Dining Table Sold!

I recently moved some of my pieces for sale into a new space which just opened on November 1st.  I just got a text from them that my dining table has already sold, only 5 days after opening.  I am so excited!  I displayed the table with the chairs not made-over, to give the buyer an option of painted (for a price of course!) or "as is". That was actually the store owner's idea and I'm glad I listened.   They took the chairs "as is", which is great since I'm not even home to paint them right now.  If you've been reading my blog at all lately, you know that I am currently on the road for my work until December 9th.  I've been itching to get back home and paint some more pieces as it is.  Now I really can't wait!  I've got to hit the road running with my projects when I get home.

I already posted these pictures on the original reveal here where you can see the before and after.  Anyway here's the table!

I never did take pictures of the chairs, but I didn't do much with them anyway.  I took off the ugly green material that was covered in cat hair from the seats.  Then after finally getting that off by removing a gazillion staples, I discovered a kind of funky gold and muted green diamond patterned material underneath.  The material actually looked great with the table!  The dark chairs were a nice contrast as well.  I could kick myself for not taking a picture of the whole set together!  Oh well, live and learn.

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Jeanne

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A Little Homesick

As I sit here in yet another hotel room, in another city not my home, I am really getting homesick.  This time of year is when my contracted work comes.  So I have to take it now while opportunity knocks.  Every year about this time, I start questioning why I do this.  So far, I have come to the conclusion that the good outweighs the bad........................




When I'm not on the road, which is most of the year, I am free to enjoy my family to the fullest.

Before the grandchildren

I can have my grandchildren over anytime.

Sam

Andrew

I can take off for a weekend with my hubby.

I can have lunch with one of my daughters-in-law..........

Or my friends.

I love these women!

I can work on my furniture makeovers and projects. 

So for me it's always seemed like a good trade off.  I can earn a part-time income by working full-time for a few months and then be footloose and fancy free the rest of the year.    


This summer I ventured into my furniture makeovers as a business.  I really didn't have enough time to get it really going before I started my traveling.  So, now I'm really itching to get home and paint something too!  As I look through all the wonderful blogs out there, I can't wait to get back to it and post my projects!


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