diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
index e128ba637d..54c6f20a8d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     ByteStream, Config, DataSource, ListStream, PipelineMetadata, Signals, TableMode, ValueIterator,
 };
 use nu_table::{
-    common::create_nu_table_config, CollapsedTable, ExpandedTable, JustTable, NuRecordsValue,
-    NuTable, StringResult, TableOpts, TableOutput,
+    common::configure_table, CollapsedTable, ExpandedTable, JustTable, NuRecordsValue, NuTable,
+    StringResult, TableOpts, TableOutput,
 };
 use nu_utils::{get_ls_colors, terminal_size};
 
@@ -1070,13 +1070,13 @@ fn create_empty_placeholder(
     let data = vec![vec![cell]];
     let mut table = NuTable::from(data);
     table.set_data_style(TextStyle::default().dimmed());
-    let out = TableOutput::from_table(table, false, false);
+    let mut out = TableOutput::from_table(table, false, false);
 
     let style_computer = &StyleComputer::from_config(engine_state, stack);
-    let config = create_nu_table_config(&config, style_computer, &out, false, TableMode::default());
+    configure_table(&mut out, &config, style_computer, TableMode::default());
 
     out.table
-        .draw(config, termwidth)
+        .draw(termwidth)
         .expect("Could not create empty table placeholder")
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/examples/table_demo.rs b/crates/nu-table/examples/table_demo.rs
index 402936e8c0..581d8934ea 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/examples/table_demo.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/examples/table_demo.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use nu_ansi_term::{Color, Style};
 use nu_color_config::TextStyle;
-use nu_table::{NuTable, NuTableConfig, TableTheme};
+use nu_table::{NuTable, TableTheme};
 use tabled::grid::records::vec_records::Text;
 
 fn main() {
@@ -28,15 +28,11 @@ fn main() {
 
     table.set_data_style(TextStyle::basic_left());
     table.set_header_style(TextStyle::basic_center().style(Style::new().on(Color::Blue)));
-
-    let table_cfg = NuTableConfig {
-        theme: TableTheme::rounded(),
-        with_header: true,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
+    table.set_theme(TableTheme::rounded());
+    table.set_structure(false, true, false);
 
     let output_table = table
-        .draw(table_cfg, width)
+        .draw(width)
         .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("Couldn't fit table into {width} columns!"));
 
     println!("{output_table}")
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/common.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/common.rs
index e5733b98ba..8c89fbbfe2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/common.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/common.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{Config, FooterMode, ShellError, Span, TableMode, TrimStrategy,
 
 use terminal_size::{terminal_size, Height, Width};
 
-use crate::{
-    clean_charset, colorize_space_str, string_wrap, NuTableConfig, TableOutput, TableTheme,
-};
+use crate::{clean_charset, colorize_space_str, string_wrap, TableOutput, TableTheme};
 
 pub type NuText = (String, TextStyle);
 pub type TableResult = Result<Option<TableOutput>, ShellError>;
@@ -13,30 +11,31 @@ pub type StringResult = Result<Option<String>, ShellError>;
 
 pub const INDEX_COLUMN_NAME: &str = "index";
 
-pub fn create_nu_table_config(
+pub fn configure_table(
+    out: &mut TableOutput,
     config: &Config,
     comp: &StyleComputer,
-    out: &TableOutput,
-    expand: bool,
     mode: TableMode,
-) -> NuTableConfig {
+) {
+    let with_footer = is_footer_needed(config, out);
+    let theme = load_theme(mode);
+
+    out.table.set_theme(theme);
+    out.table
+        .set_structure(out.with_index, out.with_header, with_footer);
+    out.table.set_trim(config.table.trim.clone());
+    out.table
+        .set_border_header(config.table.header_on_separator);
+    out.table.set_border_color(lookup_separator_color(comp));
+}
+
+fn is_footer_needed(config: &Config, out: &TableOutput) -> bool {
     let mut count_rows = out.table.count_rows();
     if config.table.footer_inheritance {
         count_rows = out.count_rows;
     }
 
