Weekend warrior (hopefully)

Well, it's Friday again (hurrah!). It seemed like a short week -- probably because I'm used to working 6 day weeks the last little while. Big plans are afoot here for the next two days, with reno-mania-mania setting in. My plans are to hop on a very high ladder and attempt to clean the siding of the house and gutters (we'll see about how high I really get, confidence is brimming at this point...), and Trevor is going to finish the bathroom in the basement and put up the railing for the stairs. (And maybe even start on the laundry room? hint...hint...)

I figure it makes sense to tackle the outside jobs here while the weather is nice and not scorching hot. Painting inside a 'schweaty' house is never fun, nor a good idea (paint that dries way too fast).

We've also been pondering a dining room table (our house lacks one after ridding it of a horrific wicker and fabric hand-me-down) and our choices are now:

From Pier 1:

From Crate + Barrel (with customs charges...worth it? I don't know.):

I'm leaning towards the Pier 1 choice, it's got a darker stain and a nice wood grain on the table top, and it has an extra leaf that can extend it out for 6 people to sit at. We would keep it as a square though, as our dining area is teenie. (Trevor's vote might go towards this one as well, because the square shape 'defines his eating space'...LOL!)

Now to find chairs...