10 weeks later, our kitchen table has finally arrived. We searched high and low for a small antique square or rectangular quartersawn oak table to match the antique chairs we just had recovered, to no avail. We finally caved and decided to have one custom made. It took forever, but just like the cabinets, it was worth the wait. The table is perfect for the space and the graining in the wood is gorgeous. The table is 36"x48", which is the size we will normally keep it at, but it has two leaves also and can expand to 6' long so we can seat 6 with the two extra chairs we have stashed upstairs. Here is a good shot that shows the table top with the antique chairs. The stain color perfectly matches!
And here are a couple shots of the table in the space.
The other exciting thing that happened yesterday is that our pantry doors were finally installed. When we finally pass final electrical, we can hang the pendant light in the pantry again.
Baby steps... The house continues to come together. We are looking to our first dinner tonight in the kitchen where we can enjoy a beautiful sunset.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Our kitchen table is finally here!
3 comments:
Hi there,
I am a fellow gardenweb member. I am researching Amish Cabinet makers since I wanted to look into this option for our own kitchen. Can you please, please email me at wolfe.ayleen @gmail.com
Your kitchen is absolutely stunning, and I read about it on gardenweb that your cabinet maker is located in Wisconsin. I live in IL, and it might work for us.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Ayleen
I LOVE LOVE your house. Can you tell me what brand/color stain you used on the fireplace and kitchen cabinets? We are building soon and love that color!
Thanks for any help.
atsdj2004@yahoo.com
Stephanie/Nashville TN
Hi Stephanie, Thank you so much for you comment. The fireplace and kitchen cabinets were stained with Minwax Red Oak. Be a little careful though if you are staining a species of wood other than quartersawn white oak. We also also have some normal sawn red oak in our house (our doors) and in order to get the same color on them as the quartersawn white oak, we needed to tone down the stain with Early American. Good luck with your project! Jaymie
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