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The Status of Two (2) Made in America Kitchen Island Tables ordered by a couple of our wonderful Birmingham area customers follows below:

The 3′ x 5′ Maple Top Kitchen Island Table with Black Legs and Lower Shelf is complete and will be delivered to its new owner tomorrow. The picture below is a shop picture of the island-

3' x 5' MAPLE TOP KITCHEN ISLAND TABLE

The 3′ x 4′ Custom Pine Top Kitchen Island Table with two (2) Storage Shelves is on the first construction table with targeted completion by this coming weekend. The picture below is also a shop picture-

3' x 4' PINE TOP KITCHEN ISLAND in Construction TO HAVE TWO SHELVES

Both of the above Kitchen Island Tables and others Just Fine Tables has built for past customers are all offspring versions of the one we built at the request of our partner, J’s-AVE.
That specific Kitchen Island Table was the one shown and discussed in previous blog posts, (you know, the one we built that looked very similar to the one shown in the May 2006 “Southern Living” Magazine article.)
If you would like to relook at that Island Table, you’ll need to scroll down to find it, … OR you can look at the island as it is shown in the header of our twitter site… twitter.com/JustFineTables.

Oh, did you hear that our newest FARM TABLE has found a new owner. Yes, it is the one shown here. And also, that the beautiful new ENCORE RESALES chairs shown with the table.. stayed with the table.

NOTE: I must give credit to our wonderful partner, J’s-AVE, for the excellent match between the farm table and the chairs.

HANDMADE in America FARM TABLE with "OLD COUNTRY CHIC" Legs

Later, Got Work To Do! Have a Fantastic Valentine’s Day!!

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Today, the day before VALENTINE’s DAY from Just Fine Tables, Calera, AL–

While Just Fine Tables continues to complete Two (2) Custom Hand Made in America Kitchen Island Tables, we are also re / Refinishing a large Oak PEDESTAL TABLE with its six(6) fantastic Oak CHAIRS at ENCORE RESALES Consignment Store, Pelham, AL.

Just Fine Tables is refinishing the chairs over time (we have two (2) more to redo ) with expectations of having them with the table later this week. …AND, if we are lucky we will have refinished the large Oak Pedestal Table’s base and skirt to resemble the tables’ chairs (i.e. Distressed Cottage White ).

Below is a picture of the Oak Table with its large leaf and four (4) of the current refinished chairs.

PARTIAL REFINISHING OF OAK PEDESTAL TABLE WITH FOUR (4) REFINISHED CHAIRS

If you have visited Encore Resales over the past 3 months or so, you probably have seen the above table and chair set. We appreciate Encore Resales displaying our table and chairs and know that they enjoy luncheon meals and customer discussions about Encore Resale other offerings on them.

OTHER- We have found our friends over at CRAIGSLIST.ORG having a little hissy with Furniture by Owner Items listed in the greater Birmingham, AL market place. Their concerns are considered both right and wrong depending upon how one evaluates For Sale By Owner items. Since Just Fine Tables has listed most of our items with Craigslist in the For Sale By Owner category in the past (which is absolutely true), we will change our listing in Craigslist to help them in the future by listing our owner items in the For Sale By Dealer category.

We Still Love Craigslist (with the exception of spamming #&%HOLES), and continue to recommend Craigslist.org as an excellent website to find many valuable items and services, some at really great bargain prices!

With that in mind, here is one of our newest Craigslist.org offerings in its new category-

MAN CAVE COFFEE TABLE w/ HIDDEN STORAGE & WOOD SLAT SHELF

Did you follow the link in Craigslist? Craigslist.org offerings

Got to go. Have a GREAT DAY! … Remember VALENTINE’S DAY tomorrow!

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Repost from JustFineTables.com

Completed the Big FARM TABLE that we had been discussing in previous posts. The final design became a Farm Table with a Distressed Thick Pine Top ( 37″ x 54″ ) providing plenty of elbow room for up to six (6) people to enjoy dining with comfort.

HANDMADE in America FARM TABLE with "OLD COUNTRY CHIC" Legs

The Thick Pine Top Farm Table Top was matched with some bigger than normal turned table legs off a table given to Just Fine Tables last year from a former neighbor (Enjoy Greater Atlanta, Ga. friends). We kept the legs (and still have the table top to build one or two kitchen islands with later) until we decided to build a table that we considered would look good with big legs.

