the start of a dining room/library

The past week has been somewhat busy at the office (even with this economy, believe it!) so we haven't had a chance to tackle too much at the house. We did manage to set up the dining room table and chairs and unpack a few boxes of books.

The table is a hand-me-down from my grandparents (dad's side). It's very very old (1950's) and in desperate need of refinishing and some major repair, which we plan to try and do once the weather improves. Depending on our repair effort results, we'll see if eventually we'll need to invest in another dining room table. For the time being though, this will do just fine.