It looks like the project is coming along nicely!

As promised, here is the response received just now from the supplier. I await your comments with interest- Hi, Good day to you. Our suppliers have come back to us with the following comments"Firstly sorry for the delay in replying to your email, we have recently returned from our 2 week Summer Shutdown…. With reference to your email regarding the WN206 Nest of Tables, unfortunately this will happen because the furniture is manufactured from Oak wood and when the timber oxidises with the natural light the furniture will mellow and become darker, so if this area has not been exposed it will remain the original colour from purchase. We do not stain our furniture only apply a 5% durable dull laquer sheen. We could offer to sand back the table top and repolish, but you would need to collect the item from the customer and deliver to our factory in Newton le Willows, however this would be chargeable to yourselves. Please advise on how you would like to proceed? Regards,

It wasn't yellow, more a light reddish brown, I didn't look at the Howdens door because I wanted the full vertical panels. The deanta door isn't finished so you can add a suitable oil. I just felt I couldn't get close to the ash wood used elsewhere in the house. There's also a similar door by LPD called Wexford https://www.lpddoors.co.uk/oak-wexford/ If you want a paintable door with the same full vertical lines Leader doors have one https://www.leaderdoors.co.uk/doors-c14/internal-doors-c111/internal-fire-doors-c121/internal-white-primed-cottage-fd30-fire-door-libwmcotfd-p54157 I got quite obsessed with doors! Here's what I ended up with they do have the bars on the back which I wanted to avoid at first but now I really like the contemporary /cottage juxtapose!

Personally I wouldn't change the wood color, but agree with changing the seat fabric. I think the chairs and table bring character in a modern setting. The current fabric is a very traditional neutral beige making it hard to envisage in a modern setting, switching the fabric will make a big difference. You were thinking about a glass top, if you were to go for a clear glass, you could modernise by using material or paper under the glass to change the top surface yet still have the wonderful legs on show. Using a paper or material just resting on the table top not attached, will protect it from damage.