Custom Dining Tables
Vibrant grain
Worn architectural door beneath glass
Walnut surrounds and book-matched panels
Tapered and splayed legs with radiused aprons
A removable trestle base
Classic, Custom and Bespoke dining tables, built to handle their purpose and designed to be more.
The Classic Dining Table
Classic dining tables start at $3,000.
Traditional designs with your choice of material.
Fabricated with precise engineered joinery
Design consultation and on site measurements are included.
Want more character? Details like through-wedged joinery or a shadow line can be added to any Classic table.
Where the dimensions are exactly what is needed for you and your space.
The Custom Dining Table
Custom dining tables start at $5,000.
Fabricated with mortise and tenon joinery.
Design styles from mid-century modern to contemporary to Japanese-inspired.
Shadow lines and other details that gain attention over time.
Trestle-style bases or tapered and splayed legs are standard options.
A wider scope of designs and details tailored to your preferences.
The Bespoke Dining Table
The Passato, a truly bespoke piece.
The details below describe the service and the build that exemplifies Bespoke.
Bespoke dining tables start at $7,000
The client wanted a piece of history in the table, so the design started together at Architectural Salvage in Downtown San Diego.
salvaged architectural door with chipped green paint set below the top surface
reclaimed pine hand chosen by the client with RSF at Reclaimed Wood San Diego makes the frame. Salvaged steel legs from a local scrapyard taken to a metal artist for preparation.
hand carved wood inlays painted in copper seat the glass top
Sizing your Dining Room Table
Plan for 24-28" of table space per person, and at least 36" from the table edge to a wall (42"–48" where people walk behind chairs).
4–6 seats: about 38" wide, 66" long
6–8 seats: about 40" wide, 84" long
8–10 seats: about 42" wide, 102" long
Every table is built to the room, so these are starting points.
Material:
Hardwoods we often use to build dining room tables
sourced from local yards in San Diego.
Walnut: deep brown sometimes with subtle purple, stable, and the most requested. Also the highest cost per board foot.
White oak: hard, straight-grained, and resistant to moisture. Quartersawn boards show ray fleck.
Hickory: the hardest of the group, with strong contrast between light and dark wood. Tough to work, tougher against high use.
Sugar maple: hard, light colored, and tight-grained. Handles daily wear well and warms in tone over time.
Cherry: smooth, even grain that darkens noticeably over its first year in the light.
Pricing
Dining tables run from $3,000 to $12,000. Where a table lands depends on size, wood, and design level.
Classic: traditional designs built to your dimensions.
Custom: custom designs and details. Scope sets the price.
Bespoke: a one-off piece, designed with you from a blank page.
Questions about a custom dining table
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Our lead time for all projects is 8-12 weeks. Times depend on current shop schedule, scope and size of your project along with material availability.
Each project is custom built and given a level of attention that is unmatched compared to manufacturers that produce work at volume scale.
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Generally the deposit amount required is 50%
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Design Level: How much detail the piece has and the fabrication methods required to build it.
Size/Proportions: A larger table requires more material and more build time.
Material: Hardwoods are charged by the board foot. Walnut is a more expensive species than Hickory and Maple, which will cost less for the same size piece.
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Yes. Live edge slabs are carefully selected by species and proportion to match the tables purpose.
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Not at all.
Most projects start with a room, a seat count, or a preference for material.
The complimentary design consultation is where we work out what the table needs to do, and what you want to feel when you walk towards it. The emotional register is where the consultations purpose truly unfolds — to design and make a table that is uniquely yours.