How to Care for your Furniture
We hope you enjoy your beautiful solid wood furniture for many years! Our tables are built to last and should need minimal maintenance.
We recommend using a damp (not wet) cloth or mild cleaner to wipe the tabletops. Strong cleaners may break down the oils over time so should be avoided. Do not allow liquids to sit on the surface for periods of time.
For the first 2-3 weeks of use we recommend extra care is taken with the surface whilst the oils fully cure.
Our table bases are finished with professional quality low sheen eggshell paint. This is a durable finish which can be wiped clean. Touch up pots for scratches are available in our online shop.
Tabletops are finished with Osmo Polyx hard wax oil, the best selling wood finishing product in the UK. This is a breathable but fully protective finish that is very resistant to water, dirt and heat and lasts 3-5 years if not longer. It will not crack, peel or flake.
Although the hard wax oil finish is very durable do bear in mind that all wood is liable to be scratched or dented but this may simply add to the charm!
Light Antique finish tabletops are a mix of approx 80% ‘honey’ and 20% ‘terra’ for the base coat with a top coat in clear.
Dark Antique finish tabletops are a mix of approx 20% ‘honey’ and 80% ‘terra’ with a top coat in clear
Natural tabletops are finished with a light once over of honey then one coat of raw and a top coat of clear.
Sachets and different sized tins are available to purchase from various online retailers.
Please contact us if you need advice. Osmo polyx oil is also completely child and pet safe!
More information is available here: https://osmouk.com/downloads/polyx-oil-original-product-information-0423.pdf
Need to dismantle your table?
If you are moving house, redecorating, or simply re-jiggling furniture for a party, please follow the steps below to safely dismantle your tables from The Rustic Table Company.
Our Farmhouse Tables
- Turn your Farmhouse table upside down (lay a sheet down to protect the table top).
- Turn the spindle part of the Farmhouse table leg in an anti-clockwise direction to unscrew the leg from the Farmhouse leg base. No tools are needed.
If needed, you can tap the spindle part of the Farmhouse leg with the palm of your hand to give the leg a nudge. - Remove each leg in turn.
- To reattach the legs, do the reverse of the steps outlined in step 2 and 3 above.
Our Bakery and Dairy Tables
- Locate the drill bit that we provided when your table was delivered
- Turn your Bakery/Dairy table upside down (lay a sheet down to protect the table top).
- There are 4 screws in each of the table legs, use the drill bit that we provided to unscrew each of the screws on each of the table legs.
- To reattach the legs, do the reverse outlined in step 3 above. The legs are numbered so they can be easily matched up when you come to reassembling the table.
Our Benches and Occasional Tables
Please note that our benches and occasional tables are delivered as a complete unit, we do not recommend that you dismantle them.