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Farmhouse Table

April 24, 2012 |

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posted by lipstickandsawdust

About This Project

Since I am in the middle of a divorce, my ex- took my dining room furniture. I decided instead of buying something new, or getting a hand me down, I would build a new table. The wood top was made of 3 wood planks from my sister in laws hardwood flooring leftovers. It was sooo fun to make this. The stain was a mix of Minwax Providence and Ebony 3 to 1 mix appx. I did not add the bottom wood piece, as I did not think it needed it, it is plenty strong without it. I am working on the bench and chairs now. This has been by far my most fulfilling project ever. Enjoy!

Blog Link:

Lipstick and Sawdust

From Plan (new):

Farmhouse Table

Estimated Cost:

$100 for stain, trim, poly etc. I had a lot of the wood, not the breadboards

Estimated Time Investment:

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Required Skill Level:

Beginner

Type of Wood:

Maple top, pine sides

Finish Used:

2 coat mix of Minwax Providence and Ebony (3 parts to one part) 4 coats Polysealant

farmhouse table, mix stain, table

4 Comments

clips

Good for you!

I think you came up with a great solution to your dining room problem. As a victim of the "ex furniture snatch" myself, I also decided to build my own instead of buying. It was quite the confidence boost! Love the table with the wider boards. I also didn't use a stretcher for my Farmhouse Table, and it's held up perfectly for over a year now.

posted by brookifer86 | on Tue, 2012-04-24 11:55

clips

Looks great! What size did

Looks great! What size did this end up being?

Whitney www.whitneysworkshop.com

posted by whitney_smith | on Tue, 2012-04-24 12:59

clips

Size of table.

The finished size is 36x 85x32 high. It may be about 1/2- 1 inch too high, but I custom made the bench for it and am repurposing some bar height swivel chairs to size as well. Thanks for the compliments

posted by lipstickandsawdust | on Tue, 2012-04-24 18:53

clips

Beautiful!

I am looking to do the same design with the larger boards in the middle. What size are the boards running vertically on the ends? 1 x 6?

posted by KellyJo1180 | on Thu, 2012-09-27 10:38

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