Pardon me while I brag for a moment

I've been wanting a new dining room table for a few months now. We have the typical starter dining room set of a smaller-sized natural colored pine farm table with matching chairs that we bought when we got married. I decided a few months ago that I want a round dining room table with a leaf, preferably in black. It hasn't been a priority because it isn't something we need, just something I want and we definately don't have the budget to just go out and buy a new dining room table on a whim! I've been watching Craigslist and scoping out garage sales hoping to "stumble" upon my dream table without luck.

I was in Pottery Barn over the weekend with my mom and I stopped to admire my dream table. Solid wood, round with a leaf, black... It was gorgeous! And, marked all the way down to $500 (insert sarcasm here) because of the huge chunks missing off the edges where it was obviously dropped on its side.


So, imagine my suprise two days later when I stopped into Goodwill (the thrift store) and there sitting amongst the furniture was a round, black dining room table (with a leaf!). Upon further inspection, I realize it is the Pottery Barn table that I had been admiring (but not the damaged one from the store). Someone must have had a mishap because the top does need to be refinished, but it is nothing we can't do ourselves. So, now for my brag... I bought a $899 Pottery Barn table for $59.99.

I'm on cloud nine! Now I just need to "stumble" upon some chairs!