It is hard to walk away sometimes. You know you have to, but you just don't want to do it. Today at St. David's Next-to-New I had to walk away from the most beautiful table: light colored wood with six chairs, three leaves and a custom pad. It was GOR-geous. The fabric on the chairs needs updated, but otherwise fairly perfect. And a steal, but still a bit above my wallet right now. Do I need a dining room table? No, I have my grandmothers which has no chairs. No chairs! She sold the chairs in the seventies and basically used it against a wall to hold photos or other tchotch. We found some Eames chairs at a garage sale several years ago for fifty cents each. (Yes, I'm bragging.) The contrast with the table is great, but we are really looking for some new chairs and want to use the Eames chairs in the kitchen. The table at Next-to-New is just sitting there waiting for me to come back for it, like a sad puppy at the pound. Will I do it? Who knows...
So I walked away.
I did find a lovely set of ashtrays that are made from a champagne-colored glass. They look like pieces of candy and can be stacked or spread across the table. They were at first mark-down, so a very good price. Italian? If you have a clue, let me know because there are no stickers and of course no markings.
I also found a bottle opener in the shape of a dolphin. It's tail is the opener! Underneath it has a place for twisties. Very chic and eco-friendly at the same time. It says "I love the world and all of its animals and I like to drink beer, too." Nice addition to the collection.
Collection, you say? But of course. We have bottle openers with dear Pope John Paul's image (a big collector's item once he gets the promoted to Saint John Paul), donkey-shapped bottle openers, girls in bikini bottle openers, etc., etc. Here are just a few.
So I walked away.
I did find a lovely set of ashtrays that are made from a champagne-colored glass. They look like pieces of candy and can be stacked or spread across the table. They were at first mark-down, so a very good price. Italian? If you have a clue, let me know because there are no stickers and of course no markings.
I also found a bottle opener in the shape of a dolphin. It's tail is the opener! Underneath it has a place for twisties. Very chic and eco-friendly at the same time. It says "I love the world and all of its animals and I like to drink beer, too." Nice addition to the collection.
Collection, you say? But of course. We have bottle openers with dear Pope John Paul's image (a big collector's item once he gets the promoted to Saint John Paul), donkey-shapped bottle openers, girls in bikini bottle openers, etc., etc. Here are just a few.