ARK Custom Design · Amish Style · Veteran-owned · Made to order

Tables built around your room, your life, your wood.

ARK Custom Design makes one-of-a-kind dining, coffee, desk, and console tables — sized to your space, built from solid hardwood, and finished by hand. Every piece is hand-crafted by two men with 20 years of proven history, in the Amish style, joined with wood dowels. You choose the wood, the slab, and soft or sharp edges. We build the table you'll gather around for decades.

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20 yrsProven history

2 menHand-craft every table

1 of 1Every commission

Custom solid walnut dining table by ARK Custom Design in a bright dining room

The Signature Dining Table

Book-matched walnut, softened corners, hand-rubbed oil finish. Seats 6–10, sized to your room.

Round pedestal table in a dining room open to the beach, with white chairs and a stained glass panel — Round pedestal table in a dining room open to the beach

Magazine Feature

The round table, in the room and in the shop

Two featured looks at the same idea — a round pedestal table with a red base — first set in a finished dining room, then standing in the workshop where round tables take shape.

Round table with a red pedestal base and dark top in a white shiplap dining room with white slipcovered chairs, a matching dark buffet, and a simple black chandelier — **In the dining room.** Round table with a red pedestal base and dark top in a white shiplap dining room — white slipcovered chairs with one pulled aside to the left, a dark buffet matching the table top shifted to the right behind a chair, a single plate with a white linen napkin at each setting, a simple black chandelier, an expanded window, and a simple single-line painting visible on the buffet.

Featured · In the Dining Room

A red-base round, set for dinner

One chair is pulled aside to the left so the red pedestal base stays in full view. Around the table: slim white slipcovered chairs, white linens, and a single plate at each setting — nothing on the table but a low, simple centerpiece.

Behind the chair on the right, the buffet is finished in the same dark wood as the table top, with the single-line painting resting on it where it can be seen. The wide window and white shiplap keep the room bright against the dark top and red base.

A round table puts everyone in the conversation — no head of the table, no corners.

Every ARK round table is made to order. In the Table Builder, choose a round top and a diameter — 36″, 42″, 48″, 54″, or 60″, or a custom size — in any wood of your choice.

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Two round tables in a workshop — a red-base table in front and a natural-wood table behind, with shelves and a workbench along the back wall — **In the workshop.** Two round tables in the shop — the red-base table in front and a natural-wood table behind it, with shelves full of equipment and the workbench along the back wall.

Amish Style

Amish style, built the honest way

This is how every ARK table is made: solid hardwood, traditional forms, and joinery held together with wooden dowels — no shortcuts, no veneer over particleboard. The trestle and mission tables in the collection below are built exactly this way, by hand, by two men with 20 years of proven history.

Joined with wooden dowels in the Amish style
Trestle, mission & farmhouse forms — or your design
Soft or sharp edges — your choice on every table
Any wood of your choice, including rare & imported

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The Collection

Starting points, not limits

Every design below is a starting point. Change the wood — any wood of your choice — the dimensions, the edge (soft or sharp), and the base, or bring us a photo and we'll build from that.

Live-edge dining table in a dining room

Amish-style farmhouse trestle dining table in solid oak with ladder-back chairs

Amish Farmhouse Trestle

The classic Amish farm table: a thick oak top on a pegged trestle base, joined with wooden dowels and built to be handed down, not replaced.

72–120″ longWood dowelsOak / WalnutSeats 6–10

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Amish mission-style cherry dining table with slatted sides and matching chairs

Amish Mission Dining

Straight mission slats and honest square lines in deep cherry, dowel-joined in the Amish style. Plain, strong, and made for daily family meals.

66–108″ longWood dowelsCherry / OakSeats 6–8

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Signature Dining

Our most requested table. Clean lines, generous legroom, and a top thick enough to refinish for generations.

72–120″ longWalnut / OakSeats 6–10

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Frank Lloyd Wright Design

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Wooden Desk with Drawers

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Clean dark walnut waterfall console table in a bright foyer with one simple vase on top

Entry Console

Slim proportions for hallways and behind-sofa placement, with fluted or tapered legs and a durable top.

42–66″ longOnly 12–16″ deepWhite oak

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Craftsman building a table in the ARK workshop

Fully Bespoke

An unusual size, a family heirloom slab, a table that has to fit a bay window — tell us the problem and we'll design for it.

Your dimensionsYour woodDesign consult

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Stained Glass

Stained glass. Ask about stained glass for your build.

Photos

Live-edge dining table in a dining room

Round pedestal table

Flame Maple Burl table top — 47 in. x 49 in.

Imports

Rainy season is approaching and orders need to be placed soon.

Exotic Import order form

Name

Phone and/or email

Item

Dimensions / size wanted

Quantity

Delivery location

Notes

Preferred contact method

✉ Email this order form to ARK

This prepares an email to ARK — nothing is sent until you send the email.

Your order summary

National Supply

Use this form for materials within the United States.

National Supply order form

Name

Phone and/or email

Material wanted

Project / item it is for

Dimensions / size

Quantity

Location

Notes

Preferred contact method

✉ Email this order form to ARK

This prepares an email to ARK — nothing is sent until you send the email.

