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A rendering of a solid hardwood parsons-style table and bench, in a sunny eat-in kitchen.

Solid hardwood
Elevation
Shown in a rendered room

The Yes Sur, a parsons table in solid hardwood

A parsons table with the legs and aprons set at the edges, in solid hardwood, the planks distressed by hand before the finish goes on.

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Elevation · Solid slab

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Form
Solid slab
Material
Solid hardwood
Made
Geneva, Illinois
Finish
Hard wax through to high-gloss flood coat
Delivery
White glove, placed in the room

Drawn from the boards it will be built from, and sized to your room. Every piece on this page is a one-off.

In this collection

5 photographed

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  • Rustic wooden dining table with six metal chairs, decorative tray with spheres, beige carpet, botanical prints, and wall sconces in a bright room.
  • Rustic wooden dining table with six metal chairs, decorative tray with spheres, in a bright room with large windows and framed wall art.
  • Wooden dining table with matching bench, natural finish, minimalist design, partially tucked bench.

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The Yes Sur is a parsons table: the legs and aprons are set at the edges, so the top and the frame read as one square-cut piece of solid wood.

The planks are distressed by hand before the finish goes on, so the color and grain vary across the top. Species, leg thickness, color and finish are settled when I draw the table, and benches can be made to match.

Before you ask

Can I see the table before it is built?
That is the whole way I work. When slabs are used, I cut each slab out in Photoshop, size it against the measurements marked on it, and lay your top out to your dimensions. Then a SketchUp model shows the shape, proportions and details, along with AI-assisted visualizations to help you see the table in a finished space, before a board is cut. The drawing lands within a few percent of the finished table.
Can I see the wood and the finish first?
Yes. A sample board is made and shipped to you, so you can hold the species, the resin and the finish in your own room before anything is cut.
How is a commission priced?
Every piece is priced from its dimensions, its species and its base, so there is no list. Tell me the room and the budget you have in mind and I will tell you what is possible inside it. Size, species and base all move.
How does it get to me?
Across Chicagoland, I generally handle delivery and installation personally. Everywhere else, pieces travel white glove and are placed in the room. My work has gone to 47 of the 48 continental states.
Who actually builds it?
I design every piece myself and lead the build in my studio in Geneva, Illinois, from the drawing to the finish. You deal with me from the first call to the installation. There is no salesperson or account rep in between, and nobody the project is handed off to.
Do you make anything besides tables?
Bespoke and wall pieces, yes, and I am taking more of that work.

More of the work

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