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Oxford Stops at the Living Room, and That Changes How You Plan the House

Oxford Stops at the Living Room, and That Changes How You Plan the House

Short answer: the Oxford range is eleven pieces, all solid acacia, and all of them live in the dining room or the living room. There is no Oxford bed, bedside table, chest or tallboy. If you want the same acacia look in the bedroom, the range to pair it with is Newcastle, whose headboard is solid acacia faced with fabric upholstery on a pine and acacia structure.

Most furniture ranges are described by what they contain. It is more useful, when you are planning a whole house, to know what they leave out. Oxford is the clearest example in the Cedora catalogue.

What the Eleven Pieces Actually Are

Oxford is the smallest range Cedora sells, and every piece is listed as solid acacia rather than a veneer over a pine or MDF core. That is unusual here and it is the reason the range holds its price.

Piece Room Price
Side Table Living $216.60
Console Table Living or hallway $344.85
Dining Chair Set of 2 Dining $369.55
Coffee Table Living $406.60
Dining Table 190cm Dining $812.70
TV Unit Living $1,042.15
Dining Table 240cm Dining $1,085.85
4 Door 1 Drawer Sideboard Dining or living $1,314.00

Three dining bundles sit on top of those: 190cm with six chairs at $2,060.10, 240cm with six at $2,149.65, and 240cm with eight at $2,542.35. That is the complete range. Eleven listings, two rooms.

Oxford four door one drawer sideboard in solid acacia with a white painted case

Oxford Acacia 4 Door 1 Drawer Sideboard

Why the Gap Matters More Than It Sounds

A range that covers two rooms is not a problem until you try to carry a look through a doorway. The Oxford palette is a pale painted case with an acacia top, and that combination reads as coastal. Put a pine bedroom suite next to it and the bedroom will look like a different house, because pine with an oak veneer browns differently to acacia under the same light.

So the planning decision comes early, not late. Either you accept two visual languages between the living areas and the bedroom, or you choose the bedroom range for its timber rather than its shape.

Oxford acacia TV unit in a living room with a pale painted case and timber top

Oxford Acacia TV Unit

The Bedroom Range That Actually Matches

Newcastle is the pairing. Its case pieces run solid pine and acacia, and its bed headboard is solid acacia faced with fabric upholstery, so the timber carries through the chests and tallboys rather than the bed panel. It is the only Cedora bedroom range with real acacia in it, which means the timber tone carries across the doorway instead of fighting it.

The other four bedroom ranges do not. London and Manchester are solid pine structures. Bristol pairs an oak top with a solid pine structure. Liverpool uses pine and MDF with an oak veneer and a fabric headboard. All four are perfectly good, and none of them will read as a continuation of Oxford.

Newcastle king bed frame with a solid acacia headboard and a painted frame

Newcastle Acacia King Bed Frame

Newcastle is covered in detail in Two Cedora Beds Have a Fabric Headboard, Only Newcastle Paints the Frame.

Where Oxford Earns Its Place in a Small Room

The gap in the range has an upside. Because Oxford is dining and living only, its cheapest entry points are the small pieces rather than a bed. The side table at $216.60 and the console at $344.85 are the two lowest priced items Cedora lists in solid acacia.

That makes Oxford a sensible way to put real timber into a rental or an apartment without committing to a full suite. A console in an entry and a side table beside a lounge chair cost $561.45 together and both move house easily.

Oxford acacia side table beside a lounge chair in a small living room

Oxford Acacia Side Table

The 190cm dining table at $812.70 seats six and is the other piece worth knowing about, because it is the cheapest six seater in solid acacia across the whole catalogue.

Oxford acacia coffee table with a pale painted base in a styled living room

Oxford Acacia Coffee Table

Planning Around the Gap

Three rules keep an Oxford house coherent.

  • Decide the bedroom range before you buy the dining table, not after. The dining room is easier to change later than a full bedroom suite.
  • If the bedroom has to be pine, break the sightline. A hallway, a door that stays shut, or a change of floor covering does more work than trying to match tones.
  • Buy acacia pieces together where you can. Solid timber varies between production runs, and two pieces ordered months apart will not carry the same grain.

