Jim and Nance Brown from Windsor Chair Makers came today with THE table. I woke up with the kind of feeling I used to have as a kid on Christmas morning- the tingle of electrical energy coursing through my veins and just a little bit of a knot in my belly. I hopped out of bed and raced around all morning, getting ready for the arrival of the wonderful, magical table. And here it is, the finish glowing as if the wood was somehow lit from within. It is so smooth, so silky, I keep running my hands over it as I walk past. I think of the fun and good food and conversations that this table will see....
Jim told me that the top is made of Tiger maple. The wood has beautiful squiggles and lines throughout it. He said those lines are made when the tree goes through storms. The wind bends and flexes the tree, and these marks result. I love the poetry of that; weathering a storm creates additional beauty and interest.
I cannot even believe that a table this magnificent is under my freshly painted ceiling! I just keep staring at it. Happily.
3 comments:
Love it...as I can see...so does at least one pug, a boxer and a poodle!
It is beautiful in place. Now I realize why you were painting the dining room!
Mary Anne in Kentucky
Now I need some art for the walls and the new valance I ordered for the window.
We had dinner on our new table tonight. I have terrified my poor husband about damaging it any way. He was almost too nervous to eat. Almost.
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