I had several small farmhouse style tables for sale at my fall Carriage House sale, and none of them sold! So sad. I was whining to my friend Sue about this, and she suggested I stage photos of them in all of their potential incarnations and then put them on craigslist. After all, sometimes people just need a visual.
So, when last Sunday dawned semi-bright and sunny, I decided to put Sue’s idea into action.
I started with the Boxwood table being used as a desk. You can imagine that vintage typewriter switched out for a lap top, can’t you?
But hey, how fab would it be as a potting bench as my reader Victoria suggested?
Another great use for a table this size? Use it to add much needed additional counter space as a kitchen island.
Hey, we’re not done yet. This table would also make a great bedside table. If you have the space beside your bed, this is a great alternative to a traditional night stand.
And then of course, there is always the obvious use … as a dining table that is just the right size for two.
Once I had all of this done with my Boxwood table, I turned around and did it all over again with the white one.
And then, I took a nap.
Not really. So … how about you? Can you think of any possibilities I missed? What would you do with one of these tables?
q is for quandie 
Sue is brilliant! and you have them staged so cleverly too. Love them both. Surely someone will snatch these up quickly.
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Thanks Victoria!
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You missed a scrapbooking table, putting your Cricut on it or a sewing table. You probably don’t have props for that though. Or even a gaming table, chess set , checkers or Monopoly.
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All good ones! Gaming table would have been really fun to stage too!
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And you’re drawing inspiration for titling your posts from RUSH lyrics, brilliant!
…All the world’s indeed a stage
And we are merely players, performers, and portrayers.
Each another’s audience
Inside the gilded cage. – LIMELIGHT lyrics by Neil Peart
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Or if you wish, from Old Bill’s “As You Like It” Act II Scene VII
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Yeah … I think I was leaning more towards Shakespeare than Rush 😉
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your staging and photos are beautiful. I really love the green table and I would buy it if I lived near you–they will sell!
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Thanks Darrielle!
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If I had room, I think one would look good in the laundry room as a folding table. I also like the kitchen island idea as well. They are both lovely and I can not believe they did not sell!
Blessings
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Laundry room! Another great idea I hadn’t even thought of. Hey … I have a laundry room (well, really a laundry area in my slightly creepy basement) … but still, maybe I should keep the green one!
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What…and leave the piano lonely??
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Yeah, who am I kidding. I would never really fold laundry in the basement. The piano works so great for that.
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Behind a couch as a sofa table, in the entrance hallway…I mean, the list goes on forever, there is no room that these tables wouldn’t be a focus point. I love them.
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More good ideas! This list really does go on forever. So versatile. That’s partly why I am so tempted to keep the green one. I can just use it in so many different ways.
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I just purchased a farmhouse table..I feel like I stole it..cost me $25 it’s being used as a desk for our computer..the whole family loves it!
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Nice score! That is fantastic. They are the perfect size for a computer desk!
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