Dining tables you set every day, built to outlast the house.

Single-slab tops up to ten seats, breadboard-end designs for fitted dining rooms, matching benches in the same species, and chairs upholstered to the same brief. Drawn for your room, your ceiling height and your pendant light.

Solid kempas dining table with breadboard ends and matching bench, finished in a low-sheen hardwax oil

Species we recommend

Each timber dines differently.

Chengal is the densest of the three. It takes a deep amber over the years and resists rings, knocks and the occasional curry splash with calm indifference.

Kempas has the friendliest grain — warm reddish-brown, occasional yellow streaking — and finishes beautifully in hardwax oil. It is our most-requested dining-table timber.

American black walnut is for clients who want a darker, finer-grained look. It is softer than the local hardwoods so we reinforce the apron and reduce the unsupported span.

Build choices

Three details to decide before drawing.

Top construction

Single-slab if we can find a board wide enough. Otherwise edge-joined two or three boards with grain matched across the join. Either way, breadboard ends control movement in our humidity.

Leg geometry

Four classic legs for traditional dining rooms; trestle for benches and breakfast nooks; cantilever steel for clients who want chairs to tuck completely under.

Finish school

Penetrating oil for the most natural touch (needs re-oiling annually); hardwax for the same look with less maintenance; water-based satin lacquer for the lowest-care, longest-warranty option.

Typical pieces in this collection

1.8m four-seat round — for breakfast nooks and small dining rooms. Pedestal base, generous knee clearance.
2.2m six-seat rectangular — the workhorse of Malaysian dining rooms; pairs with two armchairs and four side chairs.
2.6m eight-seat — single-slab or three-board edge-join, with apron drawers if storage is tight.
3.0m ten-seat — for open-plan kitchens and entertainers. Trestle legs are kinder to chair pull-out distances.
Matching benches — drawn to the same species and finish; popular on one side with chairs facing.
Upholstered chairs — solid-wood frames, cover fabric matched to your sofa or curtains.