My dad restored and sold antique furniture for 30 years or more. He was well known for doing it right, vs just refinishing the wood. Side story: Once a woman bought a set of dining chairs from Oak Express and wanted him to apply the finish. He was appalled by the construction and use of staples, so he completely rebuilt the chairs properly before finishing them, using screws (proper slotted screws, no Phillips). He vowed to never take on a job like that again.
Anyhow, our old house was a 1933 Arts and Crafts bungalow, and it was completely furnished in his oak (mostly) furniture. We didn't even have recliners, just oak rocking chairs. Our dining table was a round maple one that he had found at the old Wootton Ranch (Dick Wootton built La Veta Pass in the 1880s I believe, and made his fortune charging cattle drives .10 a head to use it). When mom was selling her home, we bought their dining table, which is a 54" round oak 7 slider (most oak tables are 48" 5 sliders). It will take 10 leaves and fully extended it is 13 feet long and seats 22. Perfect for our large gatherings. The chairs are mostly matched single slat oak with leather seats, with a couple of Gustav Stickley ones thrown in.
Anyway, all this to say, if you like antique oak furniture, it is out of style now, and you can buy really nice pieces at bargain basement prices. I've seen some pieces in better antique stores that I was tempted to buy, but we don't have room for any more. We do now have a couple of Lazy Boy leather recliners, that we ordered when the new house was being built. Sandy found some really cool recliners at a little shop here that were made by the Amish, but $6,000 each is out of our budget.