DIY Dining Table

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-udlv7OCgBtPKcOweiGvWUsKMFZLIfeJNy5LrS1phuS5qCkyfDSfADm8MVRRplp3DHxlxHs150bBZvAYm_E2nYvH4NDYIfFnDQYPNLp-MPBS3VSt4vwewSXUr5U-3oUulaN9Eua85r0s1/s1600/DIY-DINING-TABLE-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-udlv7OCgBtPKcOweiGvWUsKMFZLIfeJNy5LrS1phuS5qCkyfDSfADm8MVRRplp3DHxlxHs150bBZvAYm_E2nYvH4NDYIfFnDQYPNLp-MPBS3VSt4vwewSXUr5U-3oUulaN9Eua85r0s1/s1600/DIY-DINING-TABLE-02.jpg" title="DIY Dining Table" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Last year, one of my husband's relatives posted a photo of her birthday gift from her husband, a gorgeous handmade harvest/farmhouse table. I was in love with it and almost immediately began searching Pinterest so that my husband could build us one of our own.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> My Pinterest inspiration:</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV6MNy_KUpqLu_URTnS07LCiO8idkvFjhRZVfese7IAmnuaZqlcSpzHH-ngm2JYI5WcdAJYyj16qB13VcztHhG23d0B2KrBdsmfQoyHppqw0451N71Tp1B9nfGue5J38RjMRbgq2I85Ww/s1600/farmhouse-dining-table-627c93f4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV6MNy_KUpqLu_URTnS07LCiO8idkvFjhRZVfese7IAmnuaZqlcSpzHH-ngm2JYI5WcdAJYyj16qB13VcztHhG23d0B2KrBdsmfQoyHppqw0451N71Tp1B9nfGue5J38RjMRbgq2I85Ww/s640/farmhouse-dining-table-627c93f4.jpg" title="DIY Dining Table" width="426" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sallywheatinteriors.com/#!/3/featured/Dining_Rooms/156" target="_blank">Sally Wheat Interiors</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNunmC94nTKkaObbHvkr3na8wxnAgqIZcD5UDu4PPquwWs42ZETBCXKNhiUau4MO3505TFU_hpdByWWPDzna9CtGPmmgyyi2FzzzB5kOngaURr2GtMmPR-wTSzPnw1j4M1P0ixDtaBlRz/s1600/farmhouse-table-dining-settee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNunmC94nTKkaObbHvkr3na8wxnAgqIZcD5UDu4PPquwWs42ZETBCXKNhiUau4MO3505TFU_hpdByWWPDzna9CtGPmmgyyi2FzzzB5kOngaURr2GtMmPR-wTSzPnw1j4M1P0ixDtaBlRz/s640/farmhouse-table-dining-settee.jpg" title="DIY Dining Table" width="424" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chattafabulous.blogspot.com/2013/01/settee-at-dining-table.html" target="_blank">Source</a> (found on Pinterest)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> The table plans my husband chose he found on <a href="http://ana-white.com/2012/11/plans/farmhouse-table-updated-pocket-hole-plans" target="_blank">Ana-White.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kwcKJGfg93YDx6XgoNs-EU_G3uojPaCXLM8Sc4v8F3AA2LsWD7h9OrmbA_Q4Mqm8E-0kMnC2TeZ0kmku-gVYWyL2-RvbZWdZooPlNrXyxTxphTOtVjOx-L23s9o4PmZk21MTvVzDECHD/s1600/ana-white_1352743260.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans, ana white" border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kwcKJGfg93YDx6XgoNs-EU_G3uojPaCXLM8Sc4v8F3AA2LsWD7h9OrmbA_Q4Mqm8E-0kMnC2TeZ0kmku-gVYWyL2-RvbZWdZooPlNrXyxTxphTOtVjOx-L23s9o4PmZk21MTvVzDECHD/s640/ana-white_1352743260.jpeg" title="DIY Dining Table- Ana White" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ana-white.com/2012/11/plans/farmhouse-table-updated-pocket-hole-plans" target="_blank">Ana-White.com full tutorial</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">BUILDING OUR TABLE</span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisksCduopT2rsHVE2b2TFnxMoFkLV3ys7mQc9Lcc_1Ei6w7DYGlW0n2wl3yuH4OxEYtT6xqhMffoX7O2J9RacTK_q5wimmEz6I66jJSvWZKoXtgivUgEwLfb0Bnz8iZvAYJ6cfo9uRHLyO/s1600/dining-table-diy-garage-DSC_5734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisksCduopT2rsHVE2b2TFnxMoFkLV3ys7mQc9Lcc_1Ei6w7DYGlW0n2wl3yuH4OxEYtT6xqhMffoX7O2J9RacTK_q5wimmEz6I66jJSvWZKoXtgivUgEwLfb0Bnz8iZvAYJ6cfo9uRHLyO/s640/dining-table-diy-garage-DSC_5734.