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A Round Wood Pedestal Dining Table

First things first. We have a furniture name change to attend to. Our giant 70″ dining table arrived (you know, the one we blathered on and on about here), and he just can’t be called Woody. Because he’s obviously not a he, he’s a she. Given her elegant lines and curvy figure, I don’t know how we ever could have made that mistake. We finally landed on Stella as her new moniker because she’s definitely a stellar addition to the future dining room. Har har. And since we already have Ed (the bed) and Karl (the sectional), I felt like I needed a lady-friend to balance things out.

DTable To Built Ins

Update: Everyone’s asking about the paint swatches in the background – but they’re actually really old. Here’s that post for ya.

And here’s the varied carved top that I described more here. It’ll be great for hiding those dings and dents that happen when you live with kiddos. And when you yourself aren’t known to be the most coordinated person in the world. I may have had one or two incidents involving flying salad tongs in the past.

DTable Straight Down

The great thing is that although the top has a nice rough texture – and it’s made of super durable (and sustainable) sheesham wood –  that gorgeous hand-carved look isn’t so “dented” (for lack of a better word) that you can’t balance a glass on it or you worry that crumbs will get stuck in the crevices. We’d best describe ’em as nice mild waves.

DTable Ripples

We also love that the base isn’t as invasive as something with legs (or even a leggy-pedestal) could have been. So once we pull eight apple green upholstered chairs around it, no one will end up straddling a leg throughout the meal. Nice.

DTable Base Level

DTable Base Close Up

Yup, Stella is nothing if not balanced and poised. She instantly created that casual and inviting vibe that we were going for in the future dining room. We centered her right on the giant picture window, which still leaves some room on the other side of the room to create a nice defined entryway so it doesn’t feel like you’re walking right into the middle of a dining room. And once we add our 6′ opening between the kitchen and the future dining room (which we plan to line up with the picture window for some nice balance) and drop a chandelier or pendant over the table we think it’ll really be a huge improvement.

But back to Stella. Her welcoming round shape isn’t too stuffy, but it’s still classic and even luxe looking thanks to the rich-toned wood (we really really wanted a wood toned table over something painted so it could get weathered and loved over the years while wipeable chairs and colorful art and curtains could add some punch and interest around our big round table). And speaking of those chairs, I’m convinced that Stella will look endlessly more fab when we pair her with some fun apple green leather (or faux leather) parsons chairs down the line. I may have mentioned them, oh, seven or eight times. I’m thinking something like this after we build up the ol’ bank balance. I just love the idea of mixed and matched dining furniture so it feels casual and kind of library-esque (thanks to upholstery instead of lots of wooden chairs paired with a similarly toned wood table). Because let’s face it. This room will definitely multitask as a big surface where kids will do crafts and school projects and all that good stuff. At least if we’re lucky, because I painted that quaint little picture in my head and I want it to actually happen.

Anyway, enough soul baring and dream sharing for now. Until we get those green chairs, Stella will just be hanging out in the middle of our future dining room alone. That is once we figure out where those slipper chairs that used to be in the living room will end up. And after we finally craigslist the white slipcovered sofa (we’ll share the link over to our craigslist ad for any interested locals when that day comes). Yes, this is what the room actually looks like these days:

DTable Couch To Built Ins

Feel free to have a little caption contest with this awkward setup. My entry would be: “Gary was such a couch potato that he preferred to eat his potatoes on the couch.” Um, yeah I suck at captions. Please come up with something better.

DTable Couch To Frnt Door

The point is that we’ll get our little furniture smorgasbord straightened up sooner or later. And then our girl Stella will be the true star of the room. Cause she’ll be the only thing in the room. Hah. But somehow I don’t think she’ll mind living it up in there alone. She’s all woman. And she can totally hold her own. Do you know how heavy that chunky wood tabletop is? Let’s just say it took two muscled men about 30 minutes to wrestle it into place. Gotta love a strong (& sexy) femme fatale. Go on with your bad self, Stella.

Psst- Our babyproofing adventures have begun over on BabyCenter. Let’s just say we’re taking baby steps, so you can check out some riveting outlet cover chatter here. Oh and feel free to share your babyproofing tips – we’re total novices to the point of hilarity.

Comments

  1. Mel Heth says

    “As soon as Gary and Elaine left for their tennis lesson, the couch and chairs from the family room slithered into the dining room to bully the new table.”

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  5. My Beautiful Life says

    You guys!!! Wow! She is a star (and whoever named her Stella picked a perfect name since it is a derivative of star).

    Love it! I can see why you were “blathering” on about the table, which by the way-that post was wonderfully humorous.

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  6. Alyssa says

    I’ve been meaning to tell you (and by you, I mean Sherry) that both Pier One and Michael’s have currently stocked themselves with ceramic animals.

    Pier One has an adorable dog (similar to yours) and Michaels has these precious ceramic birds in a vareity of colors. I may have bought one and thought of you.

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  7. karen says

    Very nice! I think my coffee table is that exact same wood. Great for kids!
    It’s funny how you call it a “she”!!
    I usually reference objects I love as “she” too.

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  9. becca says

    Hi! Love the new table, she’s gorgeous! Do you guys still do moodboards for people who are stuck? I have a room that I’ve been dying to get your feedback on, but I’m not sure how to submit that to you. Thanks!

