Arthur's Table

From the first time I saw the Big Daddy's Antiques booth at the Alameda Antique Faire I was a fan. Last September was exciting because they opened a store in San Francisco. What really topped it off was getting a call from Arthur, a soon to be client who had bought a table base from BDA and was looking to have a nice solid wood top made for it.
The base is thought to be a former lathe base. The legs are cast iron and supported with large tie rods that run the length.

Arthur knew he wanted a dark wood for the top and after looking at walnut and other woods chose Wenge, a beautiful, exotic wood from Africa.

The tonality of the wood ranges from rich chocolate browns to black. It's extremely dense and very heavy.

The base alone was not high enough for a dining table so I was also asked to design a riser to sit between the top of the legs and the table top.

During a meeting I had with Michelle and Michael, (the fun, friendly store managers of Big Daddy Antiques) Michael, brought over pastries from Tell Tale Preserve Company. There is a cafe within the Antique store! Tell Tale's pastries will intrigue and enamour.


I love when my job leads me to discover little surprises like this! This project had a lot of these, getting to work with Michelle and Michael of Big Daddy Antiques was a real treat.

After getting the table into the house and assembled, which was not an easy task, Arthur, served lunch and champagne. We even toasted to the new table for many good conversations and meals to come!