tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post1533958277602711503..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: where I am impulsiveVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-90267587984445707212009-08-17T10:56:59.107-04:002009-08-17T10:56:59.107-04:00Cool finds, especially those spoons!Cool finds, especially those spoons!Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843118087690038577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-15413825097757684232009-08-15T20:49:41.395-04:002009-08-15T20:49:41.395-04:00Yes, I think I will live with it as is for awhile,...Yes, I think I will live with it as is for awhile, <b>Ann</b>. The oak is already growing on me.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-63267264775442971892009-08-15T18:46:49.428-04:002009-08-15T18:46:49.428-04:00Keep that oak in it's original state and keep ...Keep that oak in it's original state and keep it for a long time.<br /><br />Many years ago, (30 to be exact) after i left Windsor, I came to New Zealand. Two years later, I got married and set up our little apartment. <br /><br />Our furniture were a mish mesh of what ever we could buy at garage sales and hand me downs from friends. 10 years of living like this, with my husband as a professional student and then an engineer, we didn't buy furniture as he was always wanting to be a professor overseas.<br />When we eventually did,. we had a garage sale. A second hand dealer came, and wanted to buy only a hand me down dressing table at $150. I tried to persuade him to buy the others. <br /><br />Eventually he confessed, the Oak was priceless, the others were rubbish. He said , he would give me $200 for the whole lot.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />AnnAnn, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-75561630691422545752009-08-14T02:29:16.723-04:002009-08-14T02:29:16.723-04:00Sorry I haven't visited much, but I'm play...Sorry I haven't visited much, but I'm playing a lot of catch up on some personal stuff. Drop me an e-mail and let me know how you are.Mr. Nighttimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546329409708860876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-90521869297308643952009-08-13T18:01:39.490-04:002009-08-13T18:01:39.490-04:00Yeah, buying new things like fridges and washers m...Yeah, buying new things like fridges and washers make me almost apoplectic with fear of a wrong choice, <b>Peter</b>. So many newer models just don't last.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-37708283475675626082009-08-13T17:59:41.802-04:002009-08-13T17:59:41.802-04:00It's not that I don't like it anymore, per...It's not that I don't like it anymore, per se, <b>XUP</b>, it just needs to be without all the other furniture in the room!! Anyway, you don't get good prices for antiques selling to a shop. I once had to give away a very nice drop leaf table because there were just too many of them around and no dealer wanted it.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-91031299346978178352009-08-13T11:14:35.037-04:002009-08-13T11:14:35.037-04:00I'd strip and paint it with a different finish...I'd strip and paint it with a different finish: I'm not that crazy about oak either but the mix with more modern furniture might be stunning. <br /><br />To be honest, my best buys were impulse purchases, while browsing catalogues and carefully considering have induced some disastrous "don't want this stuff, but can't return it" issues<br />(including a brand-new, top of the line yet noisy fridge)Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154038964967283580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-29612132994585499952009-08-13T08:12:18.711-04:002009-08-13T08:12:18.711-04:00If you don't like your cabinet thing anymore, ...If you don't like your cabinet thing anymore, why not take it off to some antique store and see if they'll give you a good price for it before you start defacing it with paint? Or bring them a good photo and see if it's worth anything. If not, paint it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-51375222639742504102009-08-12T22:05:12.527-04:002009-08-12T22:05:12.527-04:00I also collect sugar & creamers, Meggie - and ...I also collect sugar & creamers, <b>Meggie</b> - and I don't take either in my coffee! Talk about useless, but I love the look of them.<br /><br />Church pews for the yard? Sounds interesting, <b>Sagittarian</b>. This piece actually will be quite useful - it has way more storage than the little secretary I already have that is always bulging with unpaid bills, etc.<br /><br />Staining sounds an option, <b>Sunny</b>. Thanks.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-28076603667802581032009-08-12T21:59:25.939-04:002009-08-12T21:59:25.939-04:00Or an indecisive one, Susan!
