A Table for the Ages

The covered porch area of our patio has a great little nook that invites sitting, lounging, and lying about. The former owners had an old, rickety table set up to eat at. Up until yesterday, we were using the same table. The legs were wobbly, the paint was peeling off, the top was uneven (a danger for wine glasses), and it wasn't quite the right size for the space; if we had company, we had to turn the table long-ways and box them in! Needless to say, it wasn't the ideal situation. All of this, we probably could have lived with for a bit longer had it not been for the discovery that the old table hosts wood-eating creatures! We would wake up in the morning to small piles of sawdust on the patio floor beneath it.

The table had to go!

As long as we were going to get a new table, we wanted one that would fit nicely in the space we have in the patio. A friend of ours in a carpenter and we asked him to build us a custom table. He loves our patio and was really excited about the prospect. He asked if he could have full creative license with the table, of course we said yes... We brought it home yesterday--it is beautiful! Not only does it fit perfectly, but it's hefty, solid pine, beautifully stained and looks great in our nook. This table will most certainly outlast us!

Yesterday we ate lunch and had our post-siesta coffee at our new table. And this morning I couldn't resist taking my laptop outside and trying my luck with the patchy wifi connection. ;) So far, so good. It's too inviting to leave alone in the patio.

...The big smooth, varnished top is just begging us to play cards. (Ewan, want to come visit) ;)