Raphael 200cm White and Black Pedestal Marble Dining Table with Angelica Chairs

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are Your Tables Real Marble?

By real marble we assume you mean ‘Natural Marble’.

At Thomas Brown Furnishings our marble furniture products are made from ‘Engineered Marble’ which is a composite material that replicates all of the beauty and cosmetic benefits of natural marble, but retains all of the key strengths required for furniture in home environments.

Natural marble can be prone to cracking and colour fading, our engineered marble products use the latest composite materials and resins to reproduce the weight, look and feel of natural marble, whilst avoiding any of the disadvantages of natural marble.

In the same way that the majority of stone, granite and marble kitchen worktops are now made from engineered composites, our range of engineered marble products is designed for practical everyday living, resisting cracking, fading and everyday living.

Do You Install The Dining Sets?

Yes all of our dining sets and dining tables come with free ‘White Glove Delivery’ meaning that we install, assemble and remove all of the packing giving you a clean ‘Showroom Style’ finish.

Do You Have a Brochure?

We are currently in the process of producing a brochure. However all of our products are featured online and if you require a ‘Close Up’ image, just contact us online to request the image of your choice from our design studio.

Do You Deliver At Weekends?

No, unless by special arrangement, we do not deliver at weekends.

Engineered Marble – How It’s Made

At Thomas Brown Furnishings we leave nothing to chance with our Engineered Marble Products, ensuring that they are more durable than any other alternative marble furniture manufacturer, whilst at the same time keeping all the appeal and beauty of a natural marble finish.

Here’s a quick run through of how our Engineered Marble Furniture Products are made.

1. Pattern & Pigmentation Layer

Using pattern and pigmentation technologies created for the Kitchen worktop industry, we use the latest polymers and resins to create natural marble colours and patterns that are indistinguishable from the real thing.

2. Crack Resistant Core

Our crack resistant core ensures that your marble furniture is resistant to cracking and high impacts. Unlikely you may think? But our experience has shown that alternative manufacturers who do not employ a crack resistant core and cast the table top in one single piece often experience critical failures within the table top.

These can be caused by invisible and internal cracks that develop within the marble top due to impacts received during transportation and installation. Often these cracks can only be detected under X-Ray scanning, and then only reveal themselves when the table is outside of it’s warranty. Our crack resistant core ensures that this problem doesn’t happen, leaving you to enjoy your marble furniture product, hassle free for many years to come.

3. Rigid Fixing System

Many alternative marble furniture product manufacturers do not directly fix the marble top to the base, instead they rely on the fact that the weight of the top will hold it securely in place. At Thomas Brown Furnishings, our marble table tops are fixed directly to the base via a fixing plate and by four secure rigid fixings (Which can undone by the customer). This means that the top is securely fixed to the base.

This prohibits any slight movement between the table top and the base, thus preventing the development of cracks and stops “tip over” which can sometimes happen with alternative tables. “Tip over” can occur when a person stands on one end of the table (For instance to change a light bulb) and a sea-saw effect happens, tipping the table top from it’s base, causing personal injury and product damage.

4. Durable Weight Saving Base

Our attention to detail even applies to our base designs, with weight saving being a major priority. Our best selling Tenore and Mocha marble collections have a classic “V” shaped base design to ensure maximum style for minimum weight.

Weight is an important consideration with regards to the selection of your marble furniture. Although all of our marble dining tables and sets are fully installed by our expert delivery team, there may be a point in the future at which you wish to change your room layout or indeed move house.

At Thomas Brown Furnishings we take this issue seriously, that’s why we reduce our product weights by effective and practical design techniques, meaning that your table can be moved in the future in a two person operation, simple and easy!

More About Our Engineered Marble Furniture Products

At Thomas Brown Furnishings our marble furniture products are made from ‘Engineered Marble‘ which is a composite material that replicates all of the beauty and cosmetic benefits of natural marble, but retains all of the key strengths required for furniture in home environments.

Natural marble can be prone to cracking and colour fading, our engineered marble products use the latest composite materials and resins to reproduce the weight, look and feel of natural marble, whilst avoiding any of the disadvantages of natural marble.

In the same way that the majority of stone, granite and marble kitchen worktops are now made from engineered composites, our range of engineered marble products is designed for practical everyday living, resisting cracking, fading and everyday living.

Fully Built & Hand Crafted Furniture

All furniture products from Thomas Brown Furnishings come fully built.

This means that our products are not flat-pack, and come fully assembled. Ensuring quality and durability at all times. In certain cases some furniture product such as tables will be supplied with legs removed (For safe transportation) and wardrobes are often supplied in modular sections in order that they can be safely located within the room of your choice.

Our dining set ranges are provided on a ‘White Glove’ delivery service, meaning that we assemble and build the set within the room of your choice, and remove and dispose of all packaging.

When comparing furniture prices online it’s worth noting how other furniture products are supplied, flat-pack or self build furniture can often be time consuming to construct, and faults can develop in the assembly process.

Often it’s cheaper to buy, but are you really saving in the long run?

In our opinion flat-pack furniture is a false economy, that’s why all Thomas Brown products are fully built, quality pieces, and our online research shows that in 96% of cases we are cheaper than any other supplier (Because you are buying from the manufacturer direct).