simply vintageous...by Suzan

I think John may have been converted and this may just have been the piece to do it!

This was laying by the side of the road and he actually GOT OUT OF HIS CAR AND BROUGHT IT HOME without me anywhere around...................Oh I'm so proud of you John -

Check out the patina on this baby!!!
It needs some work - but I have until christmas to work on this one, lol
but isn't it precious?

And then walking by the dining room on my way to clean my paintbrush seeing this

I did this

does it look silly? why can't I leave anything alone?
I am constantly changing things ( someone told me once that it comes from unhappiness but I can tell you without a doubt I do this in my happiest moments too - it's called OCD sheesh, has nothing to do with
depression - but I think it gets heightened during menopause, lol )

and then a potential customer sent me this link to an Auction house - if you have the time go through it,
you'll need lots of kleenex - honestly - you'll be drooling that bad!

encangelineau.com

Here's a little sample of what they have: sorry for the fuzziness - trying to make them big enough for you to see - if you go to the link you can see them clearly in all their glory

there's tons and tons of gorgeous pieces - I have to make it a point to drive up there. Can you believe
I've never been to an auction in my life? But I can so see one of these in my hands - a perfect fit really

I scream when I get excited - don't know how I'll control that - I watch shows and they all so casually just
lift the paddle - I'd definitely have to stop myself from waving it and screaming - can you picture it -
oh and I'll bring my cell phone - so I can whisper into a dead line like I'm an agent -

And that's that
for my little chat

Y'all have a wonderful weekend -
and y'all come back now,
y'hear???

Hugs,
Suzan

Hi Everyone!
Here in Montreal we have a provincial moving day - and although some people move at other times, for the most part everyone moves on July 1 ( Canada Day - ridiculous really ) leases are usually signed from July 1 - to June 30 - when I was younger it was May 1 but it was changed so that children weren't disrupted during the school year.
I think we're the only place in the world that does this - it's crazy - and very difficult to book movers as you can imagine - most people here can tell you horror stories about moving day.
Anyway, having explained that to you, I always think wow if I had a truck can you imagine the curbside treasure I could pick up on that day alone. Dumpster diving heaven really.
I'm always amazed at what bloggers find........................I don't really see anything ever lying by the side of the road. I grabbed a dresser a month ago - but that was like winning the lottery really - you just don't see it around here. The community I live in has strict by-laws about throwing furniture out - can only be put out on a particular morning of the week - and you have to call them the day before to advise them it's there - and if it's put out earlier you can be fined..............
But coming home this week I spotted this -

Just a simple filthy burned T.V. tray - that I may have walked away in horror from in my pre-blogging days.
Now? No way, now I know that anything can be scrubbed - sanded - primed - painted - waxed - you get the picture - so I grabbed it on my way home. Looking over my shoulder to make sure no one could see me, mind you, lol -

John says " you've got to be kidding me "
Suzan says " nope "
John says " now you're going to start going through people's garbage, oh God "
Suzan says " I can do something with this "
John says " did anyone see you walking home with this? "
Suzan says " stop being so pretentious "
John says " I think you've taken leave of your senses"

Yes, John really does talk like that, remember " dressing gown?"

I actually had to put rubber gloves on and scrape the dirt off - gagging while I was doing it - but it went from
that to this

I used ASCP Coco for the top - ( just craft paint for the stencils ) and old white for the base

Perfect little t.v. table for tea for one? No, John - you can't use it - you can balance your plate on your knees while watching golf, soccer, hockey, football, hackey sack, whatever......................

and the best part?

it can be stored anywhere ( although I kind of like it like that and would probably leave it out )

Now to be honest with you I've always hated these tables - they usually come in a set of 2 - in blond wood - and I always associate them with old people, lol, but now I'm thinking they'd be great in a family room ( or up at the cottage ) 4 of them - Paris, France - Rome - Italy
London, England - Madrid, Spain,
Just another idea to turn "blah" to "charming" - don't you think?
And all of a sudden I'm seeing how practical these things are ( oh God - I'm getting old )

John says " You know something? I really like it "
Suzan says " Put a sock in it John "..............................

And now if you'll all excuse me - I suddenly have a desire for a cup of tea and a biscuit or two!

Hugs,

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Friday, July 6, 2012

This & that ( a friday chat )

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Tea for one & one for tea.....................

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