Anne I like the table as well. It does look like cherry. Cherry can be blotchy with light and dark spots. I have built many things in cherry and I always pick out my own lumber. I tend to look for pieces that are clear without blotches. On the other hand many people prefer the color variation.

Hi, Anne. I also like Cherry wood table. Many People prefer multi colors in table.

FWIW - I've ordered Cypress Adirondack chairs from artsinheaven.com, an Amish furniture site, a couple of times. Don't know if they have the cherry table though.

This table is made by an Amish manufacturer named The Country Woodshop, the table is named "Carlisle Shaker" and it is on page 44 of their catalog. Your best bet for buying may be to look locally for a store that carries solid wood furniture and ask if they carry the line and you can look it up in their catalog for a special order. You can see the wood and stain options (most Amish manufacturers have a long list of options and combinations that can be made to order). Your price may not include freight or shipping that way, and then you can go back to the store easily in the rare chance that you have any problems or issues, they will take care of being the in-between for you and the Amish company and will make things right. When I zoom in on the photo from the catalog, it looks like it may be a printing/pixel issue - I can't imagine a wood variation causing such small triangles and is seems to random to be a decorative addition to the piece.

Good luck!

Anne, how funny! You and I seem to be on the same wave length. I am currently researching the exact same table in a 42" round with extensions for my new much-smaller space. To answer your question, I have found the Carlisle Shaker Table at many online Amish sites. In particular Dutchcrafters has a very good online site and shows that you can order it in nearly any size--oval and square as well as round--and any wood and stain. I am also looking at the Carlisle buffet/server. My choice for the set is rustic cherry. Anyway, once I researched these items at Dutchcrafters (and other online Amish venues) I called several local stores to see whether they also had an Amish liaison. Many do, and I found a local furniture store, Becker, that is pricing them for me and has the stain and wood samples in the store. Hope this helps!

I did find the same table at a local furniture store, but they call it "Loft" instead of Carlisle. As far as I can tell, it's the identical table. I would prefer to purchase it locally, but it's WAY more expensive, even with shipping. That's why I'm skeptical. Is it just to cover the overhead that the brick & mortar store has, or is it really not the same table?

It might be the similar table that Cassandra found -- the curve of the table leg is different and said to make it easier to seat 4 people around it. She mentioned it on the home decorating thread (42" pedestal table) and I think she said it was $1200 more -- which would be double. I didn't notice a huge diference in the legs, but on a smaller table it might make a difference. It's a pretty table -- I had looked at it also. I think we're going to order one from a local woodworker instead, but we're still working on a couple of details.