-    let with_footer = with_footer(config, out.with_header, count_rows);
-
-    NuTableConfig {
-        theme: load_theme(mode),
-        with_footer,
-        with_index: out.with_index,
-        with_header: out.with_header,
-        split_color: Some(lookup_separator_color(comp)),
-        trim: config.table.trim.clone(),
-        header_on_border: config.table.header_on_separator,
-        expand,
-    }
+    with_footer(config, out.with_header, count_rows)
 }
 
 pub fn nu_value_to_string_colored(val: &Value, cfg: &Config, comp: &StyleComputer) -> String {
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/lib.rs
index f4d7d7c6eb..eb4934d87e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub mod common;
 
 pub use common::{StringResult, TableResult};
 pub use nu_color_config::TextStyle;
-pub use table::{NuRecordsValue, NuTable, NuTableConfig};
+pub use table::{NuRecordsValue, NuTable};
 pub use table_theme::TableTheme;
 pub use types::{CollapsedTable, ExpandedTable, JustTable, TableOpts, TableOutput};
 pub use unstructured_table::UnstructuredTable;
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/table.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/table.rs
index 32687651aa..a6882e2cba 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/table.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{cmp::min, collections::HashMap};
 
 use nu_ansi_term::Style;
 use nu_color_config::TextStyle;
-use nu_protocol::TrimStrategy;
+use nu_protocol::{TableIndent, TrimStrategy};
 use nu_utils::strip_ansi_unlikely;
 
 use tabled::{
@@ -40,29 +40,15 @@ pub struct NuTable {
     data: NuRecords,
     styles: Styles,
     alignments: Alignments,
-    indent: (usize, usize),
+    config: TableConfig,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
-struct TableConfig<Value> {
-    data: Value,
-    index: Value,
-    header: Value,
-    columns: HashMap<usize, Value>,
-    cells: HashMap<Position, Value>,
-}
-
-type Alignments = TableConfig<AlignmentHorizontal>;
-
-type Styles = TableConfig<Color>;
-
 impl NuTable {
     /// Creates an empty [`NuTable`] instance.
     pub fn new(count_rows: usize, count_columns: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
             data: VecRecords::new(vec![vec![Text::default(); count_columns]; count_rows]),
             styles: Styles::default(),
-            indent: (1, 1),
             alignments: Alignments {
                 data: AlignmentHorizontal::Left,
                 index: AlignmentHorizontal::Right,
@@ -70,6 +56,15 @@ impl NuTable {
                 columns: HashMap::default(),
                 cells: HashMap::default(),
             },
+            config: TableConfig {
+                theme: TableTheme::basic(),
+                trim: TrimStrategy::truncate(None),
+                structure: TableStructure::new(false, false, false),
+                indent: TableIndent::new(1, 1),
+                header_on_border: false,
+                expand: false,
+                border_color: None,
+            },
         }
     }
 
@@ -151,8 +146,32 @@ impl NuTable {
         self.alignments.data = convert_alignment(style.alignment);
     }
 
-    pub fn set_indent(&mut self, left: usize, right: usize) {
-        self.indent = (left, right);
+    pub fn set_indent(&mut self, indent: TableIndent) {
+        self.config.indent = indent;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_theme(&mut self, theme: TableTheme) {
+        self.config.theme = theme;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_structure(&mut self, index: bool, header: bool, footer: bool) {
+        self.config.structure = TableStructure::new(index, header, footer);
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_border_header(&mut self, on: bool) {
+        self.config.header_on_border = on;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_trim(&mut self, strategy: TrimStrategy) {
+        self.config.trim = strategy;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_strategy(&mut self, expand: bool) {
+        self.config.expand = expand;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_border_color(&mut self, color: Style) {
+        self.config.border_color = (!color.is_plain()).then_some(color);
     }
 
     pub fn get_records_mut(&mut self) -> &mut NuRecords {
@@ -162,21 +181,15 @@ impl NuTable {
     /// Converts a table to a String.
     ///
     /// It returns None in case where table cannot be fit to a terminal width.
-    pub fn draw(self, config: NuTableConfig, termwidth: usize) -> Option<String> {
-        build_table(
-            self.data,
-            config,
-            self.alignments,
-            self.styles,
-            termwidth,
-            self.indent,
-        )
+    pub fn draw(self, termwidth: usize) -> Option<String> {
+        build_table(self, termwidth)
     }
 
     /// Return a total table width.
-    pub fn total_width(&self, config: &NuTableConfig) -> usize {
-        let config = get_config(&config.theme, false, None);
-        let widths = build_width(&self.data, self.indent.0 + self.indent.1);
+    pub fn total_width(&self) -> usize {
+        let config = create_config(&self.config.theme, false, None);
+        let pad = indent_sum(self.config.indent);
+        let widths = build_width(&self.data, pad);
         get_total_width2(&widths, &config)
     }
 }
@@ -190,33 +203,31 @@ impl From<Vec<Vec<Text<String>>>> for NuTable {
     }
 }
 
