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Originally Posted by phenomshel
I've done ENOUGH damage for the next several years. First we bought THE DESK, and now today I found the matching pantry to our microwave stand marked down 2/3. Yes, I bought it. My poor husband. He went from being able to get all his worldly goods into two duffel bags to a small house full of LARGE furniture....in about four years. Which is exactly how long I've been here. I think he's still in shock.
All this furniture buying is seriously denting my book budget....
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My problems started when I got this place in Texas. You see, I kept my place in California for something like another 3 years (maybe a bit less), so I had to furnish this place, and the best way I could figure out how to do it was by mail order.
THEN .... I had to move the piano out here from storage (it wouldn't fit in the California condo), and THEN one of my aunts died and I got a TON of old furniture and family photos and books. Then, I sold the condo, and moved the stuff from there here ... where it is sitting in my storage room. Mostly from Ethan Allen (my condo had a little more modern feel), and my old brass bed (which I cannot give up because I'm basically a pack rat, as are so many of my family). I've got bullets left over from my great grandfather's gear from the Civil War .... my family throws almost nothing away. My mother kept all of my old coloring books. It's like that.
However, I am making a concerted effort to keep purchases to paint and cleaning supplies now ... and cat food of course ... and a wee bit of people food. Most of the furniture that is waiting to be restored (at present) came from dumpster diving (or as I like to call it, "urban archeology") over at the recycling center. People toss away some great stuff!!