The Alder Collection: Modern Pool Tables, Crafted In 4–6 Weeks

A custom pool table usually comes with a tradeoff: the more control you want over the design, the longer the process becomes.

The Alder Collection was created to offer another option.

We’ve taken three established Elevate Customs designs, Ambrosia, Mantis, and Trestle, and refined the selection process around solid American alder, five curated finishes, four standard sizes, and professional-grade slate.

The result is a collection of modern pool tables with clear pricing and a typical crafting timeline of approximately 4–6 weeks, without stepping away from the design and craftsmanship that define our bespoke work.

Why Create A More Streamlined Pool Table Collection?

Fully bespoke design gives us the freedom to develop dimensions, materials, finishes, proportions, and details around an individual project.

But not every client needs to begin with a blank sheet of paper.

Some already know the silhouette they want. They need the right size, finish, cloth, and details, and they want to move from selection to production more quickly.

That became the idea behind Alder.

Instead of redesigning the table with every commission, the collection begins with three established Elevate silhouettes that have already been developed and engineered. By refining the available combinations around those designs, we can simplify the process and craft each table on a substantially shorter timeline.

It’s still your table. There are simply fewer decisions standing between you and the finished piece.

Why Solid American Alder?

Every table in the collection is crafted from solid American alder.

Alder has a relatively uniform texture and is particularly receptive to staining and finishing. The American Hardwood Information Center notes that alder machines and sands well and can be stained to a high-quality finish, characteristics that make it especially useful for furniture and detailed woodworking.

For this collection, that consistency allows one wood species to take on five distinctly different personalities:

• Alabaster: Soft, pale, and airy.
• Heather: A balanced, weathered greige.
• Sesame: Warm and honeyed.
• Pebble: Deep, grounded espresso brown.
• Onyx: A dramatic near-black finish.

Each finish was selected to complement the natural grain of the alder while giving homeowners enough range to work across very different interiors.

Ambrosia: Light And Architectural

For interiors where visual openness matters, the Ambrosia Pool Table offers the lightest presence in the collection.

Two open-frame alder bases support a clean rectangular form, creating generous negative space beneath the table. From different angles, that geometry changes how substantial the piece feels, allowing Ambrosia to command attention without visually weighing down the room.

It’s particularly well suited to contemporary spaces where clean lines, open sightlines, and architectural restraint are already part of the design language.

In the Alder Collection, Ambrosia can be specified in each of the five finishes and four standard table sizes, making it easier to adapt the design to the proportions and palette of the room.

Trestle: Grounded And Timeless

The Trestle Pool Table takes a different approach.

Its twin solid-alder plinths give the table more visual weight, while clean lines and balanced proportions keep the overall form restrained.

Where Ambrosia emphasizes negative space, Trestle creates presence.

That makes it particularly effective in larger game rooms, substantial residential interiors, and spaces where the pool table needs enough visual strength to hold its own against the surrounding architecture.

The form is contemporary without depending on a trend, giving Trestle a quality that feels both modern and enduring.

Four Sizes, One Established Design Language

A pool table needs to work physically before it can work aesthetically.

The Alder Collection is available in 7-foot, 8-foot, 8.5-foot, and 9-foot sizes, allowing the same design language to work across different room dimensions and styles of play.

If you’re still determining which table size works for your space, our pool table space-planning guide breaks down the clearance required around common residential table sizes.

Once the size is established, the Alder configurator allows you to select the silhouette, finish, cloth, and available upgrades in one place.

An optional integrated cue drawer can also be built into the cabinet, keeping cues, balls, the triangle, and chalk concealed within the table rather than adding separate storage elsewhere in the room.

Alder Collection Or Bespoke Commission?

Both begin with the same approach to craftsmanship. The difference is how much of the design process has already been resolved.

The Alder Collection is the right fit when you want:

• An established Elevate design.
• Solid American alder.
• Five curated finishes.
• A choice of four standard sizes.
• Published pricing.
• A shorter 4–6 week crafting timeline.

A bespoke commission remains the better route when the project requires custom materials, unique dimensions and proportions, personalized details, specialty finishes, or a piece developed entirely around the space.

Neither approach is intended to replace the other.

They simply give clients two different ways to arrive at an Elevate table.

A Simpler Way To Bring Home An Elevate Pool Table

The Alder Collection brings together many of the things clients look for in luxury pool tables: solid-wood construction, professional playability, considered proportions, distinctive design, and the ability to make the finished piece work within the room.

What changes is the path to get there.

With three established silhouettes, carefully selected finishes, standard sizing, and pricing beginning at $19,950, the decisions are clearer and the production timeline is shorter.

For homeowners looking for a modern pool table without starting a fully bespoke commission, Alder offers a more direct route.

Configure your Alder Collection pool table and choose the silhouette, size, finish, and details that work for your space.