Fuming is a process using anmonia to stain, interesting! It’s a stronger ammonia (28%) than our household type. Apparently the process is nothing new. I had never heard of it but now that I know I’ve gotta have. I really love the earthiness. The youtube vids I just watched say white oak works really well for this technique. I’m a fan of two tone so would like off white for uppers and fumed white oak on the bottom. ETA: Interesting article from the woodworking forum. https://www.finewoodworking.com/project-guides/finishing/the-best-ammonia-for-fuming-white-oak

We had wide board pine floors and two Goldens. Our grand puppies were a Rottweiler, a Great Dane, and an English Mastiff.

Are you asking what type of wood the table in the picture is? Where did you get the picture?

IMO wood is a poor choice if kids do arts and crafts there so no matter what wood you choose you will need to have a cover on thetable for the kids so really not a huge issue as to type of wood. I agree we need pics of your space . I only ever had one wood table and that was an antique one with old oak that was not deep grained but really beurtiful now all the oak is crappy open grained fast growing oak not at all like the old stuff. I have always had a glass topped table one with a metal base ( Corbusier) and the other with a beechwood base and an expandable glass top . The old Corbusier is now our outdoor table and has stood up to canadian winters for 16 yrs we don't even cover it .