Make it yours. Love it. Beat it up. Fill it with family and friends....

We did something today I have continued all day to squeal with delight about: we ordered a dining room table to be made custom for us! 

After drooling (sometimes literally) over our friends' Pete & Stevie's dining table (which has been distressed by years of loving use, made by his grandfather) The table is an amazing 22"Wx 8' L table, of which we have shared many a wonderful meal...and their family has shared tons of meals & memories I am sure.

Our dining room shape luckily calls for just the same long & narrow....however we do have a passthru type of situation in our dining room unlike Pete & Stevie's, we've measured now I think 5 times over the few months we've owned the house as to what size the table could be....just to make sure we thought it all thru, and got it just right!

Yesterday I found out my fav local antique store, Americana Workshop was having a 20% off sale due to the Christmas Prelude in the Kennebunks.  I did not realize they custom made furniture & had dragged Scott in to look at this 8' L table w/ drop leaves I had loved.  After much ado & lots of measuring, it was just not the right one, or right size....too many adjustments would need to be made, and then we were ruining the look & integrity of the antique.  The gentleman helping us then suggested we have them make us a table....huh?!

We went home to think it over & consult w/ Pete himself on this idea/quality & price, we went back & stopped in today with final measurements to order it!  The top will be made from old pine flooring that has been salvaged & the legs are turned legs made by a local craftsman in his late 70's...who does them in his workshop (rare to find still I guess!)...The other great thing is the woman who owns the shop, Cynthia Hamilton, is the one who will make it!  So it's local, made by a woman & parts by an old craftsman, custom made for our dimensions & finish color choices!  To top it off, she gave us an excellent price, we've been looking around a lot, as this was our 1 piece of furniture we agreed to purchase before we moved in as a "must have"....we couldn't be more happy!  4 weeks and we'll get to see it! yay!

The below image is from Vermont Farm Table Co. (which is also SO awesome)!   This is a similar image to what our table will be, but ours will be a black distressed finish on the bottom, the top left natural but sealed....already aged as it is old & salvaged...