Years ago . . . like maybe 10-15 years? I don't know, but years ago, Doug brought some boards to our house, that came from his grandparents house. We had reclaimed wood, before it was trendy. It sat in a pile in a corner of the garage. I asked what we were going to do with it, if we were ever going to do anything with it, if we could get rid of it . . . the answer was always, I don't know, and no we can't get rid of it. Hmmm.
The thing is this. I cannot stand piles of things that aren't being used. I am not a hoarder. I doubt I will ever be a hoarder. Unfortunately, my kids and spouse are. One day about 10 months ago, I became aware of the farm table trend, and the rest is history!
Doug could make us a new table with the boards that were stacked in a corner in our garage. It made me happy because the stack would go away, we would get a brilliantly cool table, and Doug would have a project. He's always happy when I think up projects for him . . . so I tell myself. Anyway- it turned out better than I hoped!!!!
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| We had to go pick out boards for the bottom. |
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| This is one side of the base- not finished. |
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| Isn't it AWESOME?! And it's not even painted! |
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| Getting closer |
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| Just have to trim up the ends, to make them all the same, so that Doug can attach the bread boards . . . see below if you don't know what a bread board is. |
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| Where his hand is- is the bread board |
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| We didn't stain it. We put several coats of a clear, satin polyurethane on it. I wanted the grains of the wood to show. |
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| The finished bottom! |
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| The table in the house, with a few of the chairs we have found. The chairs are a work in progress. |
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