+type Alignments = CellConfiguration<AlignmentHorizontal>;
+
+type Styles = CellConfiguration<Color>;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+struct CellConfiguration<Value> {
+    data: Value,
+    index: Value,
+    header: Value,
+    columns: HashMap<usize, Value>,
+    cells: HashMap<Position, Value>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct NuTableConfig {
-    pub theme: TableTheme,
-    pub trim: TrimStrategy,
-    pub split_color: Option<Style>,
-    pub expand: bool,
-    pub with_index: bool,
-    pub with_header: bool,
-    pub with_footer: bool,
-    pub header_on_border: bool,
-}
-
-impl Default for NuTableConfig {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            theme: TableTheme::basic(),
-            trim: TrimStrategy::truncate(None),
-            with_header: false,
-            with_index: false,
-            with_footer: false,
-            expand: false,
-            split_color: None,
-            header_on_border: false,
-        }
-    }
+pub struct TableConfig {
+    theme: TableTheme,
+    trim: TrimStrategy,
+    border_color: Option<Style>,
+    expand: bool,
+    structure: TableStructure,
+    header_on_border: bool,
+    indent: TableIndent,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct TableStructure {
     with_index: bool,
     with_header: bool,
@@ -233,64 +244,62 @@ impl TableStructure {
     }
 }
 
-fn build_table(
-    mut data: NuRecords,
-    cfg: NuTableConfig,
-    alignments: Alignments,
-    styles: Styles,
-    termwidth: usize,
-    indent: (usize, usize),
-) -> Option<String> {
-    if data.count_columns() == 0 || data.count_rows() == 0 {
+fn build_table(mut t: NuTable, termwidth: usize) -> Option<String> {
+    if t.count_columns() == 0 || t.count_rows() == 0 {
         return Some(String::new());
     }
 
-    let pad = indent.0 + indent.1;
-    let widths = maybe_truncate_columns(&mut data, &cfg, termwidth, pad);
+    let widths = table_truncate(&mut t, termwidth)?;
+    table_insert_footer(&mut t);
+    draw_table(t, widths, termwidth)
+}
+
+fn table_insert_footer(t: &mut NuTable) {
+    if t.config.structure.with_header && t.config.structure.with_footer {
+        duplicate_row(&mut t.data, 0);
+    }
+}
+
+fn table_truncate(t: &mut NuTable, termwidth: usize) -> Option<Vec<usize>> {
+    let pad = t.config.indent.left + t.config.indent.right;
+    let widths = maybe_truncate_columns(&mut t.data, &t.config, termwidth, pad);
     if widths.is_empty() {
         return None;
     }
 
-    if cfg.with_header && cfg.with_footer {
-        duplicate_row(&mut data, 0);
-    }
-
-    draw_table(data, alignments, styles, widths, cfg, termwidth, indent)
+    Some(widths)
 }
 
-fn draw_table(
-    data: NuRecords,
-    alignments: Alignments,
-    styles: Styles,
-    widths: Vec<usize>,
-    cfg: NuTableConfig,
-    termwidth: usize,
-    indent: (usize, usize),
-) -> Option<String> {
-    let structure = get_table_structure(&data, &cfg);
-    let sep_color = cfg.split_color;
-    let border_header = structure.with_header && cfg.header_on_border;
+fn draw_table(t: NuTable, widths: Vec<usize>, termwidth: usize) -> Option<String> {
+    let structure = get_table_structure(&t.data, &t.config);
+    let sep_color = t.config.border_color;
+    let border_header = structure.with_header && t.config.header_on_border;
 
-    let data: Vec<Vec<_>> = data.into();
+    // TODO: Optimize in tabled
+    let data: Vec<Vec<_>> = t.data.into();
     let mut table = Builder::from(data).build();
 
-    set_indent(&mut table, indent.0, indent.1);
-    load_theme(&mut table, &cfg.theme, &structure, sep_color);
-    align_table(&mut table, alignments, &structure);
-    colorize_table(&mut table, styles, &structure);
+    set_indent(&mut table, t.config.indent);
+    load_theme(&mut table, &t.config.theme, &structure, sep_color);
+    align_table(&mut table, t.alignments, &structure);
+    colorize_table(&mut table, t.styles, &structure);
 
-    let pad = indent.0 + indent.1;
-    let width_ctrl = WidthCtrl::new(widths, cfg, termwidth, pad);
+    let pad = indent_sum(t.config.indent);
+    let width_ctrl = WidthCtrl::new(widths, t.config, termwidth, pad);
 
     adjust_table(&mut table, width_ctrl, border_header, structure.with_footer);
 
     table_to_string(table, termwidth)
 }
 
-fn get_table_structure(data: &VecRecords<Text<String>>, cfg: &NuTableConfig) -> TableStructure {
-    let with_index = cfg.with_index;
-    let with_header = cfg.with_header && data.count_rows() > 1;
-    let with_footer = with_header && cfg.with_footer;
+fn indent_sum(indent: TableIndent) -> usize {
+    indent.left + indent.right
+}
+
+fn get_table_structure(data: &VecRecords<Text<String>>, cfg: &TableConfig) -> TableStructure {
+    let with_index = cfg.structure.with_index;
+    let with_header = cfg.structure.with_header && data.count_rows() > 1;
+    let with_footer = with_header && cfg.structure.with_footer;
 
