well mongo is used (well by some here in NYC) for sidewalk shopping. (the upper east side of manhattan is a great spot, but forest hills in queens has pretty good picking too)

discards that are perfectly serviceable, but no longer desired.. shelves, bookcases, lamps, plastic storage bins, or plastic 'drawer units'. great for storing all the stuff you should throw out!.

my current coffee table and dining room table are both mongo. the coffee table is so so, but the dining room table (once it was cleaned) is quite nice.

the table got hauled out on to the terrace (high rise patio) the metal (chrome) legs got scoured and polished, the table top got cleaned with murphy's oil soap and refinished with a tung oil.. both tables are oak, (the coffee table, veneer, the dining table, solid.