LEGS FOR DAYS

The farm table is a classic for farmhouse style and will help facilitate gathering and sharing meals with your family and friends.

The farm table is a classic for farmhouse style and will help facilitate sharing meals with family and friends.

Afarm table’s purpose has always been to be a place for family and friends to bond. In 2013, Chip and Joanna Gaines began their journey of bringing life to old homes through

Fixer Upper, and the popularity of their show brought the farmhouse table back into focus as a staple for making family and friends a priority.

Little has changed in the evolution of the table’s purpose of bringing people together—however, the style of its legs has. Various types of legs have emerged as options for the farm table, from turned-style and rolled legs to X-style and industrial metal legs. Whatever style of farm table you go with, make sure it’s one that will stand the test of time.

Homeowner Sue Jackson embraces the fall season with a natural look of weathered wood on her farm table. Even if the bare wood look is one you love, it’s a good idea to give the piece a protective clear coat so diners don’t get splinters.