Their simple cross bases and angled legs make Gala tables appropriate for both classic and contemporary spaces. The collection's side tables (with round or square tops) and coffee tables (with round, square, or oval tops) come standard in solid maple with 18 standard finishes. 321 Terminal Street SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49548; 800-401-7877; cumberlandfurniture.com.

With its 3Form EcoResin dividers, Barrett Studios's modular Sojourn system truly stands apart. Upholstered seats are available with integrated tables and accessories such as attachable lamps and built-in electrical outlets. Maple components can be finished in medium brown, espresso, and natural. 1 Gunlocke Drive, Wayland, NY 14572; 800-828-6300; gunlocke.com.

Tom Newhouse's Smart Moves is indeed smart. The nine-piece collection includes desks, credenzas, case goods, and storage towers. All are made of eco-friendly formaldehyde-free wheat-board, offered in six wood finishes, four melamine colors, and six therma-foils. 1400 Buchanan Street SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49507; 616-452-1411; hekman.com.

The Vista bed is a sweet dream. Its high, tapered wood headboard frame is inset with a luxurious three-button upholstered and double-stitched panel, matched by side rails in either upholstery or wood in a range of finishes. 3500 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227; 503-288-2228; alturafurniture.com.

Puma Impressions is as graceful as its name. The expanded collection boasts a solid-wood hutch for the credenza, paper organizers, a bridge for the desktop, and a retractable keyboard tray and pedestal. 8550 Mill Pond Way, McConnellsville, NY 13401; 315-675-3600; hardencontract.com.

Modern meets country in the Thomas Pheasant Collection. The line's glass-topped TB-47F textured-bronze dining table features a hand-cast base that's 24 inches across and 281/4 inches high. 1201 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; 415-626-1414; kohler.com.

The Ring coffee table runs circles around its conventional counterparts. Its round frames are constructed of alderwood in gilt, lacquer, or natural finishes; the tops are bronzed, smoked, or antiqued mirrored glass. Companion pieces include a side table in two sizes. 2001 West Gage Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047; 323-778-8838; sunfurnituredesign.com.

The Self shelving system, by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, offers a kaleidoscope of possibilities. Colorful translucent or opaque panels in orange, brown, gray, or turquoise act as side walls, dividers, or back walls on which one can stack polypropylene shelves in any number of gridlike configurations. 29 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10014; 888-278-2855.

Keep up with the Dow Joneses. The Wall Street case-goods collection's mahogany desks, credenzas, and hutches have old-world details but also accommodate today's technology. Seven finish options include light cherry, walnut brown, and traditional red mahogany, P.O. Box 398, Denton, NC 27239; 336-859-2155; councillcontract.com.

Joachim Tillack reintroduces his Tillack painted-MDF workstation with an updated look that incorporates this manufacturer's classic shelving. File cabinets are offered in white, black, or silver melamine. 257 Finchdene Square, Toronto, Ontario M1X 1B9, Canada; 800-668-9318; nienkamper.com.

Got office space? Kimball Office's compact Prevail workstations make the most of limited square footage, offering storage, power and data-management troughs, and grommets for easy setup and reconfiguration. Choose among three hardwood veneers in 17 colors. 1600 Royal Street, Jasper, IN 47549; 800-482-1818; kimballoffice.com.

Get within reach of a better-looking, better-functioning office with Reach integrated storage systems. The line comprises shelves, files, cabinets, tackboards, screens, and work surfaces in plastic laminate or clear-grain veneer. 2210 Second Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761; 563-262-4800; allsteeloffice.com.

The Italia cocktail table serves up style. Its wood tray top is maple or, if you choose, a material from the manufacturer's line of custom options. Tray-top finishes are faux shagreen, faux parchment, or rift-cut oak; the base is offered in burnished silver leaf, stainless steel, brass, and other metal finishes. 216-C Log Canoe Circle, Stevensville, MD 21666; 410-604-0360; davidiatesta.com.

Drawing on her background as a trained welder and sculptor, interior designer Barbara Zieve introduced her second collaboration with this manufacturer. Stria is a conference group of case goods that marry rigorous and organic, masculine and feminine. Zieve's tables, credenzas, and media cabinets never fail to engage the user visually, from every angle.

Better yet, the designer's attention to form hasn't sacrificed the seamlessly integrated outlets and wire-management capacity necessary for today's conference rooms. The collection offers three conference tables with power and communication provisions housed in the base. Meanwhile, a wall unit perfectly sized for plasma-screen TVs also features sliding-tray storage for DVDs and a built-in video teleconferencing camera option. The Corian-topped mobile cart offers an additional CD storage cabinet, plus drawers with flip-down work surfaces for laptops and other equipment.

