Comments on: What is the Ideal Display Table Height?

By: Sharon Perdasofpy

Sharon Perdasofpy — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:51:30 +0000

4/8/15 Wed. The best portable tables I originally bought from Sam’s Club. Lifetime tables. The legs have 3 adjustable heights. I raise mine to the highest. However, because I now set up 6 months out of the year at a close Farmers Market I had a heavy duty wood table/counter built. It has shelves on the bottom. You want the height to be the height of store counter tops. Customers don’t have to bend over to see your creations.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 00:42:59 +0000

I have a 5′ and 6′ folding table as well as 2 of the 4′ adjustable height tables. I usually use bed riser with my bigger tables. I’ve seen people have problems with the PVC pipe in wet soil at outdoor shows. I use 6 matching small plastic totes to carry some of my stuff that I use with boards to make one level of risers for my tables. I have 8″ pieces of 3″ round PVC pipe and narrower boards that I use on top of that. Cover it with a cloth and I have 2 levels for the fold up type neck displays. I’m tall and if I see a shorter person looking at one of the top displays I hand it to them so they can see it better and hopefully try it on.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:04:31 +0000

Not sure about perfect table height, but PLEASE, if possible, place your mirror near or above eye level! Unless your targeted customer is under 20, your lovely jewelry will be much more tempting to her if she is looking straight ahead, or even better, slightly upward! 😀

I like Jim’s comment, and am going to check my displays to be sure they are in this range. Being a middle aged and well-upholstered, I knew about the face/neck issue, but working behind the booth, the “bottom” issue never occurred to me! 😀

By: Carol Wilson

Carol Wilson — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:26:17 +0000

Like Cindi, I’m using the 4′ x 2′ folding tables from Sams. They are adjustable from coffee table height to 36″. The height is easy to change. I like that I can change the configuration of my booth much more easily than I could with larger tables.

By: Cheryl Dunham

Cheryl Dunham — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:42:35 +0000

I use a setup that is about 36.5-37″ high. I designed what I wanted and my son and daughter built it for me. It has 3 folding sections, a right, left and center. On top I place 1 of 2 pieces that meet at the center fold. You can see a picture of it on my blog. It’s real easy to set up, light weight which is good, because I set up alone. The height gets the product closer to the viewer, and helps keep little hands off.

By: Jim Horth

Jim Horth — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:51:00 +0000

Keep in mind, the best location for your product is between the belt buckle and the eyes. Although you can put secondary product above knee height, your best sellers should be higher – customers do not like to have to bend over and are very self-conscious about sticking their “bottoms” out to do so.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:39:15 +0000

I am switching most of my jewelry displays from tables to suitcases on stands. Pendants go in suitcases standing up on their ends, rings and ear wraps go into cases set up normally. The flexibility is awesome and makes tear down so much faster

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:37:36 +0000

After 6 years of lugging around plastic folding tables and using both PVC pipe risers and bed risers, I went in a totally different direction. I love my current lightweight, easy and perfect height display “tables”.

I bought several knock-down style plastic shelving units at the big box hardware store. They come 36″ wide by 18″ deep and 72″ high with 5 perforated grid shelves and round “legs” for the shelf spacers. I get two display tables out of each shelving unit by using 2 shelves and 2 sets of 4 legs. From the ground up, the assembly looks like 1) four legs, 2) a shelf (great for under table storage!), 3) four more legs, 4) the top shelf.

They are exactly 36″ high which I find to be ideal. The center shelf keeps it stable and keeps my storage items off the ground. The 18″ depth keeps everything close to the customer but if I occasionally want more depth I just put one “table” behind another.

I love the versatility of the 36″ wide table for booth arrangements. My old tables were 48″ but because the 36″ are more versatile I actually have more linear feet of display now. The perforated shelves make them so lightweight that I can carry 3 tables at once. With my old folding leg tables I could only carry one at a time.

I put them together at the show by hand with no tools needed, just slide the legs into the shelves, throw my table drape over the top and they are done! Storage is also great: The shelves are recessed on the bottom so after disassembling I place the legs in the recess, plop the second shelf on top like a sandwich. Then I stack 3 sandwiches and tie them together with a couple straps. To carry just grab the straps and walk out…or stack them on a dolly with the rest of your stuff. Easy peasy.

By: Cyreathia Reyer

Cyreathia Reyer — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:17:38 +0000

I take another approach from those listed above. I don’t raise my tables, but raise my displays.

I purchased the pillar candle holders in various heights from Hobby Lobby at half price and use those along with a shelf board – these I use for my indoor shows.

For my outdoor shows, I have metal grid walls that I attached to my tent sides (I purchased clips that attach to my necklace busts and the grid walls). I have also used these for my indoor shows as well.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:02:22 +0000

We use the 6 foot folding tables that you can buy at any big retailer and my husband cut PVC pipe and put them on the legs which raised them up to about 37″-38″ which has been working very well. We’ve had many compliments at shows from customers that said it was easier to see the jewelry. The only disadvantage is for people in wheelchairs.

By: Rae

Rae — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:43:15 +0000

I like the risers on my tables, too. I find that I spend less time tidying up my tables during a show. One reason, customers can see better without picking up the pieces. Another unexpected result…the toddlers weren’t able to rearrange my work with their sticky little fingers on their way through my booth. The higher table also gives me more room to stash storage tubs out of site underneath so they are available when it’s time to breakdown. Saves trips to the car when I’m already tired!

By: Cindi Bernloehr

Cindi Bernloehr — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:09:21 +0000

I use 4 ft. folding tables with adjustable legs that go up to 36 inches. I got them at Sam’s club and they fit perfectly in my car trunk. I also like their width which is a bit narrower than traditional 6 ft. tables. People don’t have to reach so far to see something they like.
I also found that my display was more flexible with 3 small tables than 2 bigger ones. This way I can change how people see my jewelry in my booth and how they move around in it.
Thanks, Cindi

By: Annette Piper

Annette Piper — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:12:46 +0000

Another one extolling the virtues of bed risers 🙂 I have some pipe extensions for some tables, but they’re not one size fits all – they don’t work on some tables, but the bed risers work on all of them.

By: Drake

Drake — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:44:19 +0000

I second the bed risers idea. I know some people use the PVC pipe to extend their height, but the tables that I use are the 39.99 5-foot folding tables from wal mart. These tables have a leg that points straight out in a v-shape, rather than having the bend that work for the PVC.

The bed risers give me an extra 6 inches to the table, and I find that to be a decent height. I also built a set of 4-sided boxes that create various lifts and levels (8 different risers in all) that nest together into an 18-inch cube for storage and transport. this has given me all the height variance that I need to make for an interesting display.

By: Vinita

Vinita — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:07:41 +0000

I use a camp table set on 6 inch bed risers that I bought from Bed Bath & Beyond pretty cheaply. I use PVC pipe for another folding table. I set each leg inside a length of pipe and it raises the table higher. You can cut it to your desired length. I made sure my table cloths (modified sheets) cover everything to the ground so that it looks nice. I have had good comments on the higher tables. One table is around 46 inches high and the other is about 8 inches lower. People seem to like not having to bend over to look at my jewelry. I also have mirrors on the taller table, so they are basically at chest height and easier to see how great the jewelry looks on them!