Meanwhile, back in the breakfast room…..here’s where we started.
My vision was to make what the architect deemed a breakfast room/sunroom combo into something that would be more functional.
To make that happen, I wanted a massive table to be a primary element. After looking high and low at pieces apparently manufactured everywhere but the USA, I finally found a furniture maker who shared my idea of what a fine table should be. Quoting from The Ole Craftsman’s website, “In the fall of 2000, I retired from the high-pressure demands of commission woodworking but could not retire from crafting quality wood furniture. I now work at a leisurely pace and build one or two pieces of furniture a week and have really focused on building farm tables. I love the simplicity of these tables, each and every one is different from the other and I have focused on bringing quality and style to the traditional farm table.” Those words, people, were music to my ears. I read every, single word written on his website, including dozens of glowing testimonials. Every day we read stories of deals gone bad, particularly when the Internet is involved, and I proceeded with caution but I placed the order confidently. I mean, just LOOK at his amazing work!
After a lot of communication back and forth, we fine-tuned the details and I took my place in the The Ole Craftsman’s que. I had a time frame in mind but it was months down the road. Take your time, Mr. Craftsman. Quality cannot be rushed.
Then …. the day after it was shipped, all 450 lbs. of harvest table and six matching chairs turned up in the driveway! {It was actually delivered by semi-truck and believe me, my FedEx guy wasn’t nearly as exuberant to be unloading my five giant boxes from his truck.}
Since Fed-Ex doesn’t deliver freight inside the home, and since we don’t exactly have the muscles we had thirty years ago, a wrestling match ensued between the very, very heavy table, DH and me. After some, shall we say, creative lifting, sliding, pushing, straddling, crying and cursing, the humans prevailed.
Have you ever seen such gorgeousity?
Note the wormy-maple top. I love that we won’t have to treat it with kid gloves {although every day I fawn over it like it’s the work of art that it is}.
I simply couldn’t be any more pleased with the way the breakfast room redo turned out.
Now onto phase three. The window treatments. As soon as I get a nice chunk of time, I’ll be knee deep in this…..
And I’ll reveal the rest of the redo…. along with the beadboard backsplashes in the kitchen!
Your table is gorgeous – so worth the wait and all the planning. Love the ceiling in this room. I have been trying to convince my husband we should do something similar in our dining room.
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We are about to have our table delivered from The Old Crafstman. We are very excited…he has been a pleasure to work with.
Congratulations, John! You are going to love your new table! Make sure you have lots of help unloading! They’re HEAVY!
Ellen
I LOVE your room! OMG–the built-ins, the table, the chairs, the floors… Beautifully done!!
I love the upholstered settee idea!
This is absolutely gorgeous!!
Very beautiful!
Oh it is all coming along so beautifully. Yummy.
MAGNIFICENT!!
Whoaaaaa! That is one beautiful piece of wood-work. And I simply adore the couch and its fabulous fabric on the side of the table.
The only thing that seems a little out (but it could just be in the photo- not in real life) is that the table isn’t on show enough. This is only because of the dark coloured floors. If there was a lighter rug under the table, the contrast of the wood in the table might really pop. Then again, it might just be how it looks in the photo. No offense meant- really- everything is totally GORGEOUS.
Your table is gorgeous as is your entire house! Love it
It pretty much goes without saying that your table is simply divine! Your breakfast room looks wonderful; however, it is that fabric teaser that has me wanting to fast forward. I love that mixture of blue and green! Amazing! What is the last fabric? So stinking cute!!!! I would love to find some like it. Would you share the name with me?
Thanks for stopping by, Molly. That last fabric is Robert Allen’s Square Pegs in the mist colorway. It comes in lots of other colors as well. I just love it!
Ellen
Dearest Ellen, I’ll be right over to come and have a cup of coffee, tea, whatever you’re serving. I love your room and will love to see your new window treatment creations! Hugs, Kim
This room is soooo gorgeous! I love the slipcovered setee and the hutch. I can’t wait to see how the curtians turn out.
They’re finished! Here
Thanks for the compliment and thanks for stopping by!
Ellen
My goodness looking like a movie set! Is that YOUR house? Great decorating and fabric choices too. That room looks so much larger and more inviting after your repurpose! Wonderful and beautiful use of the space!
Ellen, this is absolutely gorgeous…those pictures should be in a magazine. So inviting and just stunning. WOW, you are a talented lady.
Have you already mentioned where you got that gorgeous hutch? We are probably going to make built-ins, but your piece sure would do the trick. It’s all looking fabulous.
Paula, the cabinet is custom. I could send you the drawing if you’d like it.
And the best part? It’s not built-in so it can move with us!