Last month my daughter Samantha and her family were moving out of their apartment. Since they were going to be living with her in-laws for 6 months, to save money for a house, they couldn't take everything with them. So, naturally, I went over to see if there was anything she was getting rid of, that I might want.
I picked out several items that I thought might find a new life in my home. The problem was to convince my husband to go pick them up. Since Samantha was giving a recliner to our neighbor, my husband was willing to go get it for them. While we were there I pointed out several pieces that I'd like. Well, I didn't get everything that I wanted, but I was able to get him to load up several items.
As we were taking furniture down the rickety stairs (yikes!), a cabinet on her porch caught my eye.
Fortunately, hubby thought that it was cool too. Yay! My first thought was to give it to my son, to put it out on his porch. He has a cool beach/artist studio look out there, and it would work perfectly.
When we got it home, though, my husband brought it in and put it in a corner of our dining room.
The designer in me started thinking and next thing ya know, I forgot all about giving it to my son.
(Sorry Nick)
I grabbed the water feature off of my dresser, which I had won at a Christmas party several years ago, then I found a candle that Samantha had given me, to put on top. It fit perfectly.
Ta da!
We plugged in the water feature, which thankfully still works, then lit the candle. Beautiful!
I'm debating whether or not to refinish it. The color is honey and my furniture is cherry, so I guess I have to, but I really like it the way it is. Meanwhile, it is another hidden storage space that we can use for all the stuff that seems to accumulate. In the evening we turn on the water feature, light the candle and relax.
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