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Head Builder in Charge, my husband. ♥</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAHCjRUgkjc_ynpZu5BEUI42UBGpr4DT62bYqfRnolqFAqub93xApt5vOAeaq5GbMt44OkMR7DC4Zq1fr-KjRX3X8yRNVGJYzCy56B05T6w2lfroUsZt5d4GQgB8LA85prcigdps2FyhA/s1600/dining-table-diy-parts-DSC_5738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans" border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAHCjRUgkjc_ynpZu5BEUI42UBGpr4DT62bYqfRnolqFAqub93xApt5vOAeaq5GbMt44OkMR7DC4Zq1fr-KjRX3X8yRNVGJYzCy56B05T6w2lfroUsZt5d4GQgB8LA85prcigdps2FyhA/s640/dining-table-diy-parts-DSC_5738.jpg" title="DIY Dining Table" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2m8F25E1uek4RE_TmkBA52bUXOQp3SIC4z-Z0Ii0JWyumGqyhMUrBAlOmelz4rdoeBg6-AmIN71YWIJHMBuThV45hJsuGENeITWKcATwPL-TrSoZmqtRSUkxaOOGnI31k1oxQiViXa3H/s1600/zach-gabe-dining-table-diy-DSC_5752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2m8F25E1uek4RE_TmkBA52bUXOQp3SIC4z-Z0Ii0JWyumGqyhMUrBAlOmelz4rdoeBg6-AmIN71YWIJHMBuThV45hJsuGENeITWKcATwPL-TrSoZmqtRSUkxaOOGnI31k1oxQiViXa3H/s640/zach-gabe-dining-table-diy-DSC_5752.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My son <i>loves</i> working with his father.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJQC33ZZpWNkG5dNlO778SaMgLsZZkC4cAEyNUwXzXSGsiXkPG0s3LXMdQmwHoQEHEecjm9tmLAX8F1ydTrUOcj25BmCj5pW2OhrdgRoYf5fE4-WZuHP8IxcAK6crSIClwp6bftgJLQMF/s1600/table-pre-stain-DSC_5758_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans" border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJQC33ZZpWNkG5dNlO778SaMgLsZZkC4cAEyNUwXzXSGsiXkPG0s3LXMdQmwHoQEHEecjm9tmLAX8F1ydTrUOcj25BmCj5pW2OhrdgRoYf5fE4-WZuHP8IxcAK6crSIClwp6bftgJLQMF/s640/table-pre-stain-DSC_5758_edited-1.jpg" title="DIY Dining Table" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pre-stain.</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This is how it originally looked in our dining room:</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWKUIcRyGwJS5NlbbpYzEmyPtzL20508yO0TAui9-TiEvFXPQXxo5AqnOjWhWxSZHaK5wYV_ptAms2-yg9K_WNKlscZ81nsxHq9ym8O7GlSfxU8amJUVSNfCr6vAbWCV3MQ3suUbbbXjP/s1600/dining-table-final-DSC_7300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="how to, wood, dining, table, diy, farmhouse, handmade" border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWKUIcRyGwJS5NlbbpYzEmyPtzL20508yO0TAui9-TiEvFXPQXxo5AqnOjWhWxSZHaK5wYV_ptAms2-yg9K_WNKlscZ81nsxHq9ym8O7GlSfxU8amJUVSNfCr6vAbWCV3MQ3suUbbbXjP/s640/dining-table-final-DSC_7300.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> This is how our dining room looks now, with the benches my husband made months after completing the table:</div> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx-4TkXEsQXAVGilamzO35SvAxlOtr2ZZmFNamWF3j1mvY3zPV5ieJzo4lvUx8Ins21HGwUKqeXQCrFGT_jv0SG9a5VbAKjwMsTKP09lgn37uOCJHd_ARH3Wpq1BT39up-Da5UiRdAOmQ/s1600/DIY-DINING-TABLE-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx-4TkXEsQXAVGilamzO35SvAxlOtr2ZZmFNamWF3j1mvY3zPV5ieJzo4lvUx8Ins21HGwUKqeXQCrFGT_jv0SG9a5VbAKjwMsTKP09lgn37uOCJHd_ARH3Wpq1BT39up-Da5UiRdAOmQ/s1600/DIY-DINING-TABLE-02.jpg" title="DIY Dining Table" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJRTiWRw71rOYMMuPHhRFQafHnxjYTz9BFtpWUPsYvtY2xJzQRpRim8xBHdmT-wJtQG4VhG-4ewKX0NtsCSwvLY82v1Ulxfl5diyolWobbKiJXKvjySOhG906IYGn2cvIz93LOX81VzYw/s1600/DIY-DINING-TABLE-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJRTiWRw71rOYMMuPHhRFQafHnxjYTz9BFtpWUPsYvtY2xJzQRpRim8xBHdmT-wJtQG4VhG-4ewKX0NtsCSwvLY82v1Ulxfl5diyolWobbKiJXKvjySOhG906IYGn2cvIz93LOX81VzYw/s1600/DIY-DINING-TABLE-03.jpg" title="DIY