I wanted to tell you about two specific pieces of furniture in the Palette Pad. One is the coffee table shown in front of the sofa and the other is a desk/chest that is not shown. The coffee table was made by my dad. Before Granger Lake was filled, people were allowed to go into the area and cut down large trees that would be covered when the lake filled. My dad cut down a HUGE pecan tree. He had the wood from the trunk milled and made mantle pieces for the big house they built. He cut a broad section from the trunk near the base, had it dried and made the coffee table top from it. He used limbs for the legs to the coffee table. It is a unique, one-of-a- kind table, and gorgeous!
The top drawer to the chest folds down and makes a desk top. It has cubbyholes at the back of the drawer and an ink well that was obviously well used. The very old chest came from an old hotel that was being torn down in Houston TX back in the l960's. The remaining two large drawers make great storage space for clothing or games.
