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Can a Restoration Hardware salvage wood trestle table be used outdoors

8 years ago

I have a RH salvage wood trestle table with the salvage brown finish. I live in Northern Florida and would like to treat this table to be used under my covered area within my lania. It would be protected from the sun and weather, but would be subject to the N. FL humidity. Is there a way to treat the table to accept the humidity? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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bobismyuncle

8 years ago

Besides UV exposure, the wide swings in humidity are going to cause your piece to move, and from what I've seen of RH furniture, they probably have not built in allowance for such movement. Likely resulting in cracks or joint separation. I would not risk it.

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Sombreuil
8 years ago
"What if I have questions about your products?

Please contact us online, or call us at Restoration Hardware at 800.910.9836 or Restoration Hardware Baby & Child at 800.762.1751."

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kgauntt1
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you Sombreuil, but unfortunately, I did call the help desk and they did not have any guidance, they simply read to me word for word what it says on the website about the product. So I sent an online request for additional product information and they sent the same information back. I just want to know if it will be OK outside or if it will mold/rot, etc.. And if there is anything I can do to continue to protect the table in a humid environment.
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gregbradley
8 years ago
They probably just don't know the answer. IF there is someone there that knows the answer, it will be difficult to get to them.

If it wasn't built specifically for outdoor use, it will certainly fail.

You will need to buy a table made for outdoor use or have a custom furniture maker create something exactly what you want. It will be made from the correct materials and finished so it will hold up. Trying to protect something that was not created for this use will fail pretty badly.
AtomicJay007
8 years ago
I own that particular table and I would not put it outdoors. If your table is like mine, it has a highly distressed appearance and several small cracks where the wood underneath the finish is exposed. If you are sure it will never get wet from rain, etc., you MIGHT be OK, but as others have said, it was not designed for outdoor use and does not have the finish and protectants needed for outdoor use. I would not risk it. I did also purchase a similar table but with concrete top for covered outdoor use and it is holding up remarkably well. I love it.
eringlomset
5 years ago
Hi, random question. I saw that you have the RH trestle table in salvaged brown. Did you need to add a finish for protection or use some sort of tung oil, etc. to prevent any issues with spills? Everything I’ve read from people are those finding ways to protect the natural unfinished version of this table, but I haven’t found anyone saying you need to do this for the stained versions of it. I just wanted to be 100% before I start using it. (It arrived this Saturday). I’m actually getting the Salvaged brown as well and was just curious if you had to do anything for protecting the surface or not? Thank you so much. I know this was a very old thread.

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