We are the Luxury Brand You can Trust
Black Tie Tables is a family-owned, luxury furniture store located in Southern Illinois. We are experts in bringing your vision to life. From small, live-edge dining sets to giant conference tables, our team brings the expertise needed to accomplish the project!
Why We Do What We Do
At Black Tie Tables, we believe the best moments in life happen around the table — birthday candles, late-night homework, business meetings, and everything in between.
But we’re not just in the furniture business. We’re in the people business.
When we started Black Tie Tables, we weren’t just starting a brand — we were starting a legacy. We built this company with integrity, hard work, and a deep love for the craft.
Today, our mission remains the same as the day we started: to create luxury furniture that’s made by hand, made to last, made to impress, and made to serve.
We treat you the way we’d want someone to treat our own family: with honesty, patience, and care. Whether you’re ordering your dream dining table or asking for a few extra stain samples because you “just can’t find the right shade,” we’re here for it.
Need help moving your old table out of your space? We’ll gladly lend a hand.
Not sure what size or style is best for your dining room? We’ll walk you through every option.
Something not quite right? We’ll make it right — no questions asked.
We don’t cut corners, we don’t make excuses, and we don’t disappear after the sale. We stand behind our work — and more importantly, we stand with you.
Black Tie Tables’ is more than a woodshop.
It’s a promise — that your home deserves better furniture, and better care, than what most of the world has settled for.
And we’re proud to build both.
It all started with a whittling magazine...
Keeton – Black Tie’s founder and current owner – was 14 years old, wandering through his local library when something about a whittling magazine caught his eye. He checked out the magazine, went home, grabbed a pocket knife, and started carving. That moment sparked something in him — not just a hobby, but a passion that would quietly grow for the next decade.
Eventually, he got his hands on a powered carving tool and was hooked for good. His bedroom floor quickly filled with wood shavings, so he moved into his parents’ garage. Before long, he’d taken over half the garage and even built a wall down the middle to make it official.
Through high school and into college, woodworking was his escape. Keeton enrolled at the University of Kentucky to study mechanical engineering — a practical, “smart” career path — but his heart was still in the shop. He outgrew the garage and renovated part of an old pig barn on his grandparents’ farm just to have more space for projects like cabinets, tables, and whatever else he could dream up.
Still, it wasn’t enough. His junior year, he decided he wasn’t going to wait around for someone else to tell him he was ready. While his classmates were studying for thermodynamics exams, Keeton was sketching out blueprints for his dream workshop in the back row. In June 2021, he broke ground on a 10,000 sq. ft. facility that he had designed himself.
It was chaos — juggling senior-level engineering courses, managing construction crews, and fulfilling furniture orders out of the barn. But somehow, he kept going.
In 2022, he moved into the new shop. In 2023, he graduated Summa Cum Laude with his mechanical engineering degree. And today, Black Tie Tables has grown into a team of dedicated craftsmen serving families all across the country.
A Look at Our Journey Through the Years
The original shop
Our 2nd shop in a renovated hog barn
Where we are today
The Best of Professionals
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