This took DAYS and I wish I was exaggerating. Once we nailed down the table(s), we were ready to focus on chairs. (Update since it may not have been clear: There are no plans for Chris to build a table to replace these.) But we stayed in an Airbnb a couple months ago with a very similar Restoration Hardware table (although not the same one) and loved the character so our hopes are high! I think the worn, warm wood will bring so much to the space. Was it scary ordering a lot of money worth of table on the internet?! YES! Very scary.
We determined the 96″ would allow the chairs to be around 6″ apart with no weird spacing for the table legs or where the table comes together. We calculated dimensions for hours trying to figure out which length would be best (since a few extended to at least 120″). We really wanted something with a lot of warmth and character to offset the black and white tiled floors we’re laying (more on that in a minute) and fell in love with this one for all of its vintage, more rustic charm. Specifically their VINTAGE ITALIAN TANNERY OAK DINING TABLE.
We ordered two 96″ tables (that extend up to 132″!!) ) for the price of one from Restoration Hardware this weekend. And! Last year at this time, Chris had bought their $100/year membership when we were going to buy something for the cabin which grants you an additional 25% off, which suddenly put several dream tables in our price range. But! They are were having a huge sale right now. They have all the most beautiful long tables that extend even on top of that length but they were always way out of our budget. Even 120 inches was slim pickings, but all the best were from Restoration Hardware. We were looking for something at least 120 inches long.
Now–no one sells a 240 inch table (weird) but we were open to putting two together if they were the right one. We taped off a proportional table in the space and landed on 240 inches. The plan was always to have Chris build a big 22 person table for the dining room, but with that not happening until the spring at least, we started poking around to see if there were any other good options out there. I’ll share more about that in a future post, but back to the dining room! Because we made some big decisions this weekend! With a lot of encouragement from pretty much everyone that there would be no easier time, we’re taking the plunge and while we’re out, we scheduled new carpet to be installed in the girls’ rooms and wood flooring in the rest of the house. The other reason we’ll be moving out for a couple weeks is we scheduled our floors to be replaced at the same time.
That’s going to change everything and we can’t believe the time is almost here to see that all in place. The five doors in the dining room are all framed in and will be arriving next week (yes, our big arched window in the living room will be coming in at the same time! eeee!) so we are going to move to a hotel for 2 weeks starting next Monday so we can stay warm and out of the way a bit while the living room, breakfast nook, new dining room, our bedroom and closet all get new windows/doors. In terms of natural light, we’re getting close to getting that back, too. ( Photo from before the room was completely demo’d followed by an early rendering of the finished space) The electrical has been turned off in the living room, music room, up the stairs, down the hall and in our bedroom for a little while so we are all very eager to have that done–you know how much emphasis I put on lighting. Our new large dining room is completely boarded up and dark, so I don’t have a lot of photos of the actual space right now, but the insulation is scheduled to be sprayed this Friday, which means the electrical WILL be done by then.
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