Stone Dining Tables

Stone dining tables with sintered stone tops

A stone dining table in this group uses a sintered stone top set on a metal or wood base. Sintered stone is real engineered stone: mineral powders pressed and fired at high heat and pressure into a dense, solid slab. It is not a printed film, though the surface pattern is made to look like marble. That marble-look veining is the appearance, not quarried marble, so you get the stone surface without the softness and staining of a natural marble slab. At Two Seventy Nine, stone dining tables start at $405.

Sintered stone behaves well for daily meals. It resists heat, so warm dishes will not mark it the way they can mark wood, and it resists scratches from plates and cutlery. The surface is non-porous, which means spills like wine, coffee, and oil sit on top and wipe away rather than soaking in and staining. A trivet is still smart under a pan straight off the stove, since sharp thermal shock can stress any stone.

The tops are heavy, which is what gives these tables their planted, solid feel. The round and square models weigh about 60 to 85 pounds, and the largest polished round runs much heavier. Bases are metal pedestal and tulip stands, with a few solid wood columns, in gold, black, silver, and walnut. Colors and patterns include white, black and silver, gold and black, gold and green, and pink with rose gold.

Most of these tables are 31 to 33 inch round or square tops that seat 4, which suits two-person households, small kitchens, and apartments that want a stone surface in a compact size. A folding model and a larger polished round extend the range for guests. Shapes stay round and square, both easy to walk around in a tight room.

Whether you want a small marble-look round for a breakfast corner or a bolder gold and green square, there is a stone model here to match, starting at $405. Shipping is free with delivery in 5 to 7 days.