simply vintageous...by 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,

Vicky from Decor Harmony ( who has been my blogger lifeline on several occasions, taking the
time to explain to this ditsy blonde step by step how to do things I should have been able to figure
out on my own ) nominated me and 6 others for the " Tell Me About Yourself Award ".
I'm still at the point here where I wonder if anyone would be interested in hearing another 7 things -
but here goes!

1) I have 3 children - Twin daughters 29 - and a son 27 - they are in my thoughts 57 seconds of every minute.

2) I have a vivid imagination - too vivid - and am frightened easily - to the point where I can let out a
blood curdling scream if John quietly walks into a room without me realizing he has done so and end
up scaring him more than he has scared me - this happens quite frequently - poor neighbours

3) I have been told all my life I look like Goldie Hawn - except on a date once when I was told I looked
like Sandra Bernhard - talk about a chameleon,lol

4) I have a weird addiction to True Crime - and watch these shows with a morbid fascination - shocked, repulsed, terrorized and close my eyes for all gory parts yet I still watch them.

5) I was a single mom for 10 years - between the first and John - some of them were rough years -
some were pretty incredible years

6) February 14, 2003 I was kissed on the top of the Eiffel Tower - but I had to tell John to do so " quick, kiss me for God's Sakes - it's Valentines day and we're on the Eiffel Tower " lol - but when I'm old and gray I will remember that...................( hopefully I will that is, can't remember where I've put my paintbrushes from one day to the next as it is )

7) I have 6 grandkids by " proxy " ( through John ) I am Lolli and he is Pop ( because they have 2 grandmothers already ) but I am really way way way too young to be a grandmother lol - so I'm a Lolli :))))
( not too young at 53 to be a grandmother at all - but I'm fighting this aging process tooth and nail )

8) I'm a drama mama - I do everything big - I laugh big - cry big - scream big - play big - dance big - fight big and LOVE big.............

Oops - one too many - oh well -

I'm passing this honor on to my new friends - pls check out their blogs :)))
They always have encouraging warms words to say and fun blogs to go to!!!

CLAUDINE FROM CONDENSEDLOVEHOME - here
DISTRESSEDDONNADOWNHOME - here
DE TOUT, DE RIEN - here
GYPSY HEART - here
HOMESPUN HAPPENINGS - here
ADORNED FROM ABOVE - here
DECORATING INSANITY - here

This award is made for talking and that's just what you'll do
Or one of these days .............................
Are you ready ~~boots~~ girls?
Start ~~walking~~ talking....................

Inquiring minds want to know!

XXX
Suzan

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