Why did no one think of this before?

I have a friend whose blog is I would say mostly about style.  She is always posting things that she finds for dirt cheap and then uses in her house in some amazing way.  If you want to check out her blog go to http://mapleleavessycamoretrees.blogspot.com/ Really, it is very cool.  The point?  Well, she re-purposes some stuff (see table turned ottoman) and it got me to thinking:  S. received a picnic table for his birthday - thank you very much Grammy and Grandpa! - and we set it up in the living room so that the kids could eat on it for his birthday dinner.  Seeing it there made me think that this would be the perfect coffee table!  No, really!  It matched my decor (sort of) and it would have a dual purpose - something that I love for things to have!  It would be awesome!  I tried the idea on my sister and she didn't seem convinced.  Just wait though, when she has baby Whatsit in July, I think that she will come over to the dark, I mean, my side!