New Dining Room Table - Made from Oak Flooring

I have a new dining room table!

Asher and I have been talking about building a farmhouse table for over two years. I originally wanted a table exactly like this one from Decor and the Dog.

via Decor and the Dog

I still really like this table, but Asher wanted a table that had a completely smooth table top, no grooves. He lays and refinishes wood flooring, so he decided to build our dining room table from tongue and groove red oak plank flooring. He knew that he could make the top completely smooth!

I have to admit that when he first suggested this, I wasn't too sure. I also couldn't picture it at all, but trusted him. My requests were that it have nice chunky square legs, an apron that looked like a normal table, and really straight lines. I left the rest up to him.

He did such a great job! It really turned out so much better that I could have pictured. We purchased legs and piece of plywood for the base. The table top, trim, apron, and leg braces are all made from tongue and groove flooring planks. He ripped the tongue and groove off of the backs to make the trim and apron pieces. That was the part that I couldn't see without actually seeing it as he was doing it.

One of the hardest decisions was choosing a stain color. I normally like a really dark stain, but almost every piece of stained furniture in our house is a dark cherry color. I decided that I wanted the dining table to be a little bit lighter. We ended up using 2 coats of Minwax Special Walnut, and then finished it with 3 coats of polyurethane in a satin finish. And when I say "we", I really mean my husband. He did everything. I just kept him company while he worked on it.

I am not normally a fan of oak wood, and really wasn't sure about choosing a stain color that let the wood grain show through, but in the end I am so happy with how it looks.

Here is a closeup of how he did the corners.

Here you can see all of the worm holes in the wood. One of my favorite parts of the wood is all of the natural imperfections.

It is so nice to sit at our new table every night for dinner. We all admire it as we are eating.

There are several other changes that have happened in this room, and more that may happen, but I will save that for another post.

I have have question for you...what style table would you call this? I really have no idea. I think it resembles a shaker style table, but most of them have more of a tapered leg. Would you call it a farmhouse table? What makes a farmhouse table a farmhouse table?

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Dipped

 I am still really liking things with the dipped look these days. Especially in the form of accessories.

 I bought two unfinished wooden boxes from Hobby Lobby a while back, but had left them untouched for months. I have been waiting for inspiration to strike.

I was browsing Urban Outfitters on-line last week (and filling up my "stuff I'd like to have" board on Pinterest) and these Dipped Wood Boxes caught my attention. They were not the exact colors I was looking for, but how about they were the perfect look for the unfinished wooden boxes that I already had. And I could choose the paint colors.

I got out my boxes, painters tape and paint and had these done in about 15 minutes. It was super fast and easy.

I am hoping that next week I can show them to you in their home on the media center. If you follow me on instagram you know that I am currently giving it a makeover. It has been one of the most time consuming projects I have taken on lately, but I am sure that it will be worth it.

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The Chandelier Reveal

And... she's done!
I decided to go bold and went RED!


It was a little risky, but I am so happy to have such a fun chandelier hanging over our dining room table. It turned out exactly like I had it pictured in my head (that doesn't always happen).

before

The chandelier was originally hanging in the breakfast room, but was moved to the dining room. What you can't see in the before picture are the layers of dirt, grime, and pet hair that had to be removed. It was gross and took a LOT of time and patience, but was completely worth it. (I can say that now that it is done.)

Have you taken a chance and painting something with a bold color lately?

And just in case you are wondering...I went red on the chandelier instead of the dining chairs.

Source List

Chandelier - came with the house

Primer - Valspar Spray Primer

Paint - Krylon - Banner Red - Gloss

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Orange

I decided that the den needed a pop of color.
I went with orange.
Spray paint is my friend.

*edit*- the spray paint I used is Valspar Basic Colors 

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House Progress

Here is a look at what we have been up to.

Ripping out 40 year old carpet. 

 Taking out balusters (do you see how far apart these are?)

Laying tile on the bottom floor.

Getting old and new balusters ready to paint.

We still have a lot to do before we move on Saturday. I'm just really thankful for all of the family and friends that have done so much to help. 

There is still a chance that the new carpet for upstairs will be in and installed by Friday, but it will most likely be one day next week. It looks like we will be camping out in the playroom downstairs until it's all done. 

When I have a chance I plan to make and post a list of all of the projects on the to do list, it's long. I plan to take my time, but I'm not sure how long I will be able to look at all of the wallpaper. 

The Kid Kitchen

Somehow I forgot to show you the kitchen that we made for Cade's birthday present....last month. Cade has been into cooking lately and asked for a kitchen. I new I wanted to make one, but went back and forth on whether to build it from scratch or to make one out of a nightstand. We finally decided that since he is a boy and this kitchen phase may not last long we would go with the nightstand option.

We started with an old nightstand that was in my parents garage. After lots of sanding, painting, cutting, laying the tile, more painting, and a few coats of polyurethane I'm trilled with how it turned out. The subway tile backsplash is my FAV detail.

Details
-we used a piece of 3/4" plywood from our scrap stash to make the over door front and the backsplash
-oven door - attached with 2 regular door hinges
-backsplash tiled with subway tile and grouted
-spray painted with Krylon Emerald Green and then 2 coats of Polyurethane
-facet - an old brass faucet that I spray painted
-sink - a stainless steel bowl from my kitchen
-burners - 2 circles painted with black paint
-fabric -attached using a wooden dowel and 2 cup hooks
-chalkboard attached using caulk

Total $ spent - just under $50

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