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I love this DIY. I have been eyeing up that table from Restoration Hardware for a long time. Your table looks amazing :)

I have been wanting to put a bench with my round table forever, just haven't found the right one. I agree with CBREYNOLDS, it can't be too long or the curve of the table will have your food too far away from the seat. Great casual dining look, love it.

I am also a designer and design book hoarder. I have the Ikea Expedit series and they work excellent. Because the cubed areas, the shelves are not long enough to sag. The cubes are also useful for organizing your books into different categories.

As the for Kindle comment, it doesn't work well for design books because they are all full colour and ebooks are currently black and white. Plus, it's handy to have several books open at once as reference which is not possible on the ebook.

I have a large reference folder of Internet images also, but unless you have been collecting for a while, it is hard to have a lot of images right away like with a book. Plus, it's sometimes nice to have something to get you away from the computer for a while.

I have heard somewhere that it is better to remove the tape after you are done painting and before it dries. This is suppose to prevent the tape from removing some of the paint that has dried to it.

@engill That is disappointing to hear about the Ikea desk. I was playing on buying that desk when I redo my home office. I will have to check it out in store.

I love this. My book collection is not nearly as large, but I would love to have a library with the rolling ladder. I wish that they included more pictures in the article.

Instead of a microwave and toaster, I simply have a toaster oven. Use it to toast, cook and reheat.