Using the magic lasso

Hello all,
I'm setting up a new website on which I will be showing different pictures of dining tables. I'm setting up several sites, the first one is finished already: Steigerhout Furniture but I'm still working on the other 2 Robuuste tafels and Riverwood Living
I'd like some help and tips on how to use the magic lasso to get a clean cut this table below. Maybe someone can show off their photoshop skills so I can get a good idea of whats possible.
thanks in advance.

As Barbara pointed out, the lack of contrast between foreground and background precludes the use of the selection tools to good advantage.
I suggest that you photograph the furniture in other surroundings.
Here is what I did:
Duplicated background layer, worked on background copy layer, and shut off visibility of background layer
Accessed the eraser tool, went to the square brush library, selected a hard, small brush.
The straight lines of the table allowed me to erase the background immediately surrounding the table. Click a start point, hold down the shift key, and click at an end point, and the tool erases in a straight line.
I circumnavigated the table this way, then with a larger brush erased the rest of the background
Added new background
You can make a selection of the table with a mask as well. I can supply directions for thiis if you so desire.

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