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As you can see a plywood base with laminate on top and wood veneer tape on the edges did the trick. I was unable to locate teak wood veneer tape, so I used cherry and stained it to look like teak. No one can tell. I rounded the corners and added teak strips to keep things from sliding off. Now the sitting area is usable. To make a bed there, I temporarily put a small plywood support across the corner for the table to rest on. Weve only done that once as we dont normally use it as a bed. With the leaf down, access forward is easy.