     TableStructure::new(with_index, with_header, with_footer)
 }
@@ -307,8 +316,8 @@ fn adjust_table(table: &mut Table, width_ctrl: WidthCtrl, border_header: bool, w
     }
 }
 
-fn set_indent(table: &mut Table, left: usize, right: usize) {
-    table.with(Padding::new(left, right, 0, 0));
+fn set_indent(table: &mut Table, indent: TableIndent) {
+    table.with(Padding::new(indent.left, indent.right, 0, 0));
 }
 
 fn set_border_head(table: &mut Table, wctrl: WidthCtrl) {
@@ -377,13 +386,13 @@ fn table_to_string(table: Table, termwidth: usize) -> Option<String> {
 
 struct WidthCtrl {
     width: Vec<usize>,
-    cfg: NuTableConfig,
+    cfg: TableConfig,
     width_max: usize,
     pad: usize,
 }
 
 impl WidthCtrl {
-    fn new(width: Vec<usize>, cfg: NuTableConfig, max: usize, pad: usize) -> Self {
+    fn new(width: Vec<usize>, cfg: TableConfig, max: usize, pad: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
             width,
             cfg,
@@ -404,7 +413,7 @@ impl TableOption<NuRecords, ColoredConfig, CompleteDimensionVecRecords<'_>> for
 
         let need_truncation = total_width > self.width_max;
         if need_truncation {
-            let has_header = self.cfg.with_header && rec.count_rows() > 1;
+            let has_header = self.cfg.structure.with_header && rec.count_rows() > 1;
             let as_head = has_header && self.cfg.header_on_border;
 
             let trim = TableTrim::new(self.width, self.width_max, self.cfg.trim, as_head, self.pad);
@@ -654,14 +663,14 @@ fn load_theme(
 
 fn maybe_truncate_columns(
     data: &mut NuRecords,
-    cfg: &NuTableConfig,
+    cfg: &TableConfig,
     termwidth: usize,
     pad: usize,
 ) -> Vec<usize> {
     const TERMWIDTH_THRESHOLD: usize = 120;
 
     let preserve_content = termwidth > TERMWIDTH_THRESHOLD;
-    let has_header = cfg.with_header && data.count_rows() > 1;
+    let has_header = cfg.structure.with_header && data.count_rows() > 1;
     let is_header_on_border = has_header && cfg.header_on_border;
 
     let truncate = if is_header_on_border {
@@ -685,7 +694,7 @@ fn truncate_columns_by_content(
     const MIN_ACCEPTABLE_WIDTH: usize = 3;
     const TRAILING_COLUMN_WIDTH: usize = 5;
 
-    let config = get_config(theme, false, None);
+    let config = create_config(theme, false, None);
     let mut widths = build_width(&*data, pad);
     let total_width = get_total_width2(&widths, &config);
     if total_width <= termwidth {
@@ -765,7 +774,7 @@ fn truncate_columns_by_columns(
     let acceptable_width = 10 + pad;
     let trailing_column_width = 3 + pad;
 
-    let config = get_config(theme, false, None);
+    let config = create_config(theme, false, None);
     let mut widths = build_width(&*data, pad);
     let total_width = get_total_width2(&widths, &config);
     if total_width <= termwidth {
@@ -836,7 +845,7 @@ fn truncate_columns_by_head(
 ) -> Vec<usize> {
     const TRAILING_COLUMN_WIDTH: usize = 5;
 
-    let config = get_config(theme, false, None);
+    let config = create_config(theme, false, None);
     let mut widths = build_width(&*data, pad);
     let total_width = get_total_width2(&widths, &config);
     if total_width <= termwidth {
@@ -912,7 +921,7 @@ fn get_total_width2(widths: &[usize], cfg: &ColoredConfig) -> usize {
     total + countv + margin.left.size + margin.right.size
 }
 
