What is Walnut?
Walnut is a hardwood cut from the trees of the Juglans genus1. It is known for both its beautiful grain patterns and its dark rich colour. This combined with its excellent durability make it a coveted material for the construction of luxury furniture. Any piece of furniture in this material is extremely valuable. In fact it has the ability to retain and even increase in value over time. This makes solid walnut furniture a good investment, in addition to being a beautiful addition to your home.
The Advantages a Coffee Table in Walnut
• Extremely Durable Long Lasting Hardwood. It can last a lifetime if looked after.
• Beautiful Wood Grain.
• Polishes and Stains Extremely Well.
• Retains and Even Increases in Value.
The rich colour and attractive grain which makes this material so popular.
About Our Coffee Tables
We Only Use Solid Walnut
We will never use anything but solid walnut for our coffee tables. This is to ensure any item you buy from us lasts you for a lifetime. It is common to see a table marketed as solid walnut when in fact is a veneer or a laminate wrapped around a cheaper core wood such as plywood or MDF. The result is something which looks like solid walnut, but will be constructed to a far lower standard and have a far shorter lifespan.
Veneers are frequently used in furniture. And there is nothing wrong with veneered wood. In fact, we use walnut veneers wrapped around solid walnut for some of the legs on our coffee tables. The reason for this is to have attractive pieces of wood on display for the legs, creating the most beautiful finish possible.
The problem with veneers comes when you assume the table is constructed in the same material as the veneer when it is in fact wrapped around a cheap core wood.
How can you tell if a coffee table is genuine solid walnut?
1. It will be far heavier than one which is laminated or veneered around a cheap core.
2. The walnut will show some variance and texture in its graining.
3. The underside of a genuine table will be the same colour as the top side.
4. A genuine table will never have a laminate wrap.
5. A genuine table will cost significantly more than imitations.
6. Solid walnut can be carved, laminate and veneered tables cannot.
7. There will normally be a lead time of 6-8 weeks for delivery.
8. The supplier is willing to give you written confirmation that the product is genuine solid walnut.
9. The way in which the wood is joint together.
The Cost of the Walnut We Use
Solid walnut is one of the most expensive hardwoods. There are several reasons which influence the price of our coffee tables in this material. Hardwoods2 grow a lot slower than softwoods. This means it takes a lot more time to produce the raw material for a coffee table.
Also, walnut is one of the world’s most coveted materials for the construction of furniture. This demand keeps growing due to increased popularity in both the interior design community and emerging nations. This has lead to demand for this hardwood far exceeding the supply. This has caused an increase in price of the trees. Which in turn this causes a higher price for both the lumber and products made in this material. The end result has been a higher cost to create a coffee table for a living room.
The Cost of Manufacture
Once the hardwood is ready to be worked on there are some other unique factors which cause the price of walnut to be higher. It is a lot harder to work with in comparison to other woods due to its density and strength. This means better tooling and more care is needed during the manufacturing process. The reason for this is because if a mistake is made the wood can be damaged beyond repair.
This is one of the reasons why we only use the very best craftsmen to construct our products. Not only is this for quality reasons but to keep the price of the final product as low as possible. Using quality craftsmen helps keep the price of the product low by minimising expensive wastage during the fabrication process. The cost of a table can be further increased if a time-consuming finish is needed. Such finishes include curves, carvings and the inclusion of wood turned legs.
The Cost of The Craftsmen
With the objective of creating the finest handcrafted furniture in the world we will only use the highest quality craftsmen to manufacture and assemble each coffee table.
With such expensive materials being used, we strongly believe the only way to provide you with an immaculate finish is to use the most skilled craftsmen available. Although these craftsmen may cost more and cause the product to be priced higher. The result will be a piece of walnut furniture with the highest quality finish and a significantly longer lifespan.
FREE UK Delivery Service
All product come with a FREE UK home delivery service (this excludes The Highlands, Offshore Islands and Northern Ireland). Delivery normally takes 8 weeks due to most products on this site being made to order. Once you have paid for your item, customer service will contact you to arrange a convenient delivery time for your table.
The Delivery Process: Most items will be delivered to your home via a delivery company. In some situations your item will be delivery by a specialist team. If this is the case customer service will inform you before your delivery is made.
Delivery Outside of the UK
If you are outside of the United Kingdom we can arrange global shipping for all of the products on this site. Follow the steps below to order an item which requires global shipping:
1. Go to the page showing the product you want to order and click on 'Get a Delivery Quote Here' or click on the following link: https://prestigeedition.co.uk/international-shipping/.
2. Fill out the contact form (customer service will get back to you with a delivery price quotation within 24 hours).
3. Decide whether you want to go ahead with purchasing the product once customer service have got back to you with a quotation.
4. If you want to proceed, make payment for your product and the delivery.
A Completed Walnut Table