Adieu armoire!

Finally got rid of the old armoire. It was adopted out to a lady who also quilts, and who wanted it in her basement sewing area.  Her husband came with help to move it out of our sunroom, and I later learned the story of what happened when they got it home.  She said he insisted on its going into their bedroom. This thing is a piece of furniture turned MONSTER!  I  kid you not.  After dismantling the door frame, through which the armoire still did not fit, he dismantled the window frames, once more scoring zero on squeeze room.  So she finally got it down to the basement where she had planned it to be parked.  All I can say is, we are breathing sighs of relief to see it moved onwards to a new home.  Some things are just like that.

Easter weekend

Saturday it rained, so we did a little rearranging of our family room to create more space. I served Easter dinner, which was a motivation for our kids to help us move that furniture.

We did have a huge rustic Baltic fir armoire, bought at an antique store in Lexington years ago, which served the purpose of our media cabinet. But it took up too much room. So we asked for help from our kitchen cabinet carpenter, who created some cabinet door frames for a three drawer gentlemen's dresser (the kind with the little glove drawers on top) on brass casters, probably from the 1920's or 30's, bought at a friend's garage sale. Hubby got aluminum gridwork, finished in a brass color, and inserted cut-outs from this metal, making a screen for each cabinet door, which not only allows air-flow for all the electronics, it also allows us to push our remote buttons with success. We have way more room to move around, and I am trying to decide whether or not to look for a love seat, or a nice lounge chair with ottoman. Either one will be my comfort zone while watching tv. The armoire sits in the sunroom now, awaiting its transformation into a garden center/tv enclosure for the exercise times.

One thing I did learn over the last few weeks--everyone wants to unload their entertainment armoires! When I first listed ours on Craigs List, there were only 18 others listed for sale. In a matter of two weeks time, the number grew to well over 240! Obviously everyone else was also sick of the big things taking up too much space in their houses. Hubby was actually talking about putting it on our brushpile when we burned it, but I talked him out of it, for the moment.

Easter gifties

Had to try out the little birdie pattern I found on Pinterest the other day, so made up a few for some young sweeties in CA; the older sweeties out there got the swag.

Finally finished 4 placemats that match the quilted table runner I made last summer, just in time for our Easter lunch. Next project--putting new canvas seats and backs on our redwood deck chairs. I think the serger will have to help me here!

So far I have all the flowerbeds weeded of dandelions, baby elm trees and poison ivy. Now we just have to start mowing and trimming. Ahh the joys of spring!