-fn get_config(theme: &TableTheme, with_header: bool, color: Option<Style>) -> ColoredConfig {
+fn create_config(theme: &TableTheme, with_header: bool, color: Option<Style>) -> ColoredConfig {
     let structure = TableStructure::new(false, with_header, false);
     let mut table = Table::new([[""]]);
     load_theme(&mut table, theme, &structure, color);
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/types/expanded.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/types/expanded.rs
index 9e78de5067..946d79e2e4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/types/expanded.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/types/expanded.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use tabled::grid::config::Position;
 
 use crate::{
     common::{
-        check_value, create_nu_table_config, error_sign, get_header_style, get_index_style,
-        load_theme, nu_value_to_string, nu_value_to_string_clean, nu_value_to_string_colored,
-        wrap_text, NuText, StringResult, TableResult, INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
+        check_value, configure_table, error_sign, get_header_style, get_index_style, load_theme,
+        nu_value_to_string, nu_value_to_string_clean, nu_value_to_string_colored, wrap_text,
+        NuText, StringResult, TableResult, INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
     },
     string_width,
     types::has_index,
@@ -47,12 +47,19 @@ impl ExpandedTable {
     pub fn build_list(self, vals: &[Value], opts: TableOpts<'_>) -> StringResult {
         let cfg = Cfg { opts, format: self };
         let output = expand_list(vals, cfg.clone())?;
-        let output = match output {
+        let mut output = match output {
             Some(out) => out,
             None => return Ok(None),
         };
 
-        maybe_expand_table(output, cfg.opts.width, &cfg.opts)
+        configure_table(
+            &mut output,
+            cfg.opts.config,
+            &cfg.opts.style_computer,
+            cfg.opts.mode,
+        );
+
+        maybe_expand_table(output, cfg.opts.width)
     }
 }
 
@@ -200,10 +207,7 @@ fn expand_list(input: &[Value], cfg: Cfg<'_>) -> TableResult {
         }
 
         let mut table = NuTable::from(data);
-        table.set_indent(
-            cfg.opts.config.table.padding.left,
-            cfg.opts.config.table.padding.right,
-        );
+        table.set_indent(cfg.opts.config.table.padding);
         table.set_index_style(get_index_style(&cfg.opts.style_computer));
         set_data_styles(&mut table, data_styles);
 
@@ -363,10 +367,7 @@ fn expand_list(input: &[Value], cfg: Cfg<'_>) -> TableResult {
     let mut table = NuTable::from(data);
     table.set_index_style(get_index_style(&cfg.opts.style_computer));
     table.set_header_style(get_header_style(&cfg.opts.style_computer));
-    table.set_indent(
-        cfg.opts.config.table.padding.left,
-        cfg.opts.config.table.padding.right,
-    );
+    table.set_indent(cfg.opts.config.table.padding);
     set_data_styles(&mut table, data_styles);
 
     Ok(Some(TableOutput::new(table, true, with_index, rows_count)))
@@ -421,14 +422,11 @@ fn expanded_table_kv(record: &Record, cfg: Cfg<'_>) -> CellResult {
 
     let mut table = NuTable::from(data);
     table.set_index_style(get_key_style(&cfg));
-    table.set_indent(
-        cfg.opts.config.table.padding.left,
-        cfg.opts.config.table.padding.right,
-    );
+    table.set_indent(cfg.opts.config.table.padding);
 
     let out = TableOutput::new(table, false, true, count_rows);
 
-    maybe_expand_table(out, cfg.opts.width, &cfg.opts)
+    maybe_expand_table(out, cfg.opts.width)
         .map(|value| value.map(|value| CellOutput::clean(value, count_rows, false)))
 }
 
@@ -446,9 +444,9 @@ fn expand_value(value: &Value, width: usize, cfg: &Cfg<'_>) -> CellResult {
             let table = expand_list(vals, inner_cfg)?;
 
             match table {
-                Some(out) => {
-                    let cfg = create_table_cfg(cfg, &out);
-                    let value = out.table.draw(cfg, width);
+                Some(mut out) => {
+                    table_apply_config(&mut out, cfg);
+                    let value = out.table.draw(width);
                     match value {
                         Some(value) => Ok(Some(CellOutput::clean(value, out.count_rows, true))),
                         None => Ok(None),
@@ -539,7 +537,7 @@ fn expand_entry(item: &Value, cfg: Cfg<'_>) -> CellOutput {
             let inner_cfg = cfg_expand_next_level(cfg.clone(), span);
             let table = expand_list(vals, inner_cfg);
 
-            let out = match table {
+            let mut out = match table {
                 Ok(Some(out)) => out,
                 _ => {
                     let value = nu_value_to_string(item, cfg.opts.config, &cfg.opts.style_computer);
@@ -547,8 +545,9 @@ fn expand_entry(item: &Value, cfg: Cfg<'_>) -> CellOutput {
                 }
             };
 