For the range overview, see The Oxford Collection. For how Oxford compares to the other acacia range, Byron or Oxford puts them side by side.

The Oxford Range

Family of three with a cat at a dining table in a bright, well-lit room.
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Dining Table

Oxford Acacia Dining Table 190cm

Solid Acacia

Regular price $812.70
Sale price $812.70 Regular price $903.00
Modern dining room with a wooden table and chairs, people in the background, and a cat on the floor.
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Dining Table

Oxford Acacia Dining Table 240cm

Solid Acacia

Regular price $1,085.85
Sale price $1,085.85 Regular price $1,143.00
plus $50 OFF
Two white chairs with gray cushions on a wooden floor in a bright room.

Dining Chair

Oxford Acacia Dining Chair Set of 2

Solid Acacia

Regular price $369.55
Sale price $369.55 Regular price $389.00
Modern living room with a green sofa, wooden coffee table, and abstract art on the wall.

Coffee Table

Oxford Acacia Coffee Table

Solid Acacia

Regular price $406.60
Sale price $406.60 Regular price $428.00
Cat walking past a console table with decor items in a bedroom setting

Console Table

Oxford Acacia Console Table

Solid Acacia

Regular price $344.85
Sale price $344.85 Regular price $363.00
Living room with beige sofa, side table, lamp, and decorative items.

End Table

Oxford Acacia Side Table

Solid Acacia

Regular price $216.60
Sale price $216.60 Regular price $228.00
Oxford Acacia TV Unit
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TV Unit

Oxford Acacia TV Unit

Solid Acacia

Regular price $1,042.15
Sale price $1,042.15 Regular price $1,097.00
plus $50 OFF
Wooden sideboard with decorative items in a living room setting
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Sideboard

Oxford Acacia 4 Door 1 Drawer Sideboard

Solid Acacia

Regular price $1,314.00
Sale price $1,314.00 Regular price $1,460.00
plus $50 OFF
Oxford Acacia Dining Table 240cm with 8 Chairs
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Dining Table

Oxford Acacia Dining Table 240cm with 8 Chairs

Solid Acacia

Regular price $2,542.35
Sale price $2,542.35 Regular price $2,991.00
plus $200 OFF
Oxford Acacia Dining Table 240cm with 6 Chairs
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Dining Table

Oxford Acacia Dining Table 240cm with 6 Chairs

Solid Acacia

Regular price $2,149.65
Sale price $2,149.65 Regular price $2,529.00
plus $100 OFF
Oxford Acacia Dining Table 190cm with 6 Chairs
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Dining Table

Oxford Acacia Dining Table 190cm with 6 Chairs

Solid Acacia

Regular price $2,060.10
Sale price $2,060.10 Regular price $2,289.00
plus $100 OFF

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Cedora make an Oxford bed?

No. The Oxford range is eleven pieces covering the dining room and living room only. There is no Oxford bed frame, bedside table, chest, tallboy or mirror.

Which Cedora bedroom range matches Oxford?

Newcastle. Its case pieces run solid pine and acacia so the timber tone carries across from the Oxford living areas. Note the Newcastle bed headboard is solid acacia faced with fabric upholstery rather than bare timber. London and Manchester are solid pine, Bristol pairs an oak top with pine, and Liverpool uses an oak veneer with a fabric headboard.

What is the cheapest Oxford piece?

The side table at $216.60, followed by the console table at $344.85. Both are solid acacia and both are the lowest priced acacia items Cedora lists.

How many people does the Oxford dining table seat?

The 190cm table seats six and the 240cm table seats six to eight depending on chair width. The 190cm at $812.70 is the cheapest six seater in solid acacia across the catalogue.

Is Oxford furniture solid timber?

Yes. Every Oxford piece is listed as solid acacia rather than a veneer over a pine or MDF core, which is not the case across most of the Cedora catalogue.

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