Almost six and a half years ago, we were given a dining set. It has served us well. It is incredibly sturdy (we're the third generation to use it!), has had enough chairs for us, and can extend really long with a couple leaves.
But I've never really liked it. I'm just not a fan of the ranch-style table and chairs, and the chairs don't really look that great anyway. A couple of them were (partially) stripped at one time and never re-finished. And there are only four of them, so with Mariah's little toddler chair, we had met the max it could hold without buying more chairs, which of course would not match.
So, after years of contemplating, I started looking around a few months ago. I finally narrowed in on the style I wanted, and then finally bit the bullet and paid the money (the most difficult part for me). And I am THRILLED!!! I can hardly believe that this dining set is actually in my house. It seats seven as is (with three on the bench), and has a leaf enclosed in the table to extend it. We hope to buy two more chairs sometime in the next year or so to seat nine. (The lighting in this photo is really gross, but you still get the idea.)
And lest any of you are worried about how much I love this set--I do still love my children more. (But right now it feels pretty close!)
4 comments:
Yay!! It's beautiful, Taffy. Way to go!
I love it! And the bench is perfect. Did it come with the set?
It looks really nice. I love the bench on 1 side. Once our family increases in size, I will have to start table shopping also.
Jen, the bench matches the set, but didn't "come with" it. It was $150 extra. But I really wanted a bench with kids, and they think it' great!
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