Since Just Fine Tables enjoys experimenting,, we decided to modify the coloring of the legs from our typical black to something more shabby with a look representing an age of about 100 years. We feel we succeeded in our Antiquing of the table legs and skirt and have coined a new coloring scheme name for our antiquing, “Old Country Chic”.
[Note: To truly appreciate the "old country chic" look you must be near the table to appreciate. The picture above does not show the uniqueness of the 100 yr old look.,]

Since debuting the Thick Pine Top FARM TABLE at ENCORE RESALES, Pelham, AL, we have received several pleasant comments about our coloring and that we should incorporate our new look, “Old Country Chic”, in some of our upcoming projects. We appreciate the compliments and for you, “Yes!”, we will be doing that on some.

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Excerpt from JustFineTables.com:

CHAIRS are found throughout the home and as you know we use them each and everyday! There are fancy French Provincial Chairs, Children’s Chairs, Lounging Chairs, Dining Chairs, and more. Just Fine Tables decided to highlight some of these because they compliment tables which is our main line of business. So, to make it simple and sweet we are showing some pictures of chairs that we have had or updated for our customers.

Tufted FRENCH PROVINCIAL Chair

CHILDREN'S / KID'S CHAIRS

UPHOLSTERED Wisconson Chair Co. DINING TABLE CHAIRS

Enjoy the pictures and think about the chairs you use each and every day.

The above chairs are on display and for sale at ENCORE RESALES, PELHAM, AL.

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Reprint Excerpt from JustFineTables.com

SAW HORSE TABLE-DESK (Similar to "Southern Living Magazine", Jan.2011 version)

Our newest Saw Horse Table-Desk has been delivered to our friend’s consignment store, ENCORE RESALES in Pelham, AL. The new Saw Horse Table-Desk is very similar to previous ones, but reduced in length by about 6″ per customer requests. Don’t worry! There remains plenty of table-desk top space. In addition, we at Just Fine Tables have improved the hard-to-build saw horses for extra strength and rigidity while maintaining the beauty of the Saw Horse Table-Desk’s pattern (i.e. “Southern Living” Magazine article, Jan. 2011 excerpted from sister magazine, “Coastal Living”).

When we delivered the SAW HORSE TABLE DESK to Encore, we also delivered Six (6) Black Matching Upholstered WISCONSIN CHAIR Co. chairs that we had recently painted and updated. The chairs are some of the best we have ever had an opportunity to work with. They were very sturdy (no wiggles at all) and the only thing we did not like were the antiquated seat covers. These we recovered with more up to date fabric. And, oh yes, we did paint the chairs black and applied our typical final finish of satin polyurethane.

The Wisconsin Chairs look like this:

One of Six (6) Matching Black Upholstered WISCONSIN CHAIR Co. Chairs

Enough blogging for today. Got to get back to work on a couple of Customer Ordered Kitchen Islands and a couple of Spec Farm Tables.

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A “Barn Wood Top” FARM TABLE and an “Oak Top” WINE BAR – BUFFET TABLE with 3 Basket Shelf and 8 Bottle Wine Storage Shelf are the most recent tables from Just Fine Tables, Calera, AL.

The Barn Wood Top FARM TABLE is one offering the old rustic sawn plank look most everyone loves. It has been updated to ensure physical integrity and long lasting quality. The table is 31″ x 72″ allowing easy six (6) people seating for your family and friends’ dining enjoyment.

“Barn Wood Top” FARM TABLE-

"Old BARN WOOD Top" FARM TABLE seating 6

The “Distressed Oak Top” WINE BAR – BUFFET TABLE with Basket Shelf has been resurrected as a result of multiple requests from our Made-in-America table friends. The three (3) basket shelf includes 3 large purchased baskets for convenience and are included as part of the wine bar. The standard wine bottle shelf has storage slots for eight (8) bottles and shelving for trays, etc. The Wine Bar – Buffet Table is our most popular size having dimensions 23″ x 60″ and counter height (36″).

