Gratuitous bragging

You might remember from a couple of months ago, this post where I detailed our first DIY woodworking project. We made our own headboard, based off something you can find at Pottery Barn. This all came from this sweet site, Ana-White.com

Well, that was our starter project – I knew I definitely wanted to revamp our table. Our table is one of the first pieces of furniture we ever bought and we actually retiled it and stained it ourselves way back when. It was pretty small, the chairs were scuffing up the bamboo floors (I’m not sure our landlord would approve – we couldn’t find anything that would stick on the bottoms to protect the floor) and I was just plain tired of it. Here’s what we were dealing with:

 

Keith REALLY loved our old table. I really had to work on him to convince him to help me with my “vision”. He was very sweet to give in, even though our table was perfectly fine. I thought it was very cute, but definitely small. I wanted more of a forever table – something I could see using for many years to come to fit our whole family.

This table at Restoration Hardware was pretty spiffy but ummm I would never pay $3200 (plus shipping!) for anything, especially a table. Unless it it’s pure gold. Enter Ana-white.com. If we were willing to put the work in we could get EXACTLY what we wanted for the price we wanted. Me likey.

It took waaaaaay longer than I expected (of course) but turned out even better than I imagined! Here’s our table making journey :)

So, with the table finished, I wanted something functional to sit on (durr!). We could have got these benches from Pottery Barn, but at $499 a piece, OUCH. My bank account wouldn’t ever agree. So, we started again – these went much faster and coordinate pretty well! Thank you, Ana!

 

Keith, you are my hero! thank you so much for being a manly man and using power tools and building our furniture! We are thisclose to becoming AMISH! Love it!

….and the finished product: Final price ~$150. BAM!