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This is what bugs me about Anthro. If I bought these lovely fair trade knobs people would just assume I bought them at Anthro--same with my awesome vintage finds, the product of dedicated thrifting and creativity. Anthro has co-opted the kind of style that used to be possible only for the traveller, the vintage afficianado, or the diy-er. Now anyone can buy the look with little thought or work.

The one from Wisteria and the one from Restoration Hardware are the same piece of furniture with different paint jobs!

@delberson57-- Ooh, I'm interested too! I love them. Please let me know the details.

Susannah
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dmvaughan15--

Why the snark? Anyway, there is nothing wrong with using "gift" as a verb. I happen to like it, because it specifically denotes giving something as a gift, as opposed to all the other ways one can "give"--such handing an object to someone or infecting someone with a virus, to name two.

I gather from a cursory internet search that this usage has been around for centuries and recently has come into vogue again. Here's an example:

“Which shall seem to understand –
Till I answer, ‘Rise and go!
For the world must love and fear him
Whom I gift with heart and hand.’”

E B Browning
from the Romance of the Swan’s Nest

Thanks for the suggestion, though. A console might make sense.

Well said, Courtney!

Original poster here. Thanks everyone for your advice and good wishes!

It does come with as many as two leaves (to seat 10), which I would definitely want. zingsarah, I don't have anything against rectangular tables, but I have the sense that in a pinch you can fit more people around a round or oval table, and that it might be more versatile as we move from it from apartment to house or room to room--is that right?

About the style, I worry that those of you who think it's too rustic might be right, but I love the rusticity of it. It comes in cherry (and other woods) as well and looks more refined that way, but a little less interesting, I think. I usually would choose cherry, though, and I think most of my other furniture will be cherry. So would that be better?

bepsf, thanks for the Thos Moser links. I love those as well! I did look at Pomponoosuc Mills but didn't love anything there quite as much, though I could be convinced. If anyone else has suggestions I'd love to see them.

Also, links to chair styles would be welcome. (I figure we can buy some cheap chairs off craigslist now that look cool, and someday buy some special ones.) Do other people think that unmatched chairs are a fad?

Oh, also, do people think the legs would look weird under a tablecloth? And if I have chairs that don't match the table will it make it harder to set a formal table with a cloth?

Our latex foam mattress, the most comfortable thing I have ever slept on, totally green and healthy, and will last for 20 years.

One idea I will not be stealing for my home is that double bed made out of two singles pushed together. I have never figured out why beds like that are so common abroad. If you like to snuggle with your honey at night one person always ends up falling into the crack!

@Loora, "ramekin" is the correct spelling in the U.S. If you want to buy one online that is what you have to search for. If you google "ramequin" it responds, "Did you mean: ramekin?"

I have a homemade worm bin under my kitchen sink. Very convenient and makes me feel good. It's made out of a giant tupperware tub. I set it on top of a wire shelf that I can use to slide it in and out, and put a second lid under the shelf to catch drips. The only problems I've had occasionally are mold, which only happens with sweet things like pear peelings, and an overly wet environment, which will cause the worms to crawl up the bin to try to escape! If there's anything really moldy in there I pull it out, but both problems can easily be remedied by adding more cardboard and paper bag pieces and mixing it up. Pieces of egg cartons are handy for aeration. I keep latex gloves under the sink for when I want to really dig in there.