Comments on Brooklyn Limestone: Dining Table? Ding Ding Ding

Pretty table! I know you'll enjoy it. I'm...

2010-08-23T15:28:28.586-04:00

Pretty table! I know you'll enjoy it. I'm sort of like you too, hate to get rid of something I really like. But, I'm getting better about off-loading stuff I can't use, since we really can't store a lot of things. I just have a yardsale about once a year to pare down.

Love your new table. I haven't read all the c...

2010-08-20T21:40:26.226-04:00

Love your new table. I haven't read all the comments, so I don't know if someone else suggested it, but what about dividing your old table in half and fixing it to the wall as a sideboard. Sort of re-invent it so it gets to stay in your home but in a useful way.

I think you made a fantastic choice. Your eye is v...

2010-08-20T17:52:45.729-04:00

I think you made a fantastic choice. Your eye is very good...brilliant style every time!

Love it! And can totally understand your devotion...

2010-08-20T17:29:01.348-04:00

Love it! And can totally understand your devotion to the old table, but your want of a larger one. (Same dilema here).

To be completely honest, I love the old one more. ...

2010-08-20T14:47:06.602-04:00

To be completely honest, I love the old one more. It has a history, a meaning, and a belonging to live in that home!

I'm not quite fond of the shape. Maybe a picture in the space would help understand how the shape would work in the space?

I really love the orginial old table but can under...

2010-08-20T13:54:37.680-04:00

I really love the orginial old table but can understand you needing more seating. What is a balloon chair?

I hate to be a naysayer but I so love the old tabl...

2010-08-20T10:37:23.984-04:00

I hate to be a naysayer but I so love the old table and not loving the new one! Keep it for awhile to make sure you don't want it back...

Your dining room (and whole house) are so beautiful.

I am glad that you found a table for such a reason...

2010-08-20T09:08:30.918-04:00

I am glad that you found a table for such a reasonable price. At our last house that we built, we only had a dining room and we used it. In this house our eat in kitchen is a sitting area. We use our table every day. It is slightly scratched etc. but it is to be used:) Of course my mother being old school and all, thinks I should have a tablecloth or a pad on it. Tables are to use so just go with the dings and enjoy it.

No, the table (even half of it) can't be used ...

2010-08-20T08:47:23.264-04:00

No, the table (even half of it) can't be used anywhere else. It doesn't even fit in most rooms no less be able to serve a practical purpose.

Congrats on the new (old!) table! I love the feel...

2010-08-19T21:41:43.603-04:00

Congrats on the new (old!) table! I love the feeling you get when you stumble onto something unexpected like that.

Can you use the old table as a work desk...work ta...

2010-08-19T21:20:49.352-04:00

Can you use the old table as a work desk...work table...hobby table??? I use one as a desk and love it. Maybe yours is too big, but pushed up against the wall makes them more usable.

I think the shine is just a French polish (at leas...

2010-08-19T18:37:42.917-04:00

I think the shine is just a French polish (at least that's what it's called in England!), which is just highly polished wood,with no varnish at all, in which case, it'll dull down on it's own in time with wear and tear or you could just give it an incredibly light sand - more of a rough brush, really - to speed up the process.

Love the table and love the price! I can't wa...

2010-08-19T17:34:43.475-04:00

Love the table and love the price! I can't wait to see how it looks in your dining space!

What a beautiful dining room! I love the inlaid wo...

2010-08-19T14:48:00.282-04:00

What a beautiful dining room! I love the inlaid wood floors and the moulding around the doorway!

You must be living right or just plain lucky. I n...

2010-08-19T13:46:28.544-04:00

You must be living right or just plain lucky. I never seem to find great things like that at our local thrift stores.

LOVE the new table! I have a hard time letting go ...

2010-08-19T12:58:07.976-04:00

LOVE the new table! I have a hard time letting go of things...so I'm no help in this decision! I'd be curious to hear how you make it less glossy though - I need to do that to my dining set.

Love the new table! and I too am like you-i cant ...

2010-08-19T12:37:02.123-04:00

Love the new table! and I too am like you-i cant part with things even if I "know" i wont use them again. Maybe make it into an office desk?
As for dulling the finish- you *could* have your 1yr take a magic marker and scribble ALL over it- then get out your handy dandy Mr. Clean Magic Eraser-add a little nail polish remover and voila! your magic marker is GONE .....and so is your shiny finish....... not that that ever happened to me or anything....... ;-)

Personally, I like the shine, but putting a runner...

2010-08-19T12:35:32.095-04:00

Personally, I like the shine, but putting a runner on it might take the edge off for you?

Congrats on your find!

Kelly

Amazing find!! Congrats! I really love the legs o...

2010-08-19T12:32:56.681-04:00

Amazing find!! Congrats!

I really love the legs on the old table. Do you need a dining table in your shore house? Maybe you can paint it and give it a whole new look?

Awww, that sad, beautiful, old table. Maybe you s...

2010-08-19T12:09:12.134-04:00

Awww, that sad, beautiful, old table. Maybe you should make a trade with Housing Works. One fabulous table for another? That way you know it would end up somewhere it was needed. Good find though!

I'm not a furniture refinishing expert, but I&...

2010-08-19T11:50:25.829-04:00

I'm not a furniture refinishing expert, but I've used a product called Furniture Refinisher by Formby's. It dissolves old varnish, lacquer and shellac. And it does it without chemicals that could harm wood. I used it on a couple old sewing table drawers I found at a flea market. Then I applied a couple coats of matte polyurethane and they look beautiful (and not too shiny). I think you could use this product on your table and then apply a matte polyurethane like I did and that would take care of your overly glossy table. Like I said, I'm not a furniture refinishing expert, but this worked for me. Hope this helps. I'm a big fan of your blog! :)

Liberate the old table. Release it into the wild ...

2010-08-19T11:48:55.414-04:00

Liberate the old table. Release it into the wild despite the lump in your throat - you know you should.

As far as taking off the shine from your table, wh...

2010-08-19T11:03:21.608-04:00

As far as taking off the shine from your table, what kind of damage would a deglosser do to it? I know it's typically only used for prepping a paintable surface, so it may not be the right treatment... or, you could give it a topcoat with some poly that has a less glossy finish. I'm still experimenting with furniture finishes myself, so I'm no expert, just thought I'd throw an idea out!

love the new table!! do you mind sharing your sou...

2010-08-19T11:01:34.772-04:00

love the new table!!

do you mind sharing your source for your host chairs? me likey them a lot!

Don't feel badly about keeping the old table. ...

2010-08-19T10:45:02.800-04:00

Don't feel badly about keeping the old table. I have had a disassembled dining table in a closet (along with the 4 chairs) for 8 years now. I purchased it when I was single and bought my first place. It isn't very kid friendly and is too small to be our main dining table now as a family of four, but I just know one day it will be the PERFECT breakfast nook table. You know, when I buy a house that actually HAS a breakfast nook...

(Hello, my name is Julie and I'm an enabler!)

Your new table is a great find!