Old Door Dining Table

Not Your Grandma's Old Door

This is called The Old Door and it's not just something your grandma passed down that you have to pretend to like. This dining table in Toowoomba is the real deal. The maker of these tables? These guys actually took their obsession with salvaged wood and turned it into something mainstream that people actually want.

Magicians Of Timber And Time

So here’s the magic. They take new hardwood timber for the legs and frame (you know, so the thing actually holds together like a bank vault) and then slammed in these panels made from real deal old doors. We're talking 40 to 60 year old solid hardwood doors. Not that fake "distressed" stuff that gets its worn appearance from a length of chain and strong swinging arm. This is actual, grizzled, seasoned wood that’s seen some stuff.

Each table top is hand-built by real humans from recycled hardwood planks and not just thrown together like your cousin’s DIY nightmare. These pieces are selected. They're matched like it's a dating service for timber. Every table ends up with its own personality... you won’t get two that are the same. It’s like fingerprinting your dining room.

Don't Forget Your Protective Coat

Then they hit the surface with four coats of German lacquer. Not that cheap spray-on finish, this is the hardcore stuff. Each layer is hand-applied, sanded, then coated again. Four times. The result? You can slam down a hot pot of water, spill red wine like a rock star, drop a hot plate and it just shrugs it off. Like, it's as though it’s daring you to mess it up. "Thanks for the extra character to my face, human".

Bottom line: these tables are tanks. They come with a signature strength guarantee, and they're built to outlive you. Or as they like to say at the factory: “a lifetime of mealtimes.” Which, if you're like me, is a lot of mealtimes.