My daughter and son-in-law just closed on their first house. They had it built and it was a LONG 7 months from picking lot to closing for them and my wife and I ... as many know the "process" of having a home built can be stressful ... and it was. Regardless after all of the tears and hair pulling ... they closed on a beautiful home and we helped them move in this past weekend ...
My house warming present to them was a "built to their specifications" dining room table.
They specifically wanted "rustic", "dark finish" and 46" x 84" .... we went to several "rustic furniture stores" with them so I could get a better idea of what they had in mind ...
I started by looking for reclaimed wood and found several sources ... the prices were astronomical ... typically $9/bf+ for what I had in mind.
I got VERY fortunate and found a fellow at a giant flea market that had OLD 2x4 and 2x6 reclaimed long leaf pine out of a barn in Arkansas ... his price ... $1.25 RUNNING FOOT ... I almost broke my leg jumping in the pickup and backing up to his trailer
I contacted a mill I had used before and determined he had some 6/4 rough sawn cypress that I thought would work for the top and by incredible accident MY father-in-law (now 93) had two 4' x 11" long leaf pine boards he had saved since the 1960's from I have no idea where ... regardless I confiscated those to include in his grand daughter's new table.
As I started to build the base of the table from the reclaimed lumber I discovered several square nails ... dating the wood to well over 100 years I believe ... I thought that was pretty cool ...
The pics below show some of the "in process" photos I took and sent to my daughter for "approval" ... the last picture of the completed table is of poor quality taken with my cell phone but shows it in its and their new home ... they were very pleased and so am I ...
My house warming present to them was a "built to their specifications" dining room table.
They specifically wanted "rustic", "dark finish" and 46" x 84" .... we went to several "rustic furniture stores" with them so I could get a better idea of what they had in mind ...
I started by looking for reclaimed wood and found several sources ... the prices were astronomical ... typically $9/bf+ for what I had in mind.
I got VERY fortunate and found a fellow at a giant flea market that had OLD 2x4 and 2x6 reclaimed long leaf pine out of a barn in Arkansas ... his price ... $1.25 RUNNING FOOT ... I almost broke my leg jumping in the pickup and backing up to his trailer
I contacted a mill I had used before and determined he had some 6/4 rough sawn cypress that I thought would work for the top and by incredible accident MY father-in-law (now 93) had two 4' x 11" long leaf pine boards he had saved since the 1960's from I have no idea where ... regardless I confiscated those to include in his grand daughter's new table.
As I started to build the base of the table from the reclaimed lumber I discovered several square nails ... dating the wood to well over 100 years I believe ... I thought that was pretty cool ...
The pics below show some of the "in process" photos I took and sent to my daughter for "approval" ... the last picture of the completed table is of poor quality taken with my cell phone but shows it in its and their new home ... they were very pleased and so am I ...
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