The pieces come in almost any veneer on the market, in 25 of the manufacturer's standard Chemcolor paint finishes, or in any DuPont Corian color. Finishes may be combined, too—with different ones for tabletops and bases. One tabletop, a truncated ellipse of bone white bordered by sage green, is all Corian; meanwhile the base is painted in a Chemcolor version of taupe. 1811 Second Avenue NW, Stewartville, MN 55976; 507-533-4235; halconcorp.com.

The Faubourg cocktail table is part of the Lucien Rollin Collection, which reintroduces 1930's and 1940's Art Deco designs. This chic table with stretchers is veneered in macassar ebony or eucalyptus in a radial grain pattern, with nickel, brass, or bronze hardware. 6-611 Alexander Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1E1, Canada; 604-255-5911; williamswitzercollection.com.

The doors and drawers of the five-unit Bird armoire (which is also available in two-, three-, and four-unit configurations) form a strong, graphic composition of wood and leather. The piece comes in maple, cherry, or Italian walnut; 21 leather options; and a variety of panel arrangements. 969 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212-753-6389; i4marianiusa.com.

Thad Hayes's Riverbed table collection gives luster to simple, modern forms. Its coffee table and two end tables—available with a choice of shelves or drawers and round or rectangular tops—rest on walnut sleigh legs. Tops are a bold pairing of walnut and enameled metal in six color options. 485 Broadway, New York, NY 10013; 800-366-4442; donghia.com.

Table, storage chest, fine art—designer Ulrika Liffner's Block is all three. A bold graphic is screenprinted onto the top, which is composed of individual panels that lift up to reveal storages space within. The natural-ash piece is mounted on wheels and comes in three sizes: 27 inches square (four compartments), 40 by 27 inches (six compartments), and 40 inches square (nine compartments). Box 173, 22 Huskvarna SE-561, Sweden; 46-36-13-25-30; karl-andersson.se.

Play along with the Accordion cabinet. With functional sliding drawers and a decidedly playful form, this clear-maple piece appeals to kids and grownups alike. 260-1000 Parker Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 2H2, Canada; 604-251-9669; straightlinedesigns.com.

Stylish and functional, the Loft changing table is designed for the long term. Inspired by 1950's Scandinavian design, this ash-veneer and white-lacquer baby-changing table has adjustable interior shelves, storage compartments, and a side drawer. Pop off the changing tray on top and it becomes a cabinet once the little one grows out of diapers. 2110 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94123; 415-440-1884; egiggle.com.

Natural and manmade elements join forces in the Home Collection bench. A solid, tapered piece of North American wood, harvested from a managed forest and left partly unfinished to reveal its pleasing imperfections, hangs from steel leg frames that create diagonal inlays in the tabletop's surface. Wood options include mesquite, tiger maple, pecan, cherry, ash, and walnut. 20 Jay Street, Suite 317, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718-797-1183; robertmartindesigns.com.

It's as old as it looks. The Neo Primitive chest of drawers is crafted from wooden planks salvaged from buildings and bridges in Indonesia, some dating from nearly a century ago. Two layers of teak are superimposed over the drawer fronts to create simple pulls. Horizontal and vertical configurations, as well as an accompanying console, are available. 7470 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036; 877-927-4726; warisan.com.

Hand-carved from reclaimed tamarind tree trunks, the Shape 5 side table comes in heights ranging from 18 to 22 inches and diameters from 12 to 18 inches, all with hourglass curves. Each is unique, and custom sizes are easily accommodated. Shellacked, waxed, and other finishes are available. 537 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013; 212-924-0394; chista.net.

In a lively yellow painted finish that looks as fresh as when it was designed by Göran Malmvall in 1972, this clean-lined wood storage cabinet is made in three pieces (base, cabinet, top plate). It's available in eight standard colors, with others available to order. Box 173, 22 Huskvarna SE-561, Sweden; 46-36-13-25-30; karl-andersson.se.

Chip Cheatham's three-drawer kamagong wood–and–pandan chest adds a note of texture to simplicity. It is faced with woven raffia within a frame of dark kamagong, a Philippine rosewood—great for homes and hotels alike. 99 Armour Drive, Atlanta, GA 30324; 800-334-8701; piercemartin.com.