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Weekend Treasure

 

Here are some stock photos of the love seat, chair and ottoman we purchased on Saturday at the auction.  These pictures don't really do the set justice.  But we have determined that the retail price for these now discontinued pieces was $1899.  We topped out our auction at $500.00, so after sales tax and the 15% auction fee, we did pretty well.. paying approximately 1/3 of retail. As an added bonus, they were sold to us as "durahide" which means fake.  Frank and I used to say that Nogahide should have been named NOTaHide.  But after looking them up, they are 60% leather.. the parts that don't matter -the back, are not.  BONUS!  They are now all safely home and put away... where you say?  Where could you possibly have put all these lovely pieces of furniture? Oh, I forgot to mention that they are for the cabin.  The hope is that mice will be thoroughly repelled by the very idea of gnawing on cowhide.  And besides that, they will be completely dispatched by then anyways.  (insert hopeful face here.)
I am planning on using them in this room.  This little sectional and the hide abed will go... The love seat, chair and ottoman will replace.  The light that is hanging and lit, has been refurbished.  I took it down last time I was up there and put it in a bucket to protect the base and keep it from falling over and then I spray painted the shade to hide the water damage that had befallen it.  The shade wasn't removable, hence all the details... Anyways, it looks better. And the water damage issues should be taken care of before winter.. hopefully. The stack of chairs will probably no longer be necessary when we get everything else up there that we have planned. 

But I digress... I got up very early this morning.. after a very late night up talking with Haley and began reorganizing some space in the garage.  The old stove from the cabin had been brought down and used for parts, but had never been disposed of.  Nolan hauled it out to the corner for me and put a free sign on it.  It was picked up by noon.  There was a lot of free junk on our street today, so maybe that helped.  Then I moved things around, put things where they belonged and wallah!  there was room for the love seat, chair and ottoman.  Now they wait for a time when we can take them up to their home.  I also spent quite a bit of time finalizing the linen that is not needed up there.  Organizing it by fitted and flat and taping them together for a dollar sale I have in mind.

Comments

Cathi said…
Very cool! And what a great price for leather...you guys did very well. I can hardly wait to drink a cup of coffee while sitting in that chair with my feet up on the ottoman...
8:56 PM
Cathi said…
Did I mention that there are no small children in my coffee/chair/ottoman vision?
9:38 PM
****** said…
They are out climbing to the waterfalls with Frank and Don... with any luck they will be gone 2 maybe 3 hours.
7:57 AM
Cathi said…
maybe even 2 or 3 days! we can pack them lots of food, with pillows and sleeping bags...
10:08 AM
****** said…
and a snake bight kit.
2:34 PM
Haley said…
You guys aren't very nice.
9:58 AM
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