Dining Table" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The only thing I would change about the table is the stain color. It's darker than I wanted, but overall, it has been working great for my family! :-)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you like our table, then go ahead and pin the following image to Pinterest! :-)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHu2NOncTt514KmJfm4IouiYsliStVCMzhq9cJS_XcLnNVzXEL0NpNAfUJfHMtLc-jZEag4e7yzeMod2H9MnLe1O16ZjhtE5oEyFWbgrO0leSc_hYifusADjZGzbqepcDj86H6dK5owdpf/s1600/DIY-DINING-TABLE-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY, dining table, wood, pinterest, how to, britney dearest, harvest, farmhouse, plans" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHu2NOncTt514KmJfm4IouiYsliStVCMzhq9cJS_XcLnNVzXEL0NpNAfUJfHMtLc-jZEag4e7yzeMod2H9MnLe1O16ZjhtE5oEyFWbgrO0leSc_hYifusADjZGzbqepcDj86H6dK5owdpf/s640/DIY-DINING-TABLE-01.jpg" title="DIY Dining Table" width="426" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">What do you think of the style of my previous dining room vs. how it currently looks?</span></div> </div>

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DIY Dining Table

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An Easy Thrifted Vanity Bench Upgrade

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy-WFCionHpd2TDZGBcVEXrxBmy9opS3_keSM3VAhY9nVNTtxR0JNzC1jEKfrPxXv57kZAMDZbRJXDlRInR1ht3mSCmwA15CDc1aNXdcJGEvwwMmvhyphenhyphenul-av3c0NCLg3fFeWpVpfCI5pP/s1600/vanity-seat-20150705_181825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy-WFCionHpd2TDZGBcVEXrxBmy9opS3_keSM3VAhY9nVNTtxR0JNzC1jEKfrPxXv57kZAMDZbRJXDlRInR1ht3mSCmwA15CDc1aNXdcJGEvwwMmvhyphenhyphenul-av3c0NCLg3fFeWpVpfCI5pP/s640/vanity-seat-20150705_181825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> About a month ago I finally reupholstered a vanity seat. I've had the vanity bench for about 3 months now. It had been sitting in my garage with the rest of my DIY to-dos.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <u><b>I used:</b></u></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> •A $5 vanity bench I bought at a garage sale</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> •A screwdriver (to remove the seat)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> •Faux fur fabric purchased at JoAnn's ($9)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> •Scissors</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> •A staple gun</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> •Extra staples</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat39vc8tmU1Ze1MfXOp530PKWkzq9fhTPcvC-ky-ywQMaPZ0Za3hPL-8Kp7JjfoaTrt0Pjpg7huX8CJz5YqPFYeB7-s63jmG7KT9Enq0JMXlMW9F7qK8kwlrPTtR2tnuN7RjQzkZIugRn/s1600/vanity-fabric-cut-20150705_183959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat39vc8tmU1Ze1MfXOp530PKWkzq9fhTPcvC-ky-ywQMaPZ0Za3hPL-8Kp7JjfoaTrt0Pjpg7huX8CJz5YqPFYeB7-s63jmG7KT9Enq0JMXlMW9F7qK8kwlrPTtR2tnuN7RjQzkZIugRn/s640/vanity-fabric-cut-20150705_183959.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 1.) To determine how much fabric I needed I measured the top from end to end and added an extra 2 inches on each side.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> {Example: if the top is 12"x14", you get 16"x18" so there's 2" of fabric to staple underneath the seat.