Sunday evening & Harry is sitting in this wing armchair watching the highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix.
The chair he is sitting in is going to the rubbish tip in the morning together with another armchair & a few other things.
We don’ t want them, no one else wants them, we can’t sell them as they haven’t got a fire safety certificate so into the trailer tomorrow, we have booked a slot at 11am.
This room has a few things that will be moved eventually, there will be two grey sofas arriving on the 20th September which will make a tremendous difference I think.
Perhaps after my photo the other day it will give a better picture of how the dresser might fit in.
The long picture at the back is there to be photoed so I can put it on the FB market place.
Three good things:
1. Double glazing & no hearing aids in meant I couldn’t hear much when the house opposites alarm went off at 4.30am….it was going for a couple of hours at least Harry said. At one point a man further along must have got dressed & gone to check as we saw him walking past…we have no blinds up yet so we can easily see.
2. We have squashed lots of cardboard boxes flat.
3. Otherwise a lazy day.
You’ve earned a lazy day! A shame when you have to throw good furniture- we just had to break up loads of I,ea wardrobes because we couldn’t get them out of the bedroom & even the charity places refuse to take them. It’s horrendous when you read how many trees IKEA fells.
I hope Harry will have another chair to sit on till your grey sofa's arrive -- I think the dresser looks great there , the dark oak brings life to the room echoing the dark surrounds of the window frames !
@floralchicknz Thanks Lesley we do too….relieved as we Carly we couldn’t get rid of it…the bookcase looks nice in the hall too, will show you tomorrow perhaps!
@busylady Not at all Judith, he’s only been sitting in it since we moved in & it just happens to be there. The chair he did sit in has gone to the tip long since though….he has others but I think he will sit in the sofa when they arrive.
@judithg I hate throwing good stuff away Judith but you have to when no one wants it. They don’t want brown furniture these days yet when I put a pine chest of drawers on the market place I was inundated with calls. A coat of chalk paint & away they go.
@maggiemae Thanks maggie, yes we love that beam….French oak I was told last week, it has a more honeyed shade than English oak. No idea why they used French oak instead of ours but it’s beautiful. Daren't think how much it cost!!
@joansmor It is the worse thing Joan….we have all this extra furniture but trying to fit it in is a nightmare plus we don’t want the place cluttered. Harry is not happy we’re giving good things away practically but you have to put an attractive price on things else no one wants it.
@quietpurplehaze Yes I think the dresser looks ok there, it doesn't stick out to much size wise either. Your dads book has gone back in a bookcase….have put lots in a couple of boxes for the charity shop but your dads made the cut! Thought of you when I placed it on the shelf!
Glad you are keeping the book - somebody else in your family might like to read it. Two copies sold in the last month, one in Spain and one in USA, just a trickle of sales now 4 years since I published it!
It is so hard to have to throw away things that could be used and loved by others, but sometimes that is the way it has to be. We had exactly that issue with the renovation we have not long completed.
It's all coming together so beautifully, Pat. Your sofas will be a perfect addition to the room. Your dresser is a perfect stately accent piece. Sized just right on that wall.
Glad you are keeping the book - somebody else in your family might like to read it. Two copies sold in the last month, one in Spain and one in USA, just a trickle of sales now 4 years since I published it!