Waiting on tables

We have been wanting a kitchen table for some time now in an effort to have an additional eating/sitting area in the kitchen aside from the nook and high-top table and stools.

The original plan was that Chris would build a table with a zinc top but the furthest we got with that one was pinning some ideas on Pinterest:

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With busy weekends and other projects taking priority, I unfortunately didn't see this one coming to fruition for a while.

So when I spotted this island below on a random trip to West Elm marked down nearly 50% 

(because it was the floor model), I scooped it right up.

It had the zinc-like top we wanted and was the perfect size for our kitchen.

The only issue was that it was island height and we wanted something that was table height.

Not a problem though.

We just unscrewed the lower shelf (which I plan to re-purpose as a tray of some sort)...

...as well as the legs. 

Then, Chris just took off a few inches of each leg with his table saw.

All that was left to do was re-attaching the shortened legs and adding some furniture pads to keep the floor from getting scratched.

Here it is now as a table:

I've temporarily put our dining room chairs here while I wait for these chairs that I recently ordered to arrive. This will mean both the table and chairs will not have come from a garage sale. I know, so rare in this house!

Thanks for reading :)
- Caitlin