Custom stainless steel table: dining table, garden table or just a base
You choose a custom stainless steel table for the metal: brushed, without a coating and suitable for indoors and outdoors. How to choose between a dining table, a garden table or just a base.
You choose a custom stainless steel table for the metal: silver grey, brushed and without a coating that can flake. In the workshop in Maasbree, stainless steel bases are welded to the size of the top, for indoors and outdoors. This is how you choose between a dining table, a garden table or just a base.
Quick guide
- A complete table for indoors: a stainless steel dining table.
- A table that stays outside all year: a stainless steel garden table with a ceramic or granite top.
- You already have a top: just a custom stainless steel base.
What sets custom stainless steel furniture apart
Stainless steel resists rust. The bases are made of stainless steel 304, also known as 18/8: steel with chromium and nickel that is naturally corrosion resistant.
That is why a coating is not needed. There is no paint layer that can be damaged by a knock, and the base can stand outside without extra treatment.
Brushed or in colour
The standard finish is brushed: a fine line texture with a soft, matt silver sheen. If you would rather have a colour, stainless steel can optionally be powder coated in a RAL colour.
The honest drawback
On brushed stainless steel fingerprints are visible. They wipe off easily with a damp cloth, but if you want a base you never have to wipe, a powder-coated colour is the better choice.
Custom stainless steel dining table
A stainless steel dining table combines a brushed base with a top of your choice. You set the size of the top to the millimetre, in rectangular, oval, Danish oval, round or semicircle.
Our dining tables are 760 mm high as standard. Allow 700 to 750 mm of table edge per person and at least 900 mm of free space around the table.
| Top length | Per long side | Including the ends |
|---|---|---|
| 1600 mm | 2 people | 6 people |
| 2200 mm | 3 people | 8 people |
| 3000 mm | 4 people | 10 people |
Which top on a stainless steel base?
- Ceramic: resistant to heat, scratches and stains, in 29 colours. With stainless steel suitable for indoors and outdoors.
- Oak: 40 mm solid, warm wood against cool metal. Indoors only.
- Walnut: deep chocolate brown, 40 mm solid. Indoors only.
- Granite: 30 mm natural stone in four types. Seal on arrival and every two to three years.
All tops are under table tops. Torn between ceramic and granite? Read ceramic or granite.
Stainless steel garden table
Outdoors stainless steel has the most advantage. The base can stay outside all year without an extra layer, and with a ceramic top you have a table that copes with frost and sun.
Ceramic is frost resistant according to EN ISO 10545-12 and UV resistant, so the colour does not fade. Granite can also go outside, but needs sealing. See the stainless steel garden tables and read the disadvantages of ceramic before you choose.
Stainless steel or steel outdoors?
Both work. A steel base gets an extra primer layer under the powder coating for outdoor use. On steel, damage to the coating can start to rust; stainless steel has no coating.
Beyond that, the choice is about looks: brushed silver or a colour.
Just a custom stainless steel base
If you already have a top, you only have the base made. It is welded to the size of your top; you give the size and material of the top.
A ceramic or granite top is heavy. If in doubt, send photos so the right model can be checked.
The stainless steel models
The models are named after cities: Amsterdam, Brussel, Dublin, Helsinki, Riga and Sydney. Riga comes in two profile sizes, 80 × 40 mm and 80 × 80 mm.
Not every model fits under every shape. In the 3D configurator you see which combinations are possible and what they cost.
Welded in Maasbree, to the millimetre
An off-the-shelf stainless steel base has a fixed size, and your top has to fit it. With made-to-measure it works the other way round: the base is welded to the size of the top, to the millimetre.
That keeps top and base in proportion, also on a long table or a round shape. In the workshop you can see step by step how a base is welded.
What to check when ordering
- The size and material of the top, especially if you use your own top.
- Indoors or outdoors: for outdoors, choose a top that can cope with it too.
- Brushed or powder coated in a RAL colour.
Caring for stainless steel
Wipe the base with a damp cloth and dry it, in the direction of the brushing. Do not use a scouring pad: it leaves scratches in the brushed texture.
Lacquering or treating is not needed. For fingerprints and grease there is a stainless steel cleaner under care.
Rather a colour? Steel
If you are looking for a base in black, anthracite or bronze, a steel base suits better. It is powder coated in a fine texture, in 10 standard colours.
Steel is also welded in Maasbree. Powder coating is a paint layer that can be damaged by heavy impact; on the other hand, you can match the base to the colours of any room.
Design it and see it
In the configurator you combine top, shape, size and base and see the price straight away. In the showroom in Maasbree, Netherlands you see brushed stainless steel and powder-coated steel side by side.
Tables, table tops and bases are delivered within 4 weeks, or at a lower rate within 8 weeks. You get a 2-year guarantee on construction and finish.
