Newer New Table

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Originally uploaded by Portland.

Okay, I'll be truthful. From the moment the cardboard fell away, I hated the new dropleaf table. It was too dark; too big. It just didn't fit my space. If I placed the flat side against the wall, I ate dinner looking at a bookcase. If I turned it on end, it stuck way out into the room. How on earth could I have agreed to buy it?

Pier One agreed to take it back...and the chair, which I also hated. I won't stick them for the cushion.

Here's the happy ending. I walked into the same store yesterday and there was exactly what I was looking for: a lovely solid pine table, nicely grained, with matching chairs. I'd have carried it home on my back had they had it in stock, which, of course, they didn't. There's only one hitch. Some assembly required. Stay tuned.