Oh, Lena, that is on...Or an indecisive one, <b>Susan</b>!<br /><br />Oh, <b>Lena</b>, that is one impulse I haven't dared consider.<br /><br />And yet another big ticket from <b>SAW</b>. I am nowhere near as handy as you for such an impulse!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-54757762521447413202009-08-12T20:33:33.794-04:002009-08-12T20:33:33.794-04:00Oh no, you cna't paint that cabinet - it will ...Oh no, you cna't paint that cabinet - it will ruin it's value for sure. Maybe store it somewhere safe and get something else for it's purpose.<br />We bought some old church pews once at an auction, someone had painted them bright yellow but we HAD to have them for our yard.The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-13931971792586185952009-08-12T18:11:15.796-04:002009-08-12T18:11:15.796-04:00I did want to mention that I really like your piec...I did want to mention that I really like your piece of furniture, I don't think I would paint it, maybe strip it and then stain it a different color. It's quite unique.<br />Sunny :)Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743103444717771768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-78626182294370661062009-08-12T17:41:58.160-04:002009-08-12T17:41:58.160-04:00I buy things all the time on impulse. Cute little ...I buy things all the time on impulse. Cute little pate knives are on of my weaknesses! I mean, how many ot those does one need??<br />Mostly they come from garage sales & only cost cents.<br />I love that cabinet, but see what you mean. Sell it & get some fabulous price for it, then buy something perfect for the space. or not....Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-35050480525974814652009-08-12T15:17:06.842-04:002009-08-12T15:17:06.842-04:00I don't believe I'd paint something antiqu...I don't believe I'd paint something antique that's still in really good condition - only old battered or inexpensive things. <br /><br />I've bought things on impulse. Like, um, my house. It was the only one I even went inside and although it was in pretty bad shape and everyone questioned my sanity, I made an offer on it right away. I LOVE my house.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-85854326623775633502009-08-12T15:10:42.661-04:002009-08-12T15:10:42.661-04:00Yes. I have. My wedding ring! Had to replace every...Yes. I have. My wedding ring! Had to replace everything that came with it!<br /><br />The cabinet has character, but I'd go for a repaint. There's so many effects and gadgets come along with paint these days you might end up with something VERY unique!Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-76001187253010000372009-08-12T13:55:35.450-04:002009-08-12T13:55:35.450-04:00Of course you had to get each color. Any brilliant...Of course you had to get each color. Any brilliant woman knows that!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-88684879625656515372009-08-12T12:39:00.238-04:002009-08-12T12:39:00.238-04:00miwise, I once watched one of those moving up deco...<b>miwise</b>, I once watched one of those <i>moving up</i> decorating shows where a couple had painstakingly stripped all of their wood trim in their old house, and were so proud of their efforts, thinking they'd also made the house so much more valuable, only to have the new owners <i>paint it all white again!</i> They were in tears when they saw it. Unless you have LOTS of light, I'd go for the paint. But, oh god, the stripping and sanding...<br /><br />Pine, however, just cries to be painted.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-84532588806322458192009-08-12T11:52:46.264-04:002009-08-12T11:52:46.264-04:00My house was built in 1940 and the very average wo...My house was built in 1940 and the very average woodwork has aged to a dark color much like your cabinet. The small rooms would appear bigger if the trim was white. Every time I mention it, someone screams, "You're going to paint the wood?!" If it wasn't for the sanding and scraping involved, I would have slapped white paint on all of long ago. Paint it. It's a beautiful piece and would look wonderful with paint.<br /><br />Umm, about buying stuff, yes. A handmade pine corner cabinet that is totally worthless. I need to paint it.miwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278375394259576406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-73256940949258667652009-08-12T11:44:50.512-04:002009-08-12T11:44:50.512-04:00Sunny, remember that Friends episode where Phoebe ...<b>Sunny</b>, remember that <i>Friends</i> episode where Phoebe buys everything in the Pottery Barn display for her apartment? That's what I'd like to be able to do... everything would then look right when put together.<br /><br />Then again, it wouldn't be as much fun as buying something just because you love it. Maybe once I get rid of a few other things in my place, this piece will fit in?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-198515155046243162009-08-12T11:33:23.760-04:002009-08-12T11:33:23.760-04:00Oh yes I have done that! I bought a small desk one...Oh yes I have done that! I bought a small desk one day that I had been admiring in a vintage store, it didn't got with anything in my decor...I just liked it. I brought it home and spent hours finding just the right place. Now I look at it and ask myself, what was I thinking! <br />Sunny :)Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743103444717771768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-20572260651829022562009-08-12T10:07:01.271-04:002009-08-12T10:07:01.271-04:00Another voice of reason. The value is important, e...Another voice of reason. The value is important, even if I don't sell it. (whoever inherits it might?) <b>Irene</b>, my mother also splurged on clothes - much of which she never wore. She had <i>three</i> closets full that we had to sort out.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-39311291732515784182009-08-12T09:17:45.705-04:002009-08-12T09:17:45.705-04:00All my impulse buy are clothes and I regret some I...All my impulse buy are clothes and I regret some I have bought, because I seldom wear them, but I buy cheaply, so it is no great pain. I would love to impulsively buy a cast iron tea kettle. I would not regret that. Don't paint the cabinet, it will lose it's value. Get something else instead.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-56223469359566629182009-08-12T08:11:59.919-04:002009-08-12T08:11:59.919-04:00Thanks, Susan. I'm bringing you with me next t...Thanks, <b>Susan</b>. I'm bringing you with me next time I go antique shopping.<br /><br />Those spoons were true extravagance. I <i>had</i> to get one in each colour...VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-8227899313390966952009-08-12T07:50:42.359-04:002009-08-12T07:50:42.359-04:00Well, I say if you plan to keep the cabinet indefi...Well, I say if you plan to keep the cabinet indefinitely, then paint it a funky color. If you plan to resell, don't. There, decision made! LOL<br /><br />I love those spoons! Would definitely make eating any dairy product a worthwhile experience!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-44326313734042625722009-08-12T07:37:52.150-04:002009-08-12T07:37:52.150-04:00I think that is where I first learned of Athropolo...I think that is where I first learned of Athropologie, <b>Ruth</b>. I don't know if I can do it though - it has been in its natural state for over a hundred years...VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.com