-            let table_config = create_table_cfg(&cfg, &out);
-            let table = out.table.draw(table_config, usize::MAX);
+            table_apply_config(&mut out, &cfg);
+
+            let table = out.table.draw(usize::MAX);
             match table {
                 Some(table) => CellOutput::clean(table, out.count_rows, false),
                 None => {
@@ -592,20 +591,18 @@ fn list_to_string(
     buf
 }
 
-fn maybe_expand_table(out: TableOutput, term_width: usize, opts: &TableOpts<'_>) -> StringResult {
-    let mut table_config =
-        create_nu_table_config(opts.config, &opts.style_computer, &out, false, opts.mode);
-    let total_width = out.table.total_width(&table_config);
+fn maybe_expand_table(mut out: TableOutput, term_width: usize) -> StringResult {
+    let total_width = out.table.total_width();
     if total_width < term_width {
         const EXPAND_THRESHOLD: f32 = 0.80;
         let used_percent = total_width as f32 / term_width as f32;
         let need_expansion = total_width < term_width && used_percent > EXPAND_THRESHOLD;
         if need_expansion {
-            table_config.expand = true;
+            out.table.set_strategy(true);
         }
     }
 
-    let table = out.table.draw(table_config, term_width);
+    let table = out.table.draw(term_width);
 
     Ok(table)
 }
@@ -616,12 +613,11 @@ fn set_data_styles(table: &mut NuTable, styles: HashMap<Position, TextStyle>) {
     }
 }
 
-fn create_table_cfg(cfg: &Cfg<'_>, out: &TableOutput) -> crate::NuTableConfig {
-    create_nu_table_config(
+fn table_apply_config(out: &mut TableOutput, cfg: &Cfg<'_>) {
+    configure_table(
+        out,
         cfg.opts.config,
         &cfg.opts.style_computer,
-        out,
-        false,
         cfg.opts.mode,
     )
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/types/general.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/types/general.rs
index 9571de9406..c2ac2a00e4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/types/general.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/types/general.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{Config, Record, ShellError, Value};
 use crate::{
     clean_charset, colorize_space,
     common::{
-        check_value, create_nu_table_config, get_empty_style, get_header_style, get_index_style,
+        check_value, configure_table, get_empty_style, get_header_style, get_index_style,
         get_value_style, nu_value_to_string_colored, NuText, INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
     },
     types::has_index,
@@ -30,15 +30,12 @@ fn list_table(input: &[Value], opts: TableOpts<'_>) -> Result<Option<String>, Sh
         None => return Ok(None),
     };
 
-    out.table.set_indent(
-        opts.config.table.padding.left,
-        opts.config.table.padding.right,
-    );
+    out.table.set_indent(opts.config.table.padding);
 
     colorize_space(out.table.get_records_mut(), &opts.style_computer);
 
-    let config = create_nu_table_config(opts.config, &opts.style_computer, &out, false, opts.mode);
-    let table = out.table.draw(config, opts.width);
+    configure_table(&mut out, opts.config, &opts.style_computer, opts.mode);
+    let table = out.table.draw(opts.width);
 
     Ok(table)
 }
@@ -60,15 +57,11 @@ fn kv_table(record: &Record, opts: TableOpts<'_>) -> StringResult {
 
     let mut table = NuTable::from(data);
     table.set_index_style(TextStyle::default_field());
-    table.set_indent(
-        opts.config.table.padding.left,
-        opts.config.table.padding.right,
-    );
+    table.set_indent(opts.config.table.padding);
 
-    let out = TableOutput::from_table(table, false, true);
-    let table_config =
-        create_nu_table_config(opts.config, &opts.style_computer, &out, false, opts.mode);
-    let table = out.table.draw(table_config, opts.width);
+    let mut out = TableOutput::from_table(table, false, true);
+    configure_table(&mut out, opts.config, &opts.style_computer, opts.mode);
+    let table = out.table.draw(opts.width);
 
     Ok(table)
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/types/mod.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/types/mod.rs
index 227c0c0db2..16a1e85796 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ pub use expanded::ExpandedTable;
 pub use general::JustTable;
 
 pub struct TableOutput {
+    /// A table structure.
     pub table: NuTable,
+    /// A flag whether a header was present in the table.
     pub with_header: bool,
+    /// A flag whether a index was present in the table.
     pub with_index: bool,
     /// The value may be bigger then table.count_rows(),
     /// Specifically in case of expanded table we collect the whole structure size here.
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/util.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/util.rs
index 0c1bed368e..4e4d06f52d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/util.rs
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ pub fn clean_charset(text: &str) -> String {
             continue;
         }
 
