Story of a Table: Tweaking the Stain Color

We've been so busy working on our new house that I haven't had time to check in and show you the stain on the farm table we are having built by David Ellison of the Lorimer Workshop. Last time we saw the table here it had been put together into its final shape. Now it's time to choose the stain...

We wanted a dark stain and David worked to get it to just the right shade for us. Initially he sent us photos of a lighter, redder look:

We said we'd like it a bit darker - although not black or wenge. Here's how it ended up:

Perfect!

It's getting quite close to move-in, wedding, and our table (and headboard) being delivered. We're pretty excited...

Check in again later this week to see the table in its final form, plus some sneak peeks of the other furniture we're having David build for us.

• Visit David Ellison and see his tables at: The Lorimer Workshop. He is based in Rhode Island, but he is shipping the furniture we ordered at a very reasonable rate.

First installment in our Story of a Table:
Plans, Designs, and The Lorimer Workshop

Second installment in our Story of a Table:
First Look!

Third installment in our Story of a Table:
Boards Planed and Glued

Comments (6)

Gorgeous!

posted by Lisa Hunter (Montreal) on August 20th 2008 at 11:14am
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I like the darker color too

posted by bepsf on August 20th 2008 at 11:36am
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Wow, that turned out really incredible! I feel like congratulations are in order (even though I would normally feel odd congratulating someone on a purchase). It makes me wish I had known about his workshop before buying a trestle table from World Market - his isn't that much more expensive in the long run.

posted by brozek on August 20th 2008 at 11:48am
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wow that table makes an impact. kudos on choosing the darker color.. very preeeetty.

posted by animalhouze on August 20th 2008 at 12:16pm
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I am having serious table envy.

posted by medusa12120 on August 21st 2008 at 5:14am
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love the color want the table

posted by sunnyshelle on August 21st 2008 at 6:22am
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