}</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 2.) I removed the seat of the bench.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 3.) I wiped down the existing fabric. {I decided to leave on the old fabric because there are way too many staples that I didn't feel like removing.}</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 4.) I turned the seat upside down onto the fabric and cut it, making sure I had enough fabric under the seat to securely staple it down (approx. 2").</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 5.) I stapled the fabric to the seat. {My hands were so tired!}</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmuhzXV0PCW8Y9FV11g7l_Vcmr02B1mpJ7ZPv0IoyBQd-YrQdVrBwoilStRLyu6D9oovwZZTRHPcMTNl3Ypej-6iUjegB70XQaU4MCJN5Ixj9ipxI-G4sC9vSun2ZhfYsWaaCS7-VgRvP/s1600/vanity-bench-diy-2015-07-05+19.17.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmuhzXV0PCW8Y9FV11g7l_Vcmr02B1mpJ7ZPv0IoyBQd-YrQdVrBwoilStRLyu6D9oovwZZTRHPcMTNl3Ypej-6iUjegB70XQaU4MCJN5Ixj9ipxI-G4sC9vSun2ZhfYsWaaCS7-VgRvP/s640/vanity-bench-diy-2015-07-05+19.17.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's probably about 100 staples I added! That part was NOT fun.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 6.) I screwed the top back onto the metal base and...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Walah!</div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LSsL3xiaW8QBuRcWuef5niA_yTwzAhV991OuyrBFGJ7F7bbWcDJ9KAbrlEMajkjE8VCqzN5jV43yrVg-G26qbnFij7qAIGhdOY4ZFyNaD50G6Guev0h7Uf1cZCX7UvHogVJT6bKWpSWx/s1600/vanity-stool-diy-after-DSC_7312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LSsL3xiaW8QBuRcWuef5niA_yTwzAhV991OuyrBFGJ7F7bbWcDJ9KAbrlEMajkjE8VCqzN5jV43yrVg-G26qbnFij7qAIGhdOY4ZFyNaD50G6Guev0h7Uf1cZCX7UvHogVJT6bKWpSWx/s640/vanity-stool-diy-after-DSC_7312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp7dvEYvDzKC2nFgwWFXZ3bdOy967mc76JJOllzNE_1VCuUDh6jf6bz_50Frx32_NUpaedz5c0dXzDVkn2rF1EeUgcR62LvV-x7MQ06aqOG7CdselWt_Iy-MtTvwReNeJitoC1RQswt0H/s1600/vanity-bench-fur-top-DSC_7311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp7dvEYvDzKC2nFgwWFXZ3bdOy967mc76JJOllzNE_1VCuUDh6jf6bz_50Frx32_NUpaedz5c0dXzDVkn2rF1EeUgcR62LvV-x7MQ06aqOG7CdselWt_Iy-MtTvwReNeJitoC1RQswt0H/s640/vanity-bench-fur-top-DSC_7311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The gold fiend in me wants to screw the top off and spray paint the metal gold, but the good wife in me is trying to be considerate of her husband who doesN't like gold. The good wife probably won't win this battle.<br /> <br /> <br /> Before I go, another after:<br /> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQg0jR4F1QzzwyOmmaM6jyZyOu-ChcHnjakEX5D2nVC2QSGQSliRNuLG13EIrqu6tp1mdlWalN_jlQ6Gb_FeivITx_7E3rJ0tXK-46cM8f_RDvsobfq-1zTBqXiAQUulz1YJFidISKERty/s1600/under-desk-DSC_7324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQg0jR4F1QzzwyOmmaM6jyZyOu-ChcHnjakEX5D2nVC2QSGQSliRNuLG13EIrqu6tp1mdlWalN_jlQ6Gb_FeivITx_7E3rJ0tXK-46cM8f_RDvsobfq-1zTBqXiAQUulz1YJFidISKERty/s640/under-desk-DSC_7324.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not usually a hot mess under my desk. And spot cleaning the rug sucks! :-)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">So, what do you think about the metal vanity base? </span><span style="font-size: large;">Should I spray it or leave it? Comment below with your answer.</span></div> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div>

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