White marble and similar surface materials, and drinking tea
I'm going to be buying a new table for drinking tea at, and I wanted it to be made of white marble or a similar looking surface so that it matches the rest of my apartment. I think that as long as the table has some kind of protective seal on it, then tea won't stain the table should some drops fall onto it as long as I wipe it off within a certain time.
If anyone has any experience with this please let me know!
If anyone has any experience with this please let me know!
i don't have experience with marble, but i think as long as you keep up on its maintenance (spraying the sealant on there once or twice a year or whatever), it should be fairly stain resistant. you could call up a marble countertop dealer and ask them about coffee stain resistance, they'd probably know best.
i drink tea on a white quartzite table all the time. it hasn't stained yet, but marble's softer and more porous.
so far i love it. are you considering quartzite at all?
i drink tea on a white quartzite table all the time. it hasn't stained yet, but marble's softer and more porous.
so far i love it. are you considering quartzite at all?
I think the sealant I have says once a year
My dining table is made of white marble and it doubles off as my tea table too. I added an additional layer of tempered glass on the surface. The glass acts as a protection for my white marble and is transparent enough to see the white marble.
I have a white marble coffee table, it is ground to a polish, and is used for tea often. No staining at all. I do use a stone polish every month to clean and protect it, Goddard’s Granite & Marble Polish.
Looks good!.. Are you planing to use a tea tray with an outlet hose to drain your tea or are you going the minimalist path of not using a large tea tray? You will need to consider the height of the bucket where you will drain the refuse to. Personally I prefer a full height table with chairs. I have bad knee joints and sitting down with my legs crossed gonna kill me one day.. hahahaha....Shine Magical wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:21 pmLet's see if I can find someone to build something like this for a reasonable price
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The table is mostly for me to solo drink and do my hobbies on since I like to have my legs straight out underneath but when I have guests we'll all fold our legs.OCTO wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:26 pmLooks good!.. Are you planing to use a tea tray with an outlet hose to drain your tea or are you going the minimalist path of not using a large tea tray? You will need to consider the height of the bucket where you will drain the refuse to. Personally I prefer a full height table with chairs. I have bad knee joints and sitting down with my legs crossed gonna kill me one day.. hahahaha....Shine Magical wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:21 pmLet's see if I can find someone to build something like this for a reasonable price
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chair I already tested and liked
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So you are wanting to make it coffee table height? Mine is designed by Florence Knoll, she designed various types. You might find a vintage one locally, or have it made. Design specs are easy to find on the internet.
https://www.knoll.com/product/florence- ... ion=design
https://www.knoll.com/product/florence- ... ion=design
My kitchen table is made from the same quartz as the counter. The fabricator glued a piece of plywood underneath (finished, of course) and then my contractor fastened the table base to it. I purchased a ready-made metal base that was rated to hold the weight of the top. I think it’s 200 pounds. Your table may be smaller and so lighter, but that’s one way to approach the construction.
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Quarz, marble, or any stone as material for a tea table....
I shudder at the thought - once a while a lid slips out of one's finger, or a similar accident...
I rather have wood as a surface
I shudder at the thought - once a while a lid slips out of one's finger, or a similar accident...
I rather have wood as a surface
I use a nice thick cloth between marble or wood surfaces when using teapots cups, mainly to dampen any clicking sounds, but also to act as a cushion for falling teaware and liquids. Well, unless I’m taking a sexy photo .theredbaron wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:06 pmQuarz, marble, or any stone as material for a tea table....
I shudder at the thought - once a while a lid slips out of one's finger, or a similar accident...
I rather have wood as a surface
I placed an order for my custom table today from Room & Board. I'll post pictures of it when it arrives in 8 weeks.
I didn't end up going with white marble, as I want to have a kettle on the table at all times and the heat would likely damage the marble surface over time. I also shortened the table a bit, as sheets of any kind of rock material over 72" is usually broken up into several parts because it becomes more fragile for transport and much more expensive.
I didn't end up going with white marble, as I want to have a kettle on the table at all times and the heat would likely damage the marble surface over time. I also shortened the table a bit, as sheets of any kind of rock material over 72" is usually broken up into several parts because it becomes more fragile for transport and much more expensive.
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Looking forward to seeing it! What did you end up going with, if not marble?