Jim's got this great little habit of surprising me with completed house projects when I get back from trips. A couple years ago it was The Wall Fabric Organizer I had dreamed up, last year he moved The Badly Placed Cabinets to another wall and this year....The Perfect Side Table!

We had been talking about getting some nice side tables for a while now but nice just wasn't enough for us, they had to be functional as well. Not always but sometimes one or the other of us will play or watch a movie on the laptop (since we refuse to put a tv in the bedroom!) while laying in bed. Sitting in bed with your legs out and laptop in, well, your lap is definitely not the most comfortable position. So we started talking about small side tables that would rotate under the bed and still be long enough to hold the weight of a laptop but tall enough for our legs to fit under. Eventually we realized there was nooooo way we were going to find the exact measurements premade.

Luckily for me, my husband and his father work great together and love working on a project! When I got back from Chicago I was super surprised to see the two side tables by our bed. Jim did a great job with the simple lines and beautiful wood.

And I even like the color.
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Have you all carved your pumpkins already? We have two waiting for us to cut into. I'm pretty sure one of them is going to be the ever faithful Puking Pumpkin. I have a friend who is going to make a Dia de los Muertos alter for Steve Irwin so I thought maybe I might make this pumpkin for her!
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