West Elm White Dining Table ~ Martin Top Interior

West Elm White Dining Table

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West Elm's Canto Quartz Dining Table is honestly lovely, and images on the West Elm website don't really do it proper justice.

We really love the look of the brilliant white, slender quartz composite top contrasted with the bronze finished metal base. Rounded corners throughout and a soft edge on the top combined with a very straight forward rectangular "box-like" silhouette makes for a very pretty presentation indeed.

The quartz composite top, while nothing really outstanding in terms of looks, does have a light, grayish speckle throughout which gives it some additional character. Regardless, it's a lovely hue of white which has an attractiveness not dissimilar from marble while at the same time being obviously not marble and maintaining its own unique appeal.

We really like the brass finish on the legs & base but similarly to the Cast Trestle Dining Table it seems a bit spray painted on. It's less noticeable here due to the thinness, but it's possible the finish will give you issues down the road. As we recommended with the Trestle table, if something does happen it shouldn't be difficult to strip the finish and re-do it with something nicer and more long lasting. This sounds like a potential job in the making but we're not sure it'll ever happen and also everything else about this table is pretty great so it's worth overlooking.

In terms of build, it's very sturdy. The nice heavy quartz composite top puts plenty of pressure on the bass to create an unmovable platform of eating and entertaining. Quartz is specifically a very durable stone and is scratch resistant, though as this is a dining table you probablywillget scratches at one point or another. The good news is they'll likely only be very surface level and it won't really show them at all. The metal legs are no real bronze, but they do the trick and we don't think they'll ever give you any issues.

There are few materials as prepared for dining abuse as quartz, though as noted by one of our user reviews, there may be issues with staining (or maybe sealing / quality control issues on West Elm's part). Quartz is a highly stain resistant stone, but certain spills will absolutely stain if allowed to settle in, and should be dealt with quickly. White, marble-like quartz (e.g. this table top) is more prone to these issues than darker quartz. Also, avoid placing anything hot on a quartz countertop as it can both change the color properties and crack the stone. If you can adhere to these rules, you're likely to have fewer problems. If you do get a stain, try soft scrub or Weiman Glass Cook Top cleaner.

At $999 we actually like this table quite a bit. It's going to do best in a more modern decor setting but it could probably be put to work in a room where it's contrasted with woods as well. It's built to last and may even fetch you a compliment or ten, and we've seen it on sale as low as $800.

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