Article Summary
The article shares the story of a remarkable secondhand dining table find on Facebook Marketplace. The author had been searching for a traditional-style table to replace her outdated farmhouse-style one but was deterred by high retail prices. After months of patience and diligent searching, she discovered a high-quality Hooker Tynecastle dining table for just $100—a fraction of its original $1700 price. The table’s dark wood finish, turned legs, and expandable design perfectly matched her vision for her dining room, making it both a practical and aesthetic win.
What This Means for You
- Patience pays off: Waiting for the right secondhand find can save you significant money compared to buying new.
- Use online tools effectively: Set up alerts and save searches on platforms like Facebook Marketplace to stay updated on new listings.
- Inspect thoroughly: When buying secondhand, carefully examine photos and details to ensure the item meets your needs.
- Don’t overlook minor flaws: Small imperfections can often be fixed or add character, making the piece more unique.
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When patience pays off! My amazing secondhand dining table find.
I love this method of shopping because I can browse at my leisure (usually right before bed 😂), or if we’re looking for something very specific, it allows me to “save” a search for specific keywords and/or set up alerts to notify me of new listings.
It turned into a pain of a project, but it was all worth it — we LOVE the end result. That warm wine color is so lovely!
But as often happens, one little change created an itch to make another one. We’ve had our dining table for seven years and I loved the wood top:
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But the more farmhouse style tabletop and metal base were not meshing with the changes I’d made in the room. I’ve been dreaming up ways I could change out the metal legs, but never moved forward with it because the planked wood top was what really didn’t fit in.
Plus, it was starting to drive. us. crazy. that we couldn’t push the upholstered chairs at the ends all the way in.
As time passed, I was envisioning a more traditional table in this space. It would be nice to have something larger as well.
The dining room is part of our open concept living area. It was labeled as a “morning room” on our plans and is full of windows and natural light.
All that to say…I did some research looking into new dining tables — maybe something with a darker wood tone and a simpler design? Turned legs with a bit of character, but nothing too fussy.
Um…it’s been a long time since we’ve bought a table I guess, because I about choked at the prices. Everything remotely similar to what I wanted (decent quality) was $2000 to $4000.
It was then that I decided I needed to be patient. And stalk Facebook Marketplace. 🙂
Months later the skies opened up and THE TABLE was on my phone screen. I poured over the pictures and enlarged all them to study every detail — it was exactly what I wanted! The size, color and design were all perfect.
The best part was the price…only $100! I couldn’t even believe it. It all fell together — I was even able to borrow a truck from a neighbor to pick it up.
The stain color was perfect in our home. The turned leg design was exactly what I had envisioned for this room:
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