recommendations for a dining table: timeless, good quality, every day use

[Anonymous]

It’s time to invest in a dining table. We’d like 4 chairs and a bench, for company and kids. We want it to be timeless, durable, great quality.

Is room and board the only way to go?

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

There’s no such thing as “timeless” furniture.

[Anonymous]

I would buy an antique table with leaves. Everything else will look dated in 15 years.

[Anonymous]

I don't know if this is realistic for you, but we just had a woman in North Carolina make our dining room table and bench. It's about a six hour drive, but the work is beautiful and it was $1200 for both pieces.
We are moving there, but if I wasn't moving there, I'd still buy it from her and figure out how to rent a uhaul to bring it back to DC and drive down there to get it. I looked everywhere in furniture stores and couldn't find anything nearly as nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if this is realistic for you, but we just had a woman in North Carolina make our dining room table and bench. It's about a six hour drive, but the work is beautiful and it was $1200 for both pieces.
We are moving there, but if I wasn't moving there, I'd still buy it from her and figure out how to rent a uhaul to bring it back to DC and drive down there to get it. I looked everywhere in furniture stores and couldn't find anything nearly as nice.

This was an option also, just getting one handmade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s no such thing as “timeless” furniture.

I was thinking not ornate or glass top.

[Anonymous]

We got our dining room table from Vermont Wood Studios about four years ago and it's gorgeous.

https://vermontwoodsstudios.com/categories/dining-room-furniture

We did a custom build -- Shaker, with an oval top, and two leaves to be able to expand for company. Not cheap, but fantastic quality, and we won't ever need to replace it.

https://vermontwoodsstudios.com/products/vt-shaker-custom-table#.XJi5Q6BKick

[Anonymous]

Get a Parsons table from Room and Board. You can customize in many ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a Parsons table from Room and Board. You can customize in many ways.

Parsons tables are not timeless. They are already looking dated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get a Parsons table from Room and Board. You can customize in many ways.

Parsons tables are not timeless. They are already looking dated.

Parsons tables originate to the 1930s.

[Anonymous]

Benches are uncomfortable.

[Anonymous]

https://creativeclassics.com/simply-amish-features/

We have had ours ten years and still love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get a Parsons table from Room and Board. You can customize in many ways.

Parsons tables are not timeless. They are already looking dated.

Parsons tables originate to the 1930s.

Everything has a date because things exist in time and are not "timeless."

Even rocks, if you trained your eye.

[Anonymous]

Try Bassett’s Bench Made line. Made in VA. We love ours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Benches are uncomfortable.

+1

I hate having to sit on a bench unless I’m at a picnic.