Have you seen this farmhouse table?
image from Country Living Magazine/photo by Lucas Allen
Didn't you fall in love with it the second you saw it?
We sure did.
Its straight lines, rustic feel, simple design.
It looks an awful lot like…
Well that would be because we used Ana White's Farmhouse Table plan to build our new dining room table too!
Ha!
The secret's out!
Why reinvent the wheel – or in this case, redesign a table we adore – if someone else has already done it?
That would just be dumb!
We did make some modifications in size to Ana's plans, just to suit our space – we made it a little wider and a little shorter (in length) because our dining room is a little bit square. Like the shape – not like it's uncool or anything.
Nope, not our dining room.
And we paired our farmhouse table with knockoff Eames Eiffel chairs instead of wheat sheaf style farm chairs.
We also totally finished our farmhouse table with our own twist. We loved the rustic look of the Country Living version – but we also adore the Restoration Hardware pickled type finish.
But we'll talk about that tomorrow! (UPDATE: Find out how we finished our table here.)
Have you ever built your own dining room table? Have you used any of Ana White's plans for DIY furniture?
xo, Shannon
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The table really looks amazing. It is a simple farm house table which you have used very wisely to make it look like an antique.
No. And no. But yours is gorgeous!! The shape, style and finish. Looks so perfect in your space!!!!
Thank you!
I don’t understand…this is an old post, what am I missing?
I don’t understand…this is an old post, what am I missing?
Hi Shannon, what type of wood did you use?
Looks great!
Just cheapo pine from the big box store!