Solid Wood Furniture: The Walnut Dining Table Guide
Choosing a custom dining room table by Amish furniture makers brings many options. Let's explore the characteristics of solid walnut wood to see if a walnut dining room table is right for you!
Is Walnut Good for a Dining Table?
Black walnut is a strong and durable American hardwood, rated on the Janka hardness scale at 1010. This makes it an excellent choice for a solid wood dining table. The natural wood color of black walnut is a rich brown with creamy, lighter colored streaks in the sapwood. Choose Walnut wood with a clear finish, no stain applied, to showcase the natural beauty of the wood.
Walnut Dining Table Styles
The characteristics of Walnut make it a favorite option for modern versions of classic solid wood dining tables. The natural wood color blends well with warm, neutral paint colors in your dining room.
Walnut Wood Turned Leg Tables
The Modern Farm Leg Table showcases the beauty of real walnut wood with a classic turned leg table style. Other turned leg profiles include the Parson Leg Table, Arcadia Farm Leg and the Cottage style turned leg.
Walnut Pedestal Tables
The Carlisle dining table displays Walnut wood in a timeless, pedestal table style. We pair it with the sleek, Curlew side chairs and matching bench. Other pedestals that make beautiful Walnut tables include the Biltmore, Shaker Hill, Rowan, Hillside and the Alexandria pedestal bases.
The classic style of the Newport pedestal is a favorite option for small round Walnut dining tables. We display it in standard dining table height or a counter height pub table.
Is Walnut Solid Dining Table as 60 Inch the Best Size for 6 Chairs?
Many people request 60-inch rectangle dining tables for six people. At Dutch Craft Furniture, we highly recommend choosing a 66-inch table instead. On a 60-inch rectangle table, six dining chairs will not push in neatly around your table. The end chairs will hit the seats of the side chairs and will not push in all the way.
If you only have four chairs around your table, 60 inch is a great dining table size. You can easily add two chairs for dinner and seat six on occasions. You just will not be able to push all six chairs in underneath the table when not in use.
We offer a wide variety of solid wood dining tables, available as a 60-inch or a 66-inch. Every table has the option of a solid, fixed tabletop or the addition of leaves to extend the table.
Round Walnut Dining Table
A round walnut table adds a rich, luxurious tone in your dining space. Browse large, extendable round tables for 8-10 people like our Albany dining table. Small round tables like the Newport display a Walnut wood tabletop paired with a white painted Maple wood base.
Rustic Walnut vs Select Walnut
The term rustic or select Walnut wood refers to the specific grade of lumber. The wood comes from the same black walnut trees.
Rustic Walnut will include boards that have lighter, sap streaks in the wood. The overall effect is more color variation in your furniture. Choose rustic Walnut if you prefer to highlight the natural texture and color variations of the wood.
Select Walnut wood is more uniform in the color and texture of the grain. We recommend select grade Walnut for modern, minimalist table styles if you prefer little to no color variation.
Rustic Walnut has less waste in manufacturing, making it an affordable hardwood option. For exact price differences in Walnut on a specific table style, contact a member of our team today.
Choosing Chairs for a Walnut Dining Table
Every chair style we build is available in Walnut wood. The price for Walnut dining chairs is a bit higher than some wood species. Save money by selecting chairs with a black or white Maple wood frame and Walnut chair seats to match the tabletop. Other
Live Edge Walnut Dining Tables
Another common use for Walnut wood in dining rooms is a live edge slab table. The solid, thick wood slabs display the natural live edge of the wood, creating stunning tabletops. We display a variety of wood slabs in our showroom and invite you to come and choose the perfect slab for your home.
What is the Protective Finish on Walnut Dining Tables?
We protect our Walnut wood dining tables with a catalyzed conversion varnish. This varnish is waterproof, UV resistant, and heat resistant to 220 degrees.
How to Clean and Care for Your Walnut Dining Table
Maintenance is simple for your new Walnut dining table. Keep it indoors in a normal temperature and humidity to prevent stress on the wood.
Protect the top from scratches in the finish by avoiding plates and bowls with rough undersides. Don't let your dining table become the drop zone for Amazon packages. Cardboard boxes often pickup grit and grime in delivery trucks and warehouses that may scratch a wood tabletop.
Clean it regularly using a mild soap, diluted in warm water. Cleaners we recommend include Murphy's Oil Soap or Dawn Dish soap. Relax and enjoy your walnut wood dining table for generations.
Color Changes in Walnut Wood Over Time
Like all hardwoods, Walnut wood may change color slightly over time. This is especially evident when choosing a clear protective finish, without applying a stain color. Exposure to sunlight enhances the color changes in wooden furniture.
Most hardwoods like Oak and Cherry wood often darken with time. Natural Walnut wood tends to lighten with time and sunlight, enhancing golden, blonde wood tones.
Delivery and Setup of a Walnut Dining Table
Our walnut dining furniture is available for delivery throughout the lower 48 United States. All delivery includes the team bringing the furniture into your home and completely setting up any items requiring assembly.
Furniture Pickup in Ohio's Amish Country
Our showroom and warehouse in Berlin, Ohio offers a convenient furniture pickup option. Our location is a convenient 2-hour drive from Cleveland OH, Columbus OH, Wheeling WV, and Pittsburgh PA. Plan a visit to Ohio's Amish Country and pickup your Walnut dining table. Our warehouse team will carefully wrap the furniture to protect it for your drive home.
Now that you are familiar with Walnut wood, browse our solid wood dining table gallery for inspiration. All tables in our handcrafted, quality Amish dining table collection are available in Walnut wood. Choose your favorite table style and contact us for pricing if not shown online. Request your table size, style and matching chairs and benches.
