Super-nice unfinished pine table, custom-ordered dimensions and free shipping, from this Seller
I had been looking for a real wood console-type table with a very specific, simple/clean look and particular (non-standard) dimensions for a reasonable price (including free shipping) for the last two years before I accidentally stumbled across the offerings from this Seller on Amazon.<br />The console table is for a covered outdoor porch at a house a few blocks from the beach. The salt air is just brutal on metal (rusts or corrodes) and particle board, laminate and engineered wood (cracks, peels, delaminates and just plain disintegrates). The table needs not only to be able to survive in salty air, it also needs to contend with the occasional splash of rain or drift snow that gets into the far corner of the porch.  Experience told me that I needed real wood (any kind would be fine), but I just could not bring myself to spend hundreds of dollars on what passes for "real-ish" wood from overseas.<br />Additionally, the dimensions the porch space are really tight and all of the pre-made tables were either too wide, too skinny or otherwise just would not fit. I did not mind staining/painting an unfinished product. I wanted the price to include free shipping--admittedly a tall order for a table that is not coming from a Big Box Store or one of the bigger furniture sellers.<br />I read the reviews for this Seller's products and noticed that some buyers were requesting custom dimensions, so I decided to request mine (and tossed in a few other "wants" including to switch the legs from one of the Seller's tables with the top of another). I got a prompt response and a very reasonable quote that included free shipping, because this Seller makes the table, then disassembles it and ships it with all the screws (embedded in the table) needed for reassembly.<br />To be truthful, although I was not concerned about finishing a table, I was pretty worried about having to reassembling it. The spouse and I are not handy and I am not the most patient assistant. No worries in the assembly department; it took us about a half hour to complete using a (manual) Phillips head screwdriver, including time to read the very simple instructions. I'm sure that anyone with any assembly skill could do it in 10 minutes, tops.<br />The table (disassembled) arrived very well packaged--in a big box, stuffed top to bottom with lots of paper; and the table parts additionally were well-wrapped in bubble wrap. There were no dents or issues with the disassembled pieces. However, since the table is pine, some care needs to be taken not to ding it while doing the re-assembly.<br />I was promised the table within an estimated time window from Feb. 24 to Mar. 3, but much to my glee it arrived 4 days before the earliest estimated date, and I am sitting down to write this review just after having assisted in completing the re-assembly.<br />I cannot be more pleased with the quality of this product and the timeliness of delivery and with the overall responsiveness of this Seller.
Rating: 5 stars