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Furniture Design Dilemma

hickory or ash table?? too rustic??

patty sonnenschein

5 years ago

Doing a custom pedestal table with dark brown stain. No trestle. Home open concept with transitional family room connected. Doing live edge finish, light distressing (future dings by 14 yr old twins will blend in) and satin finish. Table will not have ridges ( Smooth top). Floor is oak medium to dark stain. I like hickory as it’s super hard. My concern is it too rustic. The showroom sample doesn’t look super rustic ( a few knots but doesn’t contrast as much as a light wood. I actually think it adds interest but my research suggests rustic. Chair seats will be cream upholstered ( crypton). Can hickory in dark stain be transitional?? Thx as always for collective wisdom!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
IMO the pedestals do not suit the live edge table top only one of those can be the star and IMO live edge tables look best with simple bases but I also do not like them stained IMO the whole point is to emvrace the natural color and texture of the wood.
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JudyG Designs
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Transitional…no, to your description of custom table.

Simple, clean lines:

https://www.amishfurniturefactory.com/bedford-hills-leg-table.html

https://www.lauradavidsondirect.com/products/wishbone-chair-walnut-black-woven-cord?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-rj9BRCAARIsANB_4ABFG9rY6QjC_I4vMMTeq-1v4s-za5m_yJpXeBa7IP7kE3K-pY_NxEAaAhlUEALw_wcB
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Jilly
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Transitional design by definition is a mix of modern and traditional. It can be a broad and vague term, and I think it’s misused often. But that’s a whole ‘nother thread.

I think your ideas sound fine in general, and not really rustic at all, but it’s impossible to say for sure without seeing the exact furniture and especially your home.

Some of these rooms are good examples:

https://www.houzz.com/photos/transitional-dining-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_722~s_2112

This one is a similar table to yours, but stained lighter on top. It’s a fairly formal room, but I just wanted to show the table style and chairs. The room as a whole is a very good example of transitional:

https://www.houzz.com/photos/transitional-home-transitional-dining-room-charlotte-phvw-vp~46153879

Anyway, maybe looking through those will give some inspiration and/or validation. :)
patty sonnenschein
Original Author
5 years ago
Thx this is very helpful for me to visualize wood table with a bit more formal features! Thank you 😊

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