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A rendering of a wood dining table on X-braced trestle ends joined by a stretcher, in a sunny eat-in kitchen.

Solid hardwood
Elevation
Shown in a rendered room

Solid wood dining tables on an X base

Solid hardwood tops on an X-frame base, the planks worked by hand so the grain and the knots stay visible. Made to order in Geneva, Illinois.

Begin a commission How it gets made

Elevation · X-frame

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Form
X-frame
Material
Solid hardwood
Made
Geneva, Illinois
Finish
Hard wax through to high-gloss flood coat
Delivery
White glove, placed in the room

Drawn from the boards it will be built from, and sized to your room. Every piece on this page is a one-off.

In this collection

6 photographed

  • Rectangular wooden table with a light top and dark X-shaped base on carpet, against a wall with three framed pictures.
  • Rectangular wooden table with X-shaped legs, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Rustic wooden dining table with X-shaped supports, decorated with vases of flowers, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Rustic wooden table with X-shaped supports and a decorative bowl of woven balls, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Rustic wooden table with a rectangular top and cross-braced legs, photographed against a dark studio wall.
  • Rustic wooden table with a thick top and trestle-style legs on beige carpet in a bright room

An X-frame trestle at each end carries a solid hardwood top. The planks are selected by hand and worked so the grain and the knots stay visible.

The form suits a long table, in a dining room or a conference room. Species, finish, sheen and size are settled when I draw it, and benches can be built to the same X.

Before you ask

Can I see the table before it is built?
That is the whole way I work. When slabs are used, I cut each slab out in Photoshop, size it against the measurements marked on it, and lay your top out to your dimensions. Then a SketchUp model shows the shape, proportions and details, along with AI-assisted visualizations to help you see the table in a finished space, before a board is cut. The drawing lands within a few percent of the finished table.
Can I see the wood and the finish first?
Yes. A sample board is made and shipped to you, so you can hold the species, the resin and the finish in your own room before anything is cut.
How is a commission priced?
Every piece is priced from its dimensions, its species and its base, so there is no list. Tell me the room and the budget you have in mind and I will tell you what is possible inside it. Size, species and base all move.
How does it get to me?
Across Chicagoland, I generally handle delivery and installation personally. Everywhere else, pieces travel white glove and are placed in the room. My work has gone to 47 of the 48 continental states.
Who actually builds it?
I design every piece myself and lead the build in my studio in Geneva, Illinois, from the drawing to the finish. You deal with me from the first call to the installation. There is no salesperson or account rep in between, and nobody the project is handed off to.
Do you make anything besides tables?
Bespoke and wall pieces, yes, and I am taking more of that work.

More of the work

Start with a drawing.

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