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  11. Melanie says

    The table is truly lovely. I’ve noticed in other posts you have cheery little ferns and plants decorating your house in each room. And in the last post in particular, you have one inside a glass container. I know you do it for the air quality, but are ALL of these plants real? Do you have any tips on your favorite types of plants and how you maintain these in your “auto-pilot house”.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Yup, we painted the living room and the hallway gray (Moonshine)- but we didn’t paint the dining room yet. Soon hopefully! It’ll also be going Moonshine, with a brightly colored kitchen in between. Just for a fun little pop in the middle of the house. Should be interesting…

      xo,
      s

  14. GreenInOC says

    I think you just won your own caption contest – hilarious!!

    If you haven’t already, put some felt pads under that base and watch Stella glide like a prima ballerina across those floors!

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  16. CasaCullen says

    Go with your bad self, Stella…bwah haw! I’m officially signing you two up for some stand up, pronto! hahaha!

    LOVE that no one will straddle…that’s SUCH a muy importante fact as we have straddlers all the time over here when we entertain! Our table is actually TOO SMALL for our dining room but we LOVE it so it’ll just have to do, for now!

    Yay, new HUGE splurges/that you saved for are so worth it! Hope you keep walking by it, smiling, cooing and saying ‘well howdy there, fancy we’d see you here!’

    ok, i’m crazy, ha!

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  19. Deb says

    John is crafty enough that he could put a little door in the base of the table. My kids always loved going to grandma and grandpa’s house to see what they had hidden in their “secret” spot under the table. Clara would love it too!

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  20. Alana says

    I can’t wait to see what the space looks like with some upholstered chairs especially in a punchy green-apply color! I really love your old table though, and was wondering where you guys got it?

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  21. Tiffini S. says

    Caption – ala Catalog Living: Gary knew he had a caffiene problem, but he found Elaine’s new ‘coffee table’ a bit snarky anyway.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      It depends how cheaply we can find them vs. making them. If we can buy ’em on sale cheaper than making and upholstering them that’ll be the way we go. And if it’s close we might still go with buying since building and upholstering eight whole chairs might take a year. But we have big plans to build a super long console table for behind our sectional soon, so that should be fun!

      xo,
      s

  25. Andrew says

    My caption…

    “Ok guys, listen, we simply must find a way for Bella to fall in love with the Beast so we can break this spell. I can’t be a table any longer! Have you seen my water rings lately??”

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  28. seansmom says

    Caption for your picture.. “Never let your husband go shopping for a coffee table without you”… LOL!!!!

    All kidding aside, Stella is a great looking piece of furniture. I know you’ll enjoy her for years to come!

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  30. Beatriz says

    The new table is awesome! …..but what really got my attention in the pics were how great the new (old) chairs you got last week look in the background as your office chairs! Really plays off the dark blue-ish background of the back of the bookcases!!! (hint..hint…keep ’em blue) they really pop against the white tones. (and dark blue DOES go so well with apple greeeeeeen……) Sue the napkin would approve. Lol. Sounds like you have a huge family living with you guys…Sue, Ed, Karl, Stella….talk about “bringing things to life!” ;-)

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Wow- yeah! That definitely looks just like her. Although we’re not sure it’s 70″ wide (ours is) or maybe the smaller sister version (60″ or so?). I wish they had a price to compare. Great find!

      xo,
      s

  33. Rachel says

    love the way your home is coming together, and I am enjoying the process. Thanks for keeping us updated on each step.

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  35. Wendy M says

    So… seeing this made me think about those color swatches of yours back there, and my personal preference is for the middle shade! It brings the color of the table and those built-in shelves all together, I think, for a nice, rich (yet slightly understated) feel.
    It could just be the coloring in the picture, though.

    Also, green chairs? Verrryyy exciting!

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  36. Lindsay says

    I am in love with that table – but I live on the other side of the country! What’s the brand of the table so I can see if they sell it over here in Oregon?

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  37. Amanda says

    I don’t know if it was the post title, but as soon as I saw the first table picture, I thought she was a she. And I don’t think it was the title as I didn’t really “see” it.

    I originally thought the two chairs should stay in the “library/dining room” next to the bookcases by the window. Than I thought that would be too many chairs in that room So I changed my mind. Than I thought they should be put together (like you had them in the living room) … perhaps next to the console table in the hall? Although that may be too much “stuff” in the hall … hrm, in the guest room would be nice. Then your guests would have some place to sit down to read a book, or place their bag on. Where ever you put them I hope you put them together, they look so good that way.

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  40. Laura says

    Love it! I actually had one just like it but it had been painted white (with a smooth top, same base) I bought it at a thrift store in SC for $80.00 but I ended up getting rid of it because I didn’t have the space. Now I do and I regret giving it away. So, the hunt for the another table continues. You can always seat more at a round table than anything else – good choice.

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  46. Shannon says

    I think Stella looks great. Those two chairs you have now…are those staying in your house somewhere? I’ve been looking for chairs like those…;)

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  47. Britt says

    Hey J & S,
    I’ve never commented on here before, but I wanted to tell you about some parson chairs I saw. I’m not sure if you have a Christmas Tree Shop in Richmond, but they sell cream canvas parson chairs for $39.00 a piece. You could totally upholster them green. Here is a link to the stores site http://www.christmastreeshops.com/ . Just a thought. :)

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  48. Susanna says

    Hopefully you guys are more mature than me because with what you named her I’d be tempted to channel my best Stallone and yell “Stellllaaaaaa!” every time I walked in the room (or at least at dinner time).

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  49. Susanna says

    Oh, and for a caption, how ’bout…..

    “Their crystal ball still not unpacked, they tried to hold their weekly seance with a glass vase but it just wasn’t the same.”

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  50. Andrea B says

    Ok, I admit it, I was really skeptical. I’ve never had a rectangular table so I’ve been wanting one instead of my “boring” round table.

    But Stella rocks.

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