Your order summary

Interior & Exterior · More to Come

More tables are on the way — inside and out

Interior and exterior tables are coming to the collection. Photos and full details for each new design will be posted here as they are ready. In the meantime, ARK is accepting orders for the schedule — reserve a build slot now and your table will be designed to your room, your space, and your wood.

InteriorMore to come

Interior tables

Tables for the rooms you live in — sized to your space and built from solid hardwood, in the Amish style, joined with wood dowels.

Dining tables
Coffee & living-room tables
Desks & work tables
Entry, console & hallway tables

More interior designs to come — posted here as each one is finished.

ExteriorMore to come

Exterior tables

Tables for porches, patios, and gardens — sized to your outdoor space and finished for life outside. Details for each design will be confirmed at your consult.

Outdoor dining tables
Patio & porch tables
Garden tables
Outdoor gathering tables

More exterior designs to come — posted here as each one is finished.

Now accepting orders for the schedule

Reserve your build slot for an interior or exterior table. Send your idea — or start in the Table Builder — and ARK will confirm your design, wood, and timeline before any build begins.

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Table Builder

Design yours in a minute

Pick a style, wood, and size. Send the summary to ARK and we'll confirm your design, wood photos, and timeline.

1 · Table type

Table shape

2 · Construction

3 · Wood — any wood of your choice

4 · Length

36″84″ long · seats about 8120″

5 · Edge & base — soft or sharp, your choice

6 · Finish

Materials

Any wood of your choice

All ARK tables are solid hardwood — no veneer over particleboard. The woods below are favorites, not a limit: with international experience sourcing rare materials and importing, ARK can source the wood you have in mind. Choose your wood in the Table Builder above — each choice there shows the wood itself.

Don't see your wood? Ask for it in your builder summary — rare and imported woods are confirmed from the actual material sourced for your table.

How it works

From sketch to your room

Consult

Send your builder summary or photos of your space. We'll talk size, seating, wood, and how you'll use it — no obligation.

Design

You get dimensioned drawings and photos of actual slabs to choose from before we cut anything.

Build

Your table is milled, joined with wood dowels in the Amish style, sanded, and finished by hand — by the same two men, start to finish. We send progress photos along the way.

Deliver

White-glove delivery and setup, care kit included, plus guidance on oiling and everyday care.

Our story · In the workshop

Hand-crafted by two men. Twenty years in the making.

Behind ARK Custom Design is a disabled veteran whose international experience sourcing rare materials — and importing them — now goes into every table. If there's a wood you want, chances are we know where to find it.

Every table is hand-crafted by two men with 20 years of proven history, working in the Amish style: honest solid wood, joined with wood dowels, built to be refinished, not replaced. A solid top can be sanded and re-oiled after years of homework, holidays, and hot dishes — a table that gets better with use instead of wearing out.

Amish-style builds, joined with wood dowels
Soft or sharp edges — your choice on every table
Any wood of your choice, including rare & imported materials
Hand-crafted start to finish by two men — 20 years of proven history
Thick solid tops, made to your exact length, width, and height

Sizing Guide

How big should it be?

Plan on about 24″ of width per person, and leave 36″ between the table edge and walls or furniture so chairs can move comfortably.

Seats	Rectangular length	Round diameter	Good for
4 people	48–60″	36–44″	Small dining rooms, breakfast nooks
6 people	72–84″	48–54″	Most family dining rooms
8 people	84–96″	60″	Regular hosting, holidays
10 people	108–120″	72″	Large open-plan spaces

Between sizes? For custom work, we recommend sizing to the room first and the guest list second.

Questions

Before you order

How long does a custom table take?

Most commissions take 6–10 weeks from approved design to delivery, depending on wood availability and complexity. We'll confirm a firm timeline for your table.

Can I see the actual wood before you build?

Yes. After your consult, we send photos and video of the specific slabs available for your table, and you approve one before milling begins.

How do I care for a solid wood table?

Use coasters and trivets day to day, wipe spills promptly, and re-oil oil-finished tops once or twice a year — a 15-minute job. Every table includes a care kit and instructions.

Do you deliver and set up?

Yes — delivery includes bringing the table in, assembling the base, leveling it, and removing packaging. Delivery and setup details are confirmed based on distance and access.

What if my size isn't listed?

That's normal for custom work. Use the builder to get close, note your exact dimensions when you send the design, and we'll build to the inch.

What does “Amish style” mean for my table?

It means traditional, hand-crafted construction: solid wood, careful joinery using wood dowels, and no shortcuts. Every ARK table is hand-crafted by two men with 20 years of proven history.

Can I choose soft or sharp edges?

Yes — every table can be finished with soft, rounded edges or sharp, crisp edges. Pick your preference in the builder, or tell us when you send your design.

Can you source a rare or imported wood?

Yes. Behind ARK is a disabled veteran with international experience sourcing rare materials and importing them. Tell us the wood you want — any wood of your choice — and we'll source it and confirm the details from the actual material.

Ready to build yours?

Send us your builder summary, a photo of your room, or just an idea — and the wood you'd love, however rare. ARK Custom Design will reply with next steps and slab options.

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