Of mere accessory recovered for create contrast In a modern and urban decoration, an essential piece of furniture in the current panorama of interior design, the table known as "bacon" is one of the most demanding pieces of the moment. Used in rural areas as a unifying element of the kitchen and dining room, it was used to cook, eat, prepare the sausages from the slaughter, pickle it, vacuum pack it ...
Its rustic and rough-looking finish was due in many cases to the neat cleaning which was subjected to these tables, using root brushes and homemade soaps, hence many have acquired a polished and natural surface over the years. They were usually made of pine wood, but depending on the type of local tree, oak, chestnut, cherry or walnut models are also available. In recent years it has been integrated into designer kitchens to surprise or add a country and bohemian touch to a simple white and steel environment; although obviously due to its origin it combines perfectly with cobblestone, brick or slate walls.
Usually the bacon tables that can be found in the market are usually small or low in relation to current countertops, but if one is lucky enough to find a piece great in good condition, you will have a dining table for life; There will always be the option of replacing the legs with an iron structure or the tabletop with a marble surface in case the passage of time (or termites) play tricks on us.
They will also be useful for long after-hours on the terrace as long as we cover them with a good exterior varnish or a filler lacquer; thus giving the garden dining room some inspiration conventual. Design chairs in colored polypropylene will highlight the visual power of wood compared to the lightness of the seats.
Within an eclectic or «country chic» style, the bacon tables pickling in light tones are all the rage as a bedroom desk or home office space; the common denominator in many of these rooms is the untreated wood floor, the wall painted in pristine white and a selection of metal or wicker accessories.
A table of this type can be the perfect solution for a hall if one cannot invest in a console to use; bakers usually have deep drawers that always come in handy as an organizer. The same happens in the bathroom, where they work really well as a countertop where you can fit the sink and tap; in this way the bathroom acquires a colonial, relaxed and unique air.
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