I’m SO glad you all stopped by to see the patio! It was a lot of fun sharing with y’all, so thank you for that. I’m really excited to tell you that I sent in pics of my finished patio project to the Birmingham News and she emailed me to say she’d love to feature me again in the Spaces Room Redo section. I’ve been in there twice already and it was such a thrill to be in the local paper. I’ll definitely tell you all about it when it happens in the next few weeks…… After being on the other side of town a couple weeks ago, I decided to stop by The Salvation Army and just see what was there. I spotted this pretty chair and ottoman, looked at the pricetag of $100 and said….hummmmm, that sure is a good bargain there, too bad I already have plenty of chairs and ottomans and don’t have room for more. I peeked under the cushion and it was made by Sherrill, which is a really good line of furniture. I went home and slept on it…literally, woke up about 3:00 (which is not so unusal for me in this stage of my life 🙁 I wake up at all times of the night) and decided I really needed that chair. It was a bargain and I figured out what I could do to make it all work. I really liked the fabric too. The chair and ottoman we have in our bedroom is too big for the space and won’t fit in this downstairs bedroom where I had another slipcovered chair and ottoman that were smaller. So, I thought it all over and decided I would sell the larger set in our bedroom, move the smaller one up there and put this set in the downstairs guestroom. I know…confusing, but it all worked out. You don’t often find such a great condition chair and ottoman for this price and quality. I talked to my hubby about my great plan and he said go for it. On a side note, I have some fun money that I’ve earned stashed just for me to use for this purpose, so I guard it and use it sparingly, but I thought this was a good time to bring it out.
Went back to the store first thing the next morning, and further purusing led me under the ottoman where a label was on there from Birmingham Wholesale Furniture, probably the most high-end furniture store here in town. The customer’s name was on there, as well as the date (2001) when it was purchased. Good find. Told them I wanted to purchase it & a nice man helped me put it in my trunk with the lid tied down and I brought it home.
I’d love to just totally redo this room one day in soft blues or greens and creams (maybe), but for now this will do. I really can’t justify buying all new stuff for this room when it serves the purpose just fine.


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