Recall from a week or so ago that the master plan was to turn our front room into more of a den/reading room. The stationary bike is to be moved upstairs to the unused middle bedroom. That room will become an exercise room. The inversion table will also go in there. The on-the-fritz console TV taking up room in front room is going to be put on the curb on garbage day. In place of the TV is going to be a comfortable reading chair, like a recliner, and in the place of the bike in the corner is going to be a good sized table for puzzles, hobbies, a place for Sheri to set up when she is on-call for work. Stuff like that.

We didn't want a 6' folding table like we use for our workstation in the upstairs office. That would just look to utilitarian and unfinished. We had in mind a good solid country kitchen table. A few scuff marks would be OK because we anticipate it getting a lot of use anyway. We didn't want to spend a lot for it.

We were walking through Meijer today when Sheri spotted a clearance sign sitting on just the kind of table we had in mind. It was normally $69, but was on sale for $39. Perfect! We walked back to where all of the boxes were but we couldn't find the model that was on sale. We grabbed an employee that walked by and asked her. Turns out it is $39 for the floor model. That is still OK. It has a few scuffs but it kind of gives it the character we wanted, plus the price was too perfect. We told her we would take it and she could get it taken apart and leave it upfront for when we check out.

We got done with our shopping and it was still not up there. Sheri walked back and the guy had just started taking in apart. She grabbed the clearance sign so she could pay for it and get that out of the way while we waited. It rang up for $34! Even better. Here is what it looks like and where it will probably stay. The chair we already had.



I think the picture makes it look smaller than it does in person. It is 3 feet deep by 4 feet wide and 2.5 feet tall.

The next step is to find a comfortable reading chair for the corner. Sheri wants to go to Ikea tomorrow and see what they have.