/her* investment!

Now, here’s something scary: That tile? It’s not vinyl or any kind of laminate. It’s really ceramic tile, which means that someone had to put actual work into getting that ugly stuff on the floor.

The table looks great. Do you actually flip it back down when not in use? Knowing me, I’d just leave it covered with stuff all the time.