Thanks for a good 10-month anniversary!

Our Memorial Day sale is over! Thanks to everyone who came to make it a special weekend.

But somehow we seem to have more in the shop than when we started? Is that possible?

Well, we did have a few new items come in, in spite of ourselves. Here are a few of the newer items in The Living Room:




So please plan another excursion to Kenmore to see what's new. Come for tea and shop for a treasure :^)

Memorial Day sale on Saturday, May 29 and Monday, May 31 (not Sunday)

If you are not leaving town on Memorial Day weekend, come visit The Living Room.



We'll be there with cupcakes, tea, and 10% off everything in the store, plus some additional discounts.

Tiffany style stained glass lamps

Tiffany style shade top
Originally uploaded by TheLivingRoominKenmore

Floor lamp and table lamp with identical blue dragonfly motif in Tiffany-style stained glass shades.

Craigslist stories...

I spend more time looking at craigslist than I used to, finding price comparisons, looking for deals. And I've run across a genre of ad, I guess, wherein the seller tells his story. Usually a sad story. A common theme is, "I like this item, but my wife/girl friend doesn't, so away it goes..."

Here's a poignant one:

"I have a really cute vanity that I refinished for my wife. Its solid walnut with 4 drawers and it was hard work getting all the old paint off it. I worked a week of hard labor to get paint out of all the many grooves in the front. I put new 18 dollar pulls on it and painted the drawers inside blue. The kick panels are painted black. Its really a pretty cute vanity...I think. My wife doesn't like it, so... its, going away. Comes with a big round 36 inch mirror that sets on the back, its not refinished, but could be painted black to match the kick panels. It is 42 long 18 deep 29 high. Anyway, if your interested see attached photos. Call Larry..."

This man's plaint is almost a country western song waiting for someone to add the bass and rhythm guitars. I think his wife should have given him a hug and kept it...somewhere.

What do you think?

Glorious May: Cottonwoods, red-wing blackbirds, and sale days

2 more days of our clear-out sale. It's been working, but there's still plenty for you to come see. Check out the links to the right, which will take you to our current craigslist ads and our flickr portfolio.

I don't have a photo to share, but here's a lovely cottonwood painting by Don Gray, found at
http://www.dailypainters.com/paintings/52148/Cottonwood-Glow/Don-Gray

My son, Chris, and I were just talking about the cottonwood "snow" that should be arriving soon, and today it's here! I love the honey fragrance of those tall, majestic trees. We'll be sweeping cottonwood snow out of the shop soon, but it's a small price to pay for the privilege of having these beautiful trees in our city.

It's funny; we can't see any from the shop windows, but they are close enough to touch us with their scent and with their snow. Just as the red-wing blackbirds can be heard but not seen from our sidewalk some mornings. On our walks along a wet, reedy area 2 blocks away, we spot these charming birds in their stylish black jackets, bright red epaulets underlined by brilliant yellow. And if we're lucky, we not only hear them call, but hear them sing.

Thank You, our God, our Creator, for such beauty. That You made it, that You made us able to appreciate it. Thank You.

Sales are fun!

After our first day of our first-ever sale, I can say, sales are fun!

We're continuing our 25%-off-everything-sale through Saturday, May 15, so 9 more fun days to come :^)

And, yes, I know this sale is to make room for a big consignment coming in late May, but I couldn't say no to friends who came by with just a few more consignments this week:
(Pictures like this always bring to mind the theme from Masterpiece Theatre that would play as the camera panned the artfully crowded display of photos and objets d'art from the series.)

CLEARING SPACE SALE! 25% off EVERYTHING through Saturday, May 15th.

Here's the deal! We have a large consignment coming on May 21st, and we need to have a clear-out sale.

Our prices are already low, but we're taking 25% off on everything in stock, from now through Saturday, May 15.

Please help get the word out for our big, clear-out sale! Thanks!

(Consignors, your reduction won't exceed your contracted rate.)