Taking My Own Advice

Taking my own advice from this post, I pulled back and quieted things down in my dining room this week. Blue wooden chairs, blue plaid seats, a little plate as a reminder.

Two WIPs and Newly Blue Chairs

The Bookcase Bench

This was a great makeover. I had wanted a bench for a long time. I had the top of a hutch that I had been using for pantry storage, and one day realized that the top half of it could become a bench--and a bookcase. FarmBoy sliced it in half lengthwise, and I painted it. Here is the result.

More Recycled Furniture

Below is a photo of the coffee table FarmBoy made for me when we moved into CloudCover Cottage. We had needed a large butcher-block for a pre-sale repair in our old house's kitchen, and I got the idea to use a top from one of those oh-so-common dining tables of the 90's, and drove up to the thrift store to see if they might have one for sale. I walked in, and there it was! It had white legs and a natural butcher-block top, just as I had envisioned

Back at the old home, FarmBoy dismantled the table and cut a big piece out of the top for the repair project. He set the remaining pieces aside, and we brought them in our move to the new house. Once we were settled, FarmBoy went to work recycling the remaining pieces of the once- dining-room table. He cut a piece of the top into a coffee-table size, then cut the legs shorter.
He then reassembled the pieces, which I painted. It is very sturdy and a treasure because of its history.
I love it.