Happy Wednesday All!

The tile is FINALLY finished; however we can't walk on it for the next 12 or so hours so I can't really get a good picture. I promise I'll upload some (I'll also try to make them BIGGER, Frank!) as soon as possible.

In the interim....

I've been getting several questions about our kitchen table (not the super dark table with the brown leather chairs, but rather the medium color one with the benches - picture below).

We found the table at Modern Rust, a nice little Eco-Friendly company located in VA. They custom make all pieces, out of recycled materials. We purchased the 38 x 60 table, with the two benches included; plus a buffet and a coffee table all in the distressed espresso.

Thus far, we've been extremely happy with our pieces. I will say the delivery process wasn't very smooth (they sub out the delivery so you're kind of at the mercy of an independent contractor) and one of our pieces did arrive slightly damaged. The delivery is also a bit expensive (I believe we paid about $300.00 for our pieces to be delivery).

Delivery snafu aside, the company is owned by a husband and wife team who are exceptionally down-to-earth. They don't have a show room, rather they display pieces in their own home. If you want to see the pieces in person, you simply schedule an appointment and they welcome you with open arms.

We even had tea and cookies with Shadi while we shopped!

The pieces are all extremely durable, easy to clean (simply dust with a dry cloth and wipe down occasionally) and very unique.

I personally feel like the pieces work well with a variety of home decor styles. If you peruse their website, you'll notice that the pieces are shown in modern homes, french country homes and even art deco style homes. In fact, Shadi and Bahram's home is very much a fusion of several styles...

Below you'll find Modern Rust's website as well as an article I found about Shadi and Bahram.

One last tidbit, the furniture is all "special order" (e.g. you may customize size, finishes, etc). All this customization does come with a lead time - we waited about 11 weeks for our pieces...

As they say, it was worth the wait :)

http://modernrustfurniture.com/index.html

http://www.smallfriendlyplanet.org/meet-shadi-and-bahram-owners-of-modern-rust-furniture/

http://www.etsy.com/people/ModernRust

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Sarah