Farmhouse Dining Room Table

I have been busy working down Bethany’s “honey-do” list since we moved into our new home.  There were quite a few woodworking projects on the list, including building a long farmhouse dining room table for our large family.  When I sat down to start drawing up the plans I asked her to provide me with pictures of tables similar to what she had in mind.  Bethany only provided me with one example, a picture from Chip and Joanna Gaines’ website:

The Chip and Joanna Gaines table that provided the inspiration for our design.

The table was made for a couple with 7 children (Allen and Gail Holt) on an episode titled “Fixer Upper: Yours, Mine, Ours, and a Home on the River”.  It was built by Clint Harp with Harp Design Co. and met Bethany’s design guidelines of simple, rugged, and LARGE.

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