Showing posts with label patina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patina. Show all posts

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Out(side) With the Old . . . In With the New

On Tuesday, I bought this little chair - read about it here.


I left its sister at Tuesday Morning and went back to buy it.

I decided that I didn't like it as much so I left it sitting there and went home to find just the right place for the little chair.

The chair got a little pushy and told the red ladder that it would have to move.


My little red ladder was relegated  porch.


I potted some primrose and daffodils


and added a heart shaped rock Steve found on the beach.


With the ladder settled in the front yard,


I moved on to the chair.


The little red basket was on top of the ladder, but now sits under the chair.


Flowers stolen from a bench and a little book in red and yellow sit on the chair allowing the patina to be appreciated.


I love the little red ladder and wasn't sure I wanted to put it outside.


But, the purchase of the chair meant some changes were in order.

So the little ladder is "out."


The little green chair is "in".

And, all is right with the world.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

I Had To Have It

I have 2 speeds - on and off.

I rarely sit and do nothing.

I had a dentist appointment yesterday and I arrived 25 minutes early. 

I did not want to sit around for 25 minutes.

So, I stopped in at Tuesday Morning, just around the corner from my dentist.

 I promised a group of students that I would teach a bookmaking class and I wanted to pick up some supplies.

I saw a chair and loved the color, but I was good and didn't even take it down off the shelf.

It wasn't expensive.

It was actually cheap.

But, I kept asking myself "do I really need it?"

The answer was no, but I wanted it.

I Had To Have It.

So, after the dentist, I headed right back to Tuesday Morning.

And, I bought the chair.


A little metal chair with amazing patina.


Our little cottage is exactly that - little.

Where should I put the chair?

In the kitchen?


Next to the fireplace holding flowers?


Or decorated for Valentine's Day with the key to my heart?


In the garden?


I chose the most practical spot.


It is sitting next to my workspace and if I sit on the pillow, it is the perfect height.

And, it is the perfect color.

Steve's only question was, "how much?"

I got what I wanted for $29.

I am going back tomorrow to buy its sister.

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