Indecisive

I've spent a minimum of a few minutes every day

for the last few weeks

scouring the online classified for the perfect dining table.

My dining room is tiny

so we've decided to set it up as a place where we can play games.

We like cards and play them fairly often as a family.

So a small, round table will be perfect!

My first thought was to get a cheap pedestal table,

refinish it

and get some cute chairs.

There are a million of these

Oak tables

with or without a leaf

claw foot or similar

I found one for $15

and was all set to go get it

when hubby made the comment that it was so boring

and why wasn't I spending a little more to get something better

Ok

So I kept searching

and added furniture stores

and consignment shops to the places I looked.

I can find some gorgeous pedestal tables for about $1200

But, yeah. $1200

ain't happenin

Of course, to add to the difficulties,

I have something specific in my mind.

Dark wood table (color to coordinate or match the top of my buffet)

with white, cushioned chairs.

Once you have something specific in your head, it seems harder to find it.

An open mind is way better.

I keep finding things that seem pretty good

but not perfect

and what if I get it and don't love it.

I found this at a consignment shop

The pedestal is really pretty

but the top is a little unusual

and it's an antique

and he wants to sell it as a set...

But I really want cushioned chairs.

He reluctantly said he'd sell the table separately

but then I have guilt over separating the set

which is, after all, a lovely antique dining set.

Frank expects me to go buy it any minute.

It's a good price.

But I'm still scouring the ads

and being indecisive.

I'm not sure if the color is right

and I don't want to willy nilly refinish an antique table that is in great shape the way it is now.

Plus, I still have to find chairs that look right with whatever table I choose.

Can you see where I'm going with this?

I can't decide!

To make matters worse,

all this online searching has caused me to branch out

(you know, just to see what's out there)

so I'm looking at end tables of all types

and coffee tables

and I can barely contain myself when I see a lovely old dresser!

I'm going to end up with five or six refinishing/painting projects if I'm not careful.