by Mark on April 26, 2010
Painted farmhouse kitchen tables have been a favorite table style for American homes. Today’s farmhouse tables are often constructed using reclaimed wood. Sources for reclaimed wood include old barns, pickle barrels, wine vats, granaries and other sources of vintage wood. Painted farm tables are not simply tables, but places family memories occur. Tables become heirlooms passed from one generation to another.The wood used on these painted tables creates an instantaneous antique. As this wood has withstood time and aged gracefully, tables created have a simple, yet classic beauty. The use of reclaimed wood allows for a weathered look to tables as well as a unique wood pattern. Imagine a table that bears the hand-hewed marks of a farmer from more than a hundred years ago. Instant antiquity in a new table is created using this wood.
Woods used in these kitchen tables are solid thick pieces of fine wood such as figured maple, white oak and black walnut. Wood undergoes a complete process to remove any materials such as nails and re-cut to expose the beautiful patterns of the wood. Wood is treated by heating in kilns or other heating devices to ensure any potential fungus, insects and molds are removed. The distressed look of the wood can be created using two methods; the second method provides a finer appearance. The first method is the use of hammers and chains across the surface of the wood to create a distressed look. The second method requires additional time, but the result is a table top with an exquisite look. A woodworker will scrap by hand areas that appear to have wood rot until rot is removed and a layer of beautiful wood is exposed.
Once the wood is prepared, the wood is assembled into a table top that contains all the natural beauty and signs of aged wood. The surface is sanded, hand painted and waxed. Whatever style chosen for the painted farmhouse table, a solid beautiful table has been created. The use of reclaimed wood for kitchen farm tables serves several purposes. With the use of wood from trees already chopped and processed, this practice is eco-friendly. The fine hardwoods of the past are preserved in other forms for enjoyment by family and for years to come. Buyers have a one of a kind piece of American history.
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by Mark on August 16, 2010
The family kitchen is the hub of most homes and the focal point in any kitchen is usually the kitchen table. There are all kinds of styles of kitchen decors. One popular style is the country kitchen. A lot of country kitchens are fitted with pine cabinets. If your home has a country kitchen with pine cabinets you will want to choose a pine kitchen table to match them. Knowing how to choose a pine kitchen table to match your kitchen cabinets will take some consideration, but armed with a few pointers below you should have no trouble finding the best one for your kitchen.
First, you will need to take into consideration the size and shape of the space your new kitchen table will occupy. Even if you find a pine kitchen table that you absolutely love, it will be the wrong choice for you if it will not fit comfortably in the space it will be occupying. You should be able to move freely around your kitchen when others are seated at the table. If you have a kitchen nook you will want to shop for a pine nook kitchen table set that will fit in the nook as well. The best thing to do is to take measurements of this area and write them down so you can refer to your measurements when shopping for your new pine kitchen table.
You will want to shop for a pine kitchen table that matches the finish on your cabinets. For instance, a lovely natural pine kitchen table goes perfectly with natural pine cabinets. Some kitchen furniture stores may give you the option of ordering a new table that will match your cabinets perfectly if they do not have one on the floor already. If you do not see a perfect match you can ask the salesperson if they allow custom orders. Most fine furniture stores will be happy to offer this service and will custom order your new kitchen table set for you.
Shopping for the perfect pine kitchen table to match your kitchen can be fun. Take your time and enjoy looking at the various designs that are available. There are plenty of shapes and sizes to choose from. One step you can take before you shop is to make use of the internet and view the various pine kitchen tables that are available online. This step alone can save a lot of time that you would other wise have to spend running around to different stores trying to see all that is available.
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by Mark on August 14, 2010
Decorating Your Kitchen In An Antique Style
If you are considering decorating your kitchen in an antique style there are a few different directions that design motif could go in. There are several different ways to go about decorating your kitchen in an antique style like going the rustic country antique style route or the formal and classic antique style direction. It is important to make this distinction in the stylistic direction of your kitchen before you begin decorating because the finished results of these two antique styles look very different from one another.
If you decide to go the rustic antique style route you will want to really play up the antique aspect of the kitchen and this can be done with old furnishings rather than antiques because the furniture you use can have a “farmhouse” or “rustic” feel. You can use an old table and give it a rustic antique finish by making it look old rather than relying on an antique table to display a perceived old age. You can just get a farmhouse table and age it with a little bit of banging up and sanding down some paint.
If you decide to go the more formal antique route you will need to look for furniture that is really authentically antique or furniture that is designed in the style of a specific antique piece of furniture. It will not do to just use something old because formal antiques have specific details and qualities about them that is specific to it’s time period. When you are designing a formal antique room you should decide on a specific time period and decorate according to that genre.
Before decorating it would be a good soure of inpiration to take out a book from the library on interior design and on the specific period of time that you are drawing decorative inspiration from. A book of photographs will supply you with a better idea of how to cohesively pull the space together with pieces that are specific to the time period. Photocopy the rooms you like in the book and take them with you when you are shopping to an antique dealer and the dealer will be able to point you in the right direction.
First decide on the direction you want to take the kitchen. Take your vision with you shopping and don’t forget to use some inspiration from the library along the way. Happy decorating!
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