-        if c < ' ' {
-            continue;
-        }
+        // note: Overall maybe we shall delete this check?
+        // it was made in order to cope with emojie issue.
+        // if c < ' ' && c != '\u{1b}' {
+        //    continue;
+        // }
 
         buf.push(c);
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/tests/common.rs b/crates/nu-table/tests/common.rs
index e5c97108f2..f4ecc4641f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/tests/common.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/tests/common.rs
@@ -1,29 +1,79 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
-use nu_table::{string_width, NuTable, NuTableConfig};
+use nu_protocol::TrimStrategy;
+use nu_table::{string_width, NuTable, TableTheme};
 use tabled::grid::records::vec_records::Text;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TestCase {
-    cfg: NuTableConfig,
+    theme: TableTheme,
+    with_header: bool,
+    with_footer: bool,
+    with_index: bool,
+    expand: bool,
+    strategy: TrimStrategy,
     termwidth: usize,
     expected: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl TestCase {
-    pub fn new(cfg: NuTableConfig, termwidth: usize, expected: Option<String>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(termwidth: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
-            cfg,
             termwidth,
-            expected,
+            expected: None,
+            theme: TableTheme::basic(),
+            with_header: false,
+            with_footer: false,
+            with_index: false,
+            expand: false,
+            strategy: TrimStrategy::truncate(None),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn expected(mut self, value: Option<String>) -> Self {
+        self.expected = value;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn theme(mut self, theme: TableTheme) -> Self {
+        self.theme = theme;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn expand(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.expand = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn header(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.with_header = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn footer(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.with_footer = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn index(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.with_index = true;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn trim(mut self, trim: TrimStrategy) -> Self {
+        self.strategy = trim;
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 type Data = Vec<Vec<Text<String>>>;
 
-pub fn test_table<I: IntoIterator<Item = TestCase>>(data: Data, tests: I) {
+pub fn test_table<I>(data: Data, tests: I)
+where
+    I: IntoIterator<Item = TestCase>,
+{
     for (i, test) in tests.into_iter().enumerate() {
-        let actual = create_table(data.clone(), test.cfg.clone(), test.termwidth);
+        let actual = create_table(data.clone(), test.clone());
 
         assert_eq!(
             actual, test.expected,
@@ -37,9 +87,14 @@ pub fn test_table<I: IntoIterator<Item = TestCase>>(data: Data, tests: I) {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn create_table(data: Data, config: NuTableConfig, termwidth: usize) -> Option<String> {
-    let table = NuTable::from(data);
-    table.draw(config, termwidth)
+pub fn create_table(data: Data, case: TestCase) -> Option<String> {
+    let mut table = NuTable::from(data);
+    table.set_theme(case.theme);
+    table.set_structure(case.with_index, case.with_header, case.with_footer);
+    table.set_trim(case.strategy);
+    table.set_strategy(case.expand);
+
+    table.draw(case.termwidth)
 }
 
 pub fn create_row(count_columns: usize) -> Vec<Text<String>> {
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/tests/constrains.rs b/crates/nu-table/tests/constrains.rs
index e9df774976..8f8b9a4ca2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/tests/constrains.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/tests/constrains.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 mod common;
 
-use common::{create_row, test_table, TestCase};
 use nu_protocol::TrimStrategy;
-use nu_table::{NuTable, NuTableConfig, TableTheme as theme};
+use nu_table::{NuTable, TableTheme as theme};
+
+use common::{create_row, test_table, TestCase};
+
 use tabled::grid::records::vec_records::Text;
 
 #[test]
 fn data_and_header_has_different_size_doesnt_work() {
-    let table = NuTable::from(vec![create_row(5), create_row(5), create_row(5)]);
-    let cfg = NuTableConfig {
-        theme: theme::heavy(),
-        with_header: true,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
+    let mut table = NuTable::from(vec![create_row(5), create_row(5), create_row(5)]);
+    table.set_theme(theme::heavy());
+    table.set_structure(false, true, false);
 
-    let table = table.draw(cfg.clone(), usize::MAX);
+    let table = table.draw(usize::MAX);
 
     assert_eq!(
         table.as_deref(),
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ fn data_and_header_has_different_size_doesnt_work() {
 
     let table = NuTable::from(vec![create_row(5), create_row(5), create_row(5)]);
 
-    let table = table.draw(cfg, usize::MAX);
+    let table = table.draw(usize::MAX);
 
     assert_eq!(
         table.as_deref(),
@@ -47,30 +46,27 @@ fn data_and_header_has_different_size_doesnt_work() {
 
