You can find a wide selection of farm kitchen tables on the internet, as many of the independent furniture makers and restoration companies have started to form a strong internet presence. Depending on the kind of farmhouse table that you are after, I have listed some of the best sites to get exactly what you want.
Of course, before you buy you will need to know exactly what kind of farmhouse table you want. I’m not talking about the different sizes and shapes that you are after – your own personal taste and a measuring tape can quickly sort that out. Instead, you will need to know if you plan to go straight for an antique furniture table, a replica made out of reclaimed wood (which can often more impressive than a real antique with its modern sheen), or a straight up, no-nonsense, table from a more mainstream manufacturer.
Antique Furniture Tables
Being over a hundred years old just to qualify as being an antique, these table sets are expensive to say the least. Since the demand for these tables is so high now you will be lucky to find one yourself at local salvation shops, charitable donation outlets, and from private for sale advertisements.
Many companies have made it their sole business to obtain, renovate, and sell on these kinds of tables, and as a result good pieces are even more scarce than they were say 5 years ago. However where there is a will there is a way and if you keep on looking the chances are that you will eventually find something if you are persistent.
Take a look at the antique farmhouse table article for links to companies that may be able to help you find one of these furniture sets.
Reclaimed Wood Farm Kitchen Tables
Reclaimed wood is taken from existing buildings and fashioned into new furniture by highly skilled woodworkers. As you can imagine, this type of wood is of an extremely high quality since it has been in use and air dried for what could be decades. The farm kitchen tables made from this have plenty of character due to the age of the wood used – some would even go so far to say that tables made from reclaimed wood are superior to antique pieces.
There are none of the blemishes on these sets that you would find on true aged table. This gives the table a curious blend of old and new which fits in well with contemporary kitchen designs. More expensive are tables made from salvaged wood. What is the difference? Wood that is salvaged is still in log or timber form and yet it still dates back decades – it was never used in the construction of buildings. If you want a table set that would look just like it would when it was first handmade a century ago then these are worth consideration – if you can justify the price tag.
Mainstream Farm Kitchen Tables
Finally, there are of course plenty of stores out there that can supply machine manufactured tables. These are by far the least inexpensive option, and some of them are well made. Some companies artificially age the look of their tables through treatments. There is a great disparity between the quality of different companies so take care and make sure you see the table before buying – preferably at a showroom. You won’t quite get the perfect antique feel from these sets but it is a reasonable facsimile all the same.
