and I'm crazy for loving you
- Patsy Cline
I think crazy sums it up ya'll. This is probably one of the most insane purchases ever. She was thrown out back around a building, covered by a heavy door. She'd been there for a year. You see, she needed some "airing" out. She had quite the B-O, from what the man told me. Not only that, she had roaches (they're gone now, though). I rescued her, this $5 cabinet.
She's beautiful, no doubt. But, this baby doesn't stand up by herself. You see, this picture you're looking at is a good picture. She's missing a side. As I loaded her, her left window frame fell apart. The drawers are all wobbly. The shelves are wobbly. The whole thing is wobbly. She's old, she's decrepit.
I told my husband to not say a word, just help me carry her to the porch. And there she sits. The neighbors know I'm
Trash, trash??? She's beautiful! I haven't cried yet, this piece might just make me, but I am in love. We'll see where I get with fixin' her up.
What's been your craziest purchase?
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Miss Mustard Seed
I have far too many to mention lol
ReplyDeleteBut if it helps, I see the beauty in that piece too - and don't think you're crazy at all!!!
XOX
As a person who has rescued close to twenty of these cabinets, I can assure you there is life left in her. Just take it slow and the ideas will form. She will be a beauty. Once I bought a stack of pieces and got the cabinet back together. I have my grandmother's cabinet just like this one.
ReplyDeletewell, you can always take it apart, and reuse the gorgeous doors, old wood, etc. so no, Katie, not a crazy purchase at all! - Marji
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH! I have the same cabinet, also decrepit, on Furniture Feature Friday! The saga of fixing the poor thing continues ...... Check it out, it's number 137. They might be sisters!
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