 #[test]
 fn termwidth_too_small() {
-    let test_loop = |config: NuTableConfig| {
-        for i in 0..10 {
-            let table = NuTable::from(vec![create_row(5), create_row(5), create_row(5)]);
-            let table = table.draw(config.clone(), i);
-
-            assert!(table.is_none());
-        }
-    };
-
-    let mut cfg = NuTableConfig {
-        theme: theme::heavy(),
-        with_header: true,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
-
-    for case in [
+    let tests = [
         TrimStrategy::truncate(None),
         TrimStrategy::truncate(Some(String::from("**"))),
         TrimStrategy::truncate(Some(String::from(""))),
         TrimStrategy::wrap(false),
         TrimStrategy::wrap(true),
-    ] {
-        cfg.trim = case;
-        test_loop(cfg.clone());
+    ];
+
+    let data = vec![create_row(5), create_row(5), create_row(5)];
+
+    for case in tests {
+        for i in 0..10 {
+            let mut table = NuTable::from(data.clone());
+            table.set_theme(theme::heavy());
+            table.set_structure(false, true, false);
+            table.set_trim(case.clone());
+
+            let table = table.draw(i);
+
+            assert!(table.is_none());
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -195,30 +191,24 @@ fn width_control_test_0() {
 }
 
 fn test_width(data: Vec<Vec<Text<String>>>, tests: &[(usize, &str)]) {
-    let config = NuTableConfig {
-        theme: theme::heavy(),
-        trim: TrimStrategy::truncate(Some(String::from("..."))),
-        with_header: true,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
-
     let tests = tests.iter().map(|&(termwidth, expected)| {
-        TestCase::new(config.clone(), termwidth, Some(expected.to_owned()))
+        TestCase::new(termwidth)
+            .theme(theme::heavy())
+            .trim(TrimStrategy::truncate(Some(String::from("..."))))
+            .header()
+            .expected(Some(expected.to_owned()))
     });
 
     test_table(data, tests);
 }
 
 fn test_trim(tests: &[(usize, Option<&str>)], trim: TrimStrategy) {
-    let config = NuTableConfig {
-        theme: theme::heavy(),
-        with_header: true,
-        trim,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
-
     let tests = tests.iter().map(|&(termwidth, expected)| {
-        TestCase::new(config.clone(), termwidth, expected.map(|s| s.to_string()))
+        TestCase::new(termwidth)
+            .theme(theme::heavy())
+            .trim(trim.clone())
+            .header()
+            .expected(expected.map(|s| s.to_string()))
     });
 
     let data = vec![
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/tests/expand.rs b/crates/nu-table/tests/expand.rs
index c9101f3864..bf60f93852 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/tests/expand.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/tests/expand.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
 mod common;
 
-use common::{create_row, create_table};
+use common::{create_row, create_table, TestCase};
 
-use nu_table::{NuTableConfig, TableTheme as theme};
+use nu_table::TableTheme as theme;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_expand() {
     let table = create_table(
         vec![create_row(4); 3],
-        NuTableConfig {
-            theme: theme::rounded(),
-            with_header: true,
-            expand: true,
-            ..Default::default()
-        },
-        50,
+        TestCase::new(50).theme(theme::rounded()).header().expand(),
     );
 
     assert_eq!(
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/tests/style.rs b/crates/nu-table/tests/style.rs
index 942f7521ad..abbaf653f3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/tests/style.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/tests/style.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mod common;
 
-use common::create_row as row;
-use nu_table::{NuTable, NuTableConfig, TableTheme as theme};
+use common::{create_row as row, TestCase};
+use nu_table::{NuTable, TableTheme as theme};
 use tabled::grid::records::vec_records::Text;
 
 #[test]
@@ -452,27 +452,18 @@ fn test_with_love() {
 }
 
 fn create_table(data: Vec<Vec<Text<String>>>, with_header: bool, theme: theme) -> String {
-    let config = NuTableConfig {
-        theme,
-        with_header,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
+    let mut case = TestCase::new(usize::MAX).theme(theme);
+    if with_header {
+        case = case.header();
+    }
 
-    let out = common::create_table(data, config, usize::MAX);
-
-    out.expect("not expected to get None")
+    common::create_table(data, case).expect("not expected to get None")
 }
 
 fn create_table_with_size(data: Vec<Vec<Text<String>>>, with_header: bool, theme: theme) -> String {
-    let config = NuTableConfig {
-        theme,
-        with_header,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
+    let mut table = NuTable::from(data);
+    table.set_theme(theme);
+    table.set_structure(false, with_header, false);
 
-    let table = NuTable::from(data);
-
-    table
-        .draw(config, usize::MAX)
-        .expect("not expected to get None")
+    table.draw(usize::MAX).expect("not expected to get None")
 }