Has anyone bought, or even seen, one of the Saarinen marble dining tables at Room & Board? I'm thinking of getting the Nero Marquina (black). It's $300 cheaper because it doesn't have the protective coating the Knoll table has, but as far as I know, is otherwise identical. I'm wondering if anyone's actually seen both. I'm mostly wondering if it's nice and shiny.
I've decided the black marble will look a lot better with my chartreuse (80%), aqua (10%), and sky blue (10%) Metlox Colorstax; dark teal-handled bistro flatware, and assorted other tabletop stuff in my LR/DR combo that already has a lot of black (and no white anything).
Someday when I have an predominantly white kitchen, I think that's when I'll get a white laminate Tulip table.
http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product.do?method=get&id=020388&coll=378062&cat=54
Jay
I can't speak to that table, but I have done business in the past with Room and Board and been very pleased with their service. I think if you don't like the table that you will be dealt with fairly in returning it. I had to return a bookcae that was not as described and they were very good about it.
Don't do it!!!
My table is unsealed white arabescato marble it also doubles as counter space in my small kitchen. I was cooking and placed an olive oil can on the table, when I picked it up there was a ring from the bottle on the marble. I remember thinking wow that was quick. Marble is porous and stains easily. Since I pieced the table together it didn't cost as much as a real tulip table I can't get upset. I expect it to take a beating. White also hides the spots well. I can't imagine how a black marble table will handle ring spots from sweating glassware. I understand your enviormental concerns perhaps there's another way to protect the marble and solve your problem.
Genuine bargain
If you want genuine vintage Knoll at a bargain price shop for a used wood top table. You can get the base powder coated to look and wear just like a new one and refinish the wood top (carefully, no sanding) with a good prof. oil varnish to get a surface nearly as tough as polymer but still looks and feels like wood.
For enviormental reasons buy...
For enviormental reasons buy vintage wherever possible?... yet many do prefer shiny new lookslike to vintage real?At prices like that the 300 dollars is not a huge factor.A thought:buy for what you will have not dishes you now have?To my mind a table is a ground...
The problem with vintage is mold.
I bought a pair of vintage speakers (Spendor BC1s) that looked and sounded great, but they were so mold-ridden, I couldn't stand to be in the room with them. I'm super-sensitive to mold. I sold them to someone who isn't, and he just loves the speakers.
Thanks for the thought, though.
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