Almost nobody publishes these figures, which is why the question gets asked in every second message we receive. So here they are, taken from our own catalogue rather than from an industry average — along with the reasons the same size table can cost twice as much as another.
The price of a slab table is mostly the price of the slab and the hours. Everything else is rounding.
The Bands
| Piece | Range | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Sculptural lighting | from €190 | Branch size and form |
| Coffee tables | €270 – €790 | Size, inclusions, finish |
| River and dining tables | €1,090 – €3,300 | Slab width, channel, lighting |
| Bar counters, desks, vanities | on request | Built entirely to measure |
Those are real figures from Coffee Tables and River Tables, not estimates. The made-to-measure categories carry an inquiry instead of a number because the variables below can double the figure between two pieces of the same length.
The Six Things That Move the Price
- Slab width. The single biggest factor, and not linear. A 100 cm single-board slab needs a trunk that spent decades reaching that diameter. Below about 80 cm the market is comfortable; above it, scarce.
- Species and figure. Plain oak and a burled walnut with a dramatic live edge are different commodities. The comparison is in Choosing the Wood.
- What is in the channel. Clear resin is straightforward. Suspended stone or preserved moss is hand-placed in a window of minutes and cannot be revised — that is skilled time, not material cost.
- Integrated lighting. Built in during the pour rather than fixed underneath afterwards, which means the channel geometry is designed around it.
- Depth of pour. A deep channel needs several sequential layers with curing time between them. Depth costs days, and days cost money.
- Finish. Mirror polish takes several more passes than satin, and each pass is hand work on a surface where a skipped grit shows up months later.
Why the Same Table Costs €1,090 or €3,300
Take two river dining tables, both 200 cm long. The first is oak, 90 cm wide, straight-ish live edges, a clear channel, satin finish, standard steel base. The second is walnut, 105 cm wide, two eventful edges, natural stones suspended mid-pour, integrated LED, mirror polish.
The materials differ by perhaps thirty per cent. The hours differ by two or three times. That is the whole explanation, and it is why a quote should always come with a specification rather than just a number.
What a Cheap Resin Table Is Leaving Out
There is a floor below which something has been removed, and it is rarely visible in the photograph:
- Drying time. Wood poured before its moisture content stabilises will open a hairline at the joint within a year or two. This is the most common defect in cheap resin furniture and the most expensive to discover.
- UV-stabilised resin. Cheaper grades yellow, sometimes within twelve months. The difference is invisible on delivery day.
- Slab integrity. A jointed top made of narrow boards glued to look like one slab, photographed from an angle that hides the seams.
- Finishing passes. Skipping grits is fast and free until evening light hits the surface at the angle you sit at most.
None of these can be checked from a listing. They can be checked by asking how long the piece takes to make — the answer tells you almost everything, which is why our own answer is 25 to 30 days.
How to Compare Two Quotes
Ask both suppliers the same five questions and the cheaper one usually explains itself:
- Is the top a single slab or jointed?
- What is the moisture content at the time of pouring?
- Is the resin UV-stabilised?
- How many days between the order and dispatch?
- What is included in delivery and installation?
Is It Worth It?
Honestly: not always. If you need a surface to eat on, a good factory table at €400 does that job and does it well. The argument for a handmade piece only holds if you want an object that cannot be repeated — a specific slab, a specific edge, a specific pour — and intend to keep it for decades rather than until the next move.
What does hold up is the long arithmetic. A resin surface is solid through its depth, so it can be re-levelled and re-polished rather than replaced. Over twenty years the comparison is not against one factory table but against three.
Quick Answers
How much does an epoxy resin table cost?
Coffee tables run €270–€790 and river or dining tables €1,090–€3,300 depending on slab width, channel work, lighting and finish. Made-to-measure pieces are quoted individually.
Why do bespoke pieces not show a price?
Because dimensions, wood, channel and base are decided per commission. Two tables of the same length can differ by a factor of two once those are set.
What makes a resin table expensive?
Slab width first, then species, then whatever is suspended inside the channel. Depth of pour, integrated lighting and finish level follow.
Are cheap epoxy tables a false economy?
Often. The savings usually come from shortened drying, non-UV-stabilised resin or a jointed top — none of which is visible on delivery, and all of which show within a year or two.