The Jones' Oval Table

Location:

Northamptonshire

For Homes

Client

The Jones'

Size

2.5m Oval

To seat

6 – 8 people

Build Time

5 weeks

Wood

Maple top & black ash base

Investment

£5,800

The clients challenge

The Jones' wanted a table that worked for everything, relaxed weeknight dinners and proper social gatherings. It needed to feel light and open, nothing heavy or imposing. Sleek, thin legs that stayed out of the way of whoever was sitting at them. And it had to sit comfortably in a bright, contemporary interior without fighting for attention. Simple brief. But getting simplicity right takes real skill.

Where we started and what we did

We put together a curated selection of ash and maple and sent finished samples home with the family so they could see how each timber actually felt in their own space, not under a showroom light. Maple was the clear winner. Clean tone, subtle figuring, uniform grain. It brought exactly the calm, elegant quality their interior needed.

From there we built an oval dining table with a Maple top and a stained black Ash base, the contrast between the two doing the quiet work of making the piece feel considered without showing off. Thin steel-profile legs kept the silhouette exactly as they'd asked. Nothing interrupting the sitters, nothing cluttering the room.

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The final outcome

A table that earns its place without demanding attention. It seats the whole family comfortably, works just as well for a quiet dinner for two, and looks right at home in a space that was designed to feel light and easy. Understated, precise and built to last well beyond the trend that inspired it.