I have a itch for something new. Three years ago we got this little kitchen table for a great Walmart low price. I think it is cute. It has been fine, but it is not very forgiving of a 3 and 6 year old who love to paint, color and seem to get more food on the floor and table than their mouths. When I clean the table, my rag or towel is black. I should have gotten glass put on top of it, but the glass cost more than the table. That is the truth.
I am asking for your opinion.
I found this Paula Deen Gathering table that I LOVE!!!!!!!!!! The problem?(It is not as white as it looks in this picture). It is a glazed antique white. It is the exact same color as all our molding and bead board. (PERFECT) BUT......everything I have in the kitchen is black or dark. I don't won't the table to look like a big bright marshmallow in the midst of a warm colored house. That is problem number 1.
Problem number 2. This table is BIG, HUGE. We would buy it and then have to store the leaf in our garage. (a waste) I also measured the size with the chairs pushed in and it works but I am afraid that a visiting guest or one of us could get pinned to the wall it is so tight.
I found another table and chairs that I REALLY REALLY like. Here is the chair. It is by Broyhill. It comes in 9 different colors. But the only color I really like is the black. It comes in several wood finishes and also yellow, sage and red. The table can seat six when the leaf is in. That is always a good thing. I love that I could tie cute cushions in the seats.
This table is fine, but we want something a little bigger and a lot more sturdy and durable.Your thoughts are welcomed!!!!!!!!
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You could also angle the larger one as a diamond so no one would get pinched in (I'm thinking of Fuller on Home Alone when the milk spills).
Good luck!
http://www.furniturehoo.com/paula-deen-kitchen-gathering-table-tobacco-finish-p-6449.html
I think it's beautiful!
Lots of options, but I think your decision will pop out at you when you find what you really love.
Good Luck!
We have chairs that look almost exactly like the black ones you posted. I think that style is called Napoleon. We couldn't find an exact table and chair set we liked, so we went to an unfinished furniture place and found exactly what we were looking for b/c we could pick the chairs and table separately. We stained our table a more natural wood looking color and painted the chairs black, and it looks great in our kitchen. I also like the red idea. Our kitchen has white cabinets and black granite countertops, and I have tons of red accent pieces.
Good luck! Make sure you post your updated kitchen so we will know what you decided to go with!
I've never posted before but do enjoy reading about you and your sweet girls. I have a gathering table and LOVE it however, my kids are older than yours. With the taller chairs, you may be concerned with them falling out of the chairs. My boys would sit with their feet under them sometimes and I'd worry that they would fall from the tall chairs. Just a thought. Have a great day. AMY
Have you looked at an unfinished wood furniture store? You might be able to find a style similar to the Paula Deen table (except a little smaller) and then choose wood chairs. You could have the top finished in a wood tone and the base of the table painted to match your off white trim or even red or black. Maybe use cushions in a color that matches the color you paint the table base.
Have you thought about Craigslist? Painting furniture yourself is really very easy. I'm not crafty at all and I can do it. I have bought so many tables on Craigslist- really good brands that I would never pay full price for. We move a lot in the military and I always need a different size table for each new house. Its worth a look: http://fayar.craigslist.org/fuo/2788323585.html I saw several other tables that might work or at least work until the girls are older. Just a thought.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWoodworkMan?ref=seller_info
I think this link might work or you could find something similar. All you would have to do is find some Pier 1 chairs to go with it.
Let us know what you decide.
With all that said, I'm sure whatever you decide will be beautiful!
Maybe you could just seal the top of the table if you like it and want to keep it. OR, you could strip the table and paint/varnish it any color you'd like :O)
On another note....I have been on a two-year quest for a slightly larger table since this one doesn't comfortably accommodate the six chairs that came with it. Guess where I have spotted the perfect table??? Sheffield's Antiques in Collierville! :-) Sorry to ramble!
Show us what you come up with!!!
One thing I try to do when buying furniture is make sure it would be usable in other houses in case we move or even in the same house but with different decor and paint colors in case you decide to change things up!
Personally I a very fearful of whites and off whites in furniture! Ha!