Apr 15 2006
The New Furniture
Dorrie and I have been making some improvements to our digs over the last few months. The pictures are below, but first the story…
It starts with the bed. We replaced our mattress and box spring almost a year ago. Our old frame wasn't big enough to fit the larger size set, so we used a gift certificate from uncle Ted and aunt Diane to buy this really kick ass bed. Each of these beds is built to order (custom stain and headboard fabric or leather) so we were expecting it to be delivered three months after we ordered it. Well, it turns out that the bed was destroyed during shipping, so they had to do it all over and we didn't get the bed until six months after we ordered it. Nevertheless, it arrived. Eventually.
While we were waiting on the bed, we threw a small party (the purpose of the party had nothing to do with our wait on the bed). The party gave us a reason to do a little decorating — something we had been neglecting — to make a better impression on our guests. We decided to hang some framed photography (mine, my dad's and other's). You can see the photography in some of the photos below.
So, we have artwork on the walls and the new bed, but our favorite improvement is the armoire that we bought to hide the television and the other electronic devices that were sitting on a table in a nook in the living room. I should have taken a "before" photo to show what the nook liked like before the armoire. The difference it makes is stunning. This piece of furniture was a steal. The retail price was $1600. It was on sale for $800 (everything must go!), but we found a lightly damaged unit and paid $450.
The armoire, it turns out, came with another unexpected bonus. We had planned on storing the old table in the garage, but the table found a new home in the dining area. It's new purpose is a bar to keep our wine and decanters. And, as an added bonus to the, um, bonus… finding a new home for wine made more space on the kitchen counter for other things.
Bored yet? If you aren't my mother, you probably haven't even made it this far so there isn't really much reason to even ask. Whatever. Here's the bed:
And the armoire:
And the bonus:
