Reclaimed Wood Table & Bench for Northern Ontario Cottage
Monday, July 19, 2021
Reclaimed Wood Table & Bench & Ladder Back Chairs for Northern Ontario Cottage in the Greytone Treatment Option [Preserves the Colour of Unfinished]
Reclaimed Wood Table & Bench & Ladder Back Chairs for Northern Ontario Cottage in the Greytone Treatment Option [Preserves the Colour of Unfinished]
Within the metal base option, our most popular is the U Shaped or X Shaped. These can be done with or without a rail. Check out this reclaimed wood office table we made with the X Base Option: Continue reading
Our reclaimed wood [4 leg design] harvest tables have the option of straight, turned, tapered or cabriole legs. We make these from the 4″x4″ windbrace beams found in old Ontario barns. Continue reading
The profile of our trestle bases can be modified; in this case the customer opted for a “violin shaped” profile on their reclaimed wood trestle table post. Continue reading
Our barnboard grey option brings the colour of the exterior of old pioneer barns into the floor boards. This is one of the few options where we add the colour in. Old barn floor boards [threshing floor] aren’t as exposed as the exterior boards so don’t have the same colour. For this particular project; the customer opted for a modified frame base table & Athena chairs with leather seats: Continue reading
Since we custom build & finish, our table bases can be finished in a painted option. The most common our customers do is black painted [typically to create a contrast between the top and a wood floor]. Check this recent harvest table project: Continue reading
To feel more of the original distressing, consider our light epoxy coating option. In this case we don’t fill the cavities/distressing. Though a bit less practical; the character of the wood is really pronounced. The “bad” lighting in these photos we took of this reclaimed wood cottage table with trestle base show the rougher finish: Continue reading
Our innovative epoxy + (matte, satin or high gloss) polyurethane finish fills in all the old Ontario barnwood distressing with clearcoat; allowing the beauty of the wood to shine through. The finish makes the rough wood practical for every day use. Check out this trestle table project with this finish: Continue reading
Our tables bases can be custom finished to any paint colour. Most the time our customers do this to contrast with the top; or break up wood grain between a wood floor and wood table top. Check out this reclaimed wood trestle table & bench project we did with a custom white painted bases. In this case the customer also opted for a black stain treatment on the top: Continue reading
The Trestle style base we offer is great for maximizing seating. With no posts on the corners; and a narrower centre post; taller people won’t hit their knees. See pics of this base option below! Continue reading