Saturday, November 10, 2007

Grown-up Furniture

I got the sweetest dining room set (is that the same thing as a "dinette"?) from Rob's mom, Kathie.

She sold it to me for a price so obscene that I can't even print it, but trust me, it was a good deal. Phenomenal, actually. I wish I could take better photos so you could get a sense of how great this looks in real life.

Close up of one leg:


I love it. I've been in love with this table for a long time, because Bri and Rob have the same one. I like that it's so substantial. And the scale of it is just right for my dining room. Plus, it has a custom-made pad, which I've been leaving on because Magnus has a nasty habit of putting his paws on the table to look for foods and I don't want him messing it up.

I've been sitting at this table A LOT since it got here. It makes me soooo happy and even though I love my little purple/blue table, this one beats the pants off that one for use as a dining table.

The chairs are also fantastic, and the whole thing ties together nicely with the living room furniture, which is good since the rooms are so open to each other.


Then, as if the joy of this wasn't enough, Kathie GAVE me this adorable patio set, which I plan to paint either a fun green or blue. Think "celery" or "sky". But I won't paint it until next spring (Heidi). Note how nice it looks sitting on my patio. Oh, that's right, I don't have a patio, I have a gravel pit. Oh well. One thing at a time.

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