“Distressed OAK TOP” WINE BAR – BUFFET Table-

"Distressed OAK TOP" WINE BAR-BUFFET TABLE with 3 Basket Shelf

Note: The “Barn Wood” FARM TABLE and the “Distressed OAK Top” WINE BAR – BUFFET TABLE are consigned at ENCORE RESALES Consignment Store in Pelham, AL. They are also advertised and shown with additional pictures on the Birmingham, AL Craigslist for sale by owner Farm Table, Wine Bar.

Current Spec Projects ( Hand built or Upgraded) Include:
2 FARM TABLES, 1 ‘Saw Horse” Table Desk, 6 Upholstered Chairs, 6 Country Ladder Back Chairs, Child’s Table and Chairs, Custom TV Stand, …not telling.

Current Customer Requested Projects:
2 Custom Kitchen Island Tables, 1 Small Cubbied Bench, 1 Large Rustic FARM TABLE, …not telling.

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A Re-Posting from JustFineTables.com today.

An Alabama National Championship Game WINE BAR, a Man Cave COFFEE TABLE, and a “Maple Top” FARM TABLE have found new homes since the beginning of 2012.

Just Fine Tables labeled the Wine bar as an Alabama National Championship Game WINE BAR as it was built for a customer wanting the custom wine bar for a group party he was giving for his guests as they watched and enjoyed the Alabama Crimson Tide winning the Championship. Note: The Wine Bar arrived at the party Just Before the Kickoff. Here is a picture of the Just In Time Wine Bar – Buffet Table.

Alabama Crimson Tide Championship Party WINE BAR

The newest “Man Cave” Coffee Table (with Hidden Flip Top Storage and lower metal shelf) was delivered to Encore Resales as a consignment item late one evening and … it was gone the next day. Here is a picture of the unique Man Cave Coffee Table.

"Man Cave" Coffee Table with Hidden Flip Top Storage and Lower Shelf

And last, but not least, a small custom “Maple Top” FARM TABLE was completed and delivered to Encore Resales as another consignment item and it left the store for a new home in less than 5 hours. Here is a picture of the Maple Top Farm Table.

Custom "Maple Top" FARM TABLE

Our next post will feature a “Barn Wood” FARM TABLE and a “Distressed Oak Top” WINE BAR – Buffet Table with Basket Shelf that was just consigned at Encore Resales.

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A reprint from our Just Fine Tables blog (December 26, 2011)

Custom COFFEE TABLE with Matching END / SIDE TABLES (…ALL with Lower Shelves) were delivered to their new owner just before Christmas for them to enjoy over the Holidays and forward. The new custom built coffee table and matching side tables were ordered to replace an old existing ensemble of the same.

The Coffee Table and End / Side Tables are displayed below before being moved upstairs in their new home:

Custom MAPLE TOP Coffee Table with Matching End / Side Tables & with Lower Shelves

The tables were all built ’sight unseen’ based upon the customer’s desires and best thoughts for what the lady customer wanted. She knew the basic dimensions of what she wanted and that she wanted the tables to all have lower shelves for baskets and the like. However, she was undecided on what type wood top and stain color she wanted in the tables. In response to that question, we at Just Fine Tables offered her a selection by looking over past custom built farm tables. We asked that she look over some examples of past work to help in making a selection. She did! …and selected the Maple Top as the best example of what she wanted.

We at Just Fine Tables will check back with the customer after we return from a much needed vacation with our Texas based Children and Grandson to get the final determination if the Coffee Table and End / Side Tables met with her satisfaction. We think they will as her husband said that the new tables looked a lot better than their current ones.

Note: If we find that the tables are not what the customer wanted, we at Just Fine Tables will buy them back as we always want our customers happy with our work.

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Just Fine Tables has just completed a small, but useful sized, Country FARM TABLE that should seat four (4) people exceptionally well. The country farm table has a lightly distressed wood top giving 1,550 square inches of area (i.e. dimensions being 31″ x 50″ ) that makes for plenty of comfort during dining.

The Country Farm Table has been combined with Four (4) Black Upholstered Harp Back Chairs for you to have a complete dining ensemble. We hope you like it, or better still, that you love it!

Country FARM TABLE with Four (4) Black Upholstered Harp Back Chairs

You can find the Country Farm Table and Chairs Ensemble for sale at ENCORE RESALES Consignment Store.

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