Nothing else could account for the mini-dither I embarked upon when I saw it in a local consignment store a little over a week ago.
I wasn’t even looking for a chair at that moment, though somewhere in my subconscious I had come to the conclusion that there was a chair sized space at the cottage that would need filling.
Couldn’t stop thinking about the chair. Then I started negotiating for the chair – which was one of a pair – and the vendor was willing to split them up, offer me a better price, hold it for a few days and take it back if it didn’t suit. Happy Times, right?
Only, all this goodness planted a seed of suspicion and paranoia instead: Maybe the chair was very ugly and I couldn’t see it! Maybe she knew no-one else would ever buy it!
Actually, she was just being really obliging and helpful. This would, I suppose, be a good place to reward her decency and mitigate my paranoia – which however she may not have known about until this moment – with a link to her lovely store: Around My House Consignment in Port Moody, BC.
My obsession continued and I posted a picture of the chair on Facebook and asked my HGTV- addicted friends to offer an opinion. Few cared.
And now the chair is in situ at the cottage and I really do like it. I still cannot explain my affinity except to say that it seems as though my brain has connected it to some otherwise lost memory. I have a karmic connection to a second-hand chair.
Also, it fills the small space quite nicely; offers an elegant-ish counterpoint to the Vilas maple chair beside it; and best of all, the next time we have friends over for an evening, or the Crumpet Club reconvenes, I may not find myself sitting on a folding chair.
I LOVE your chair! We seem to have a similar story…..re.raising children the old fashioned way and having a little place we’d like to retire to. We bought an1890s house in a small town a couple of months ago. We’d like to retire there, but rent it out until then. I look forward to reading more of your blog.
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I had a look at your blog and you’re right that we seem to be on a similar path – I’m very jealous that you are at the beginning of this exciting project.
While we continue to upgrade and improve our place, and have had good luck with our vacation rental business (tho it is a lot of work!)
most of the big fun projects are done. Maybe that’s why it was so fun to buy a new chair! I will watch your progress with great interest.
Thanks for visiting and best of luck! Lisa aka Cottager’s Wife
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I’m looking forward to the hard work. Thanks for your good wishes!
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