dining room table

Okay, so I know that I mentioned a cake recipe in my last post, but to be honest, I haven't made it yet and don't want to put it up here without pictures to make your mouth water. So instead, we'll just talk about the table. 

Just to catch you up, I'm studying for my CPA exam. To put it mildly, it stinks and takes up about 90% of my free time at home. So poor Justin has been bored out of his mind when all I do is come home, get in PJs, and lock myself in a room with my Becker software. Sure, he played a few video games, but eventually even that became boring. 

So he decided to build us a dining room table. I'd be lying if I said I didn't think it was a random project. We had talked about it being done, because frankly, we cannot afford the rustic Pottery Barn table that I wanted, but we hadn't made any definite plans yet. Until one day, he said he was building it, went to Lowe's to get the lumber, and began. And seriously, he should have been a carpenter. He finished this thing in about a week. 

this was night one. seriously, he's a beast.

freshly painted, no distress yet.

with our steal of a deal stein mart chairs

finished product!

I would just like to go on the record and say that my husband is amazing. Seriously. The table looks so so good and can't wait to enjoy many dinners with family and friends on it. 

Also, we are contemplated making and selling these dining room tables as an alternative to those super expensive Pottery Barn farm tables. Comment if you're interested!

Until next time, xo.