A guided tour of our national warehouse in Scranton, Pa., that you won’t want to miss.
A Creative Thanksgiving Centerpiece – The Table!
Right before the rush and rejoicing of Christmas is a holiday known as Thanksgiving. We’re sure you’ve heard of it. Thanksgiving is a time for food, family, fun, and festive Fall decorations. Families gather around the table to eat turkey and the carbo-licious side dishes, and then pile their plates with pumpkin pies. Once the meal is done, they fall asleep on the couch – victims of that pesky post-Thanksgiving meal fatigue. After they’ve napped, they pull on their caps and gloves, gather their lists together and make their way to the store wide wrestling match, also known as, Black Friday (only it’s really on Thursday night).
With all of that said, can you imagine having a Thanksgiving meal without the table? The first Thanksgiving meal took place at a table, or even a few tables, but those were probably crudely made using whichever wood was easiest for the Pilgrims to use (they weren’t particularly used to the environment of the wild Americas).
Tables come in many different shapes, sizes, and levels of quality. Does your table provide everything you need for a fantastic Thanksgiving meal? Sure, there may be enough spaces, but does your table offer something more than just a place to sit and eat? Does your table double as a conversation piece?
The handmade farm tables at Olde Good Things are made using salvaged wood, handcrafted using high quality carpentry processes, and can be made to order to fit your style. 
This table is crafted from salvaged wood and painted white in order to provide the perfect foundation for table decorations. Imagine setting the table with bright reds, oranges, and deep browns – place mats, plates, napkins, and centerpieces made of fallen leaves and cranberries surrounding tall, thick white candles.
Even before your guests sit down to eat and be filled by your Thanksgiving feast, they will see and be amazed by your table.
If you want to see our wide and gorgeous selection of farm tables, and add one or two to your Christmas wish list, visit one of our showrooms.
We at Olde Good Things are excited about spending time around the table with our families. We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving filled with lots of great food and grateful hearts.
From the Scrap Heap to the Dining Room: Our Process for Making Tables
Tables come in many different shapes and sizes, and can be made from many different materials. At Olde Good Things, we like to keep things simple; we make our tables from only the finest salvaged wood and create masterpieces for our clients by incorporating other salvaged materials we find in our warehouses.
Curious about our table making process? Well, we’ve finally decided to spill the beans and give you a detailed account of how our handcrafted tables get from point A (the scrap heap) to point Z (your dining room). Are you ready to have your mind blown?
Customer Showcase
Olde Good Things is known for fabricating olde antique artifacts and recreating them into useful furnishings for the home or office. Take a look at some of our customers homes and shops… Here’s just a sample of how they used Olde Good Things elements to decorate.
Our southern customer loves our tin! Here a full length mirror and (above right) a wall of decorative antique tin panels. Trove Warehouse features farm tables made from reclaimed white pine beams.
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New Product: Round Antique Pine Farm Table
Farm table
| We get a lot of requests for these! Round farm table made from reclaimed white pine. Each board in the top has beveled edges. These can be made in other sizes. Great for cafe or bistro tables! |  |
Society Hill Pizza and Olde Good Things
The décor in Steven Starr’s latest addition to Philadelphia eateries includes more Olde Good Things from various sources… including table tops made from salvaged Coney Island Boardwalk Brazilian Ipe wood, outdoor chairs from the Philadelphia Civic Center, and enameled panels from an old bakery. The painted chairs were from various locations from New England to New York – all painted minty green by us – which makes for a great pizzeria setting with traditional wood-burning oven-made pizza. Visit Pizzeria Stella – 2nd and Lombard Streets in Philadelphia – enjoy the olde good things and the pizza!
Inside Pizzeria Stella
Painted reclaimed chairs and Brazilian ipe tables
Enamel butcher shop panels on the bar
Reupholstered chairs from the Philadelphia Civic Center
LA Stores On Television’s ‘Best Buys’
Our Los Angeles stores were featured on ‘Best Buys’ with Alan Mendelson. Click to see the video.
New Products from Olde Stuff: Coney Island Wood and Industrial Base Tables
In our last post, you saw our recent acquisition of wooden planks and beams from the Coney Island Boardwalk. Here’s a bench made from these salvaged planks of Brazilian walnut also known as Ipe. We used old iron stock as well to make a truly altered antique.
Also… more from the Table People… we have a unique line of industrial style tables with machine base legs and rustic white pine as well as breadboard oak tops. Here is just a sample.
