If it's spring, it's time for leaves, and they're here!

When this sweet, mid-century teak dining table was consigned, it came without leaves. But--good news!--the consignor remembered where they were stored (behind the piano, of course), so now we are good to go.

With the recovery of the leaves, it has just grown in potential from 4 seats at a 42" rectangle, to 8 seats at a 42x78" rectangle.

Made by Drexel in the 1960s for their Parallel collection, this table shows usual signs of use, yet retains its glowing beauty. During our off-and-on summer, doesn't this look like a cheerful setting for yummy meals and lingering visits with family and friends?

We're over-full at The Living Room, so our come-and-get-it price ($425...$375!) includes the 4 matching chairs, 1 same-style side chair, and a twin that needs repair.

The first of the summer months is here! Break out the hot tea!

Yes, June 1st, mild and rainy. A good day for some hot tea.

The Living Room is about as packed with cuteness as it can be. Please come and bring a friend who has yet to experience The Living Room; enjoy a cup of Davidson's organic fine in our eclectic surroundings.

Here's a recent consignment: a 3-year old, espresso-finish, dining room ensemble:

Oops! That's something smaller. How small? About the size of a breadbox. Wait, it is a breadbox. Which for the record is as big as 16" x 12" x 10". Oak, priced $22.

OK, back to that dining room set from Klaussner Furniture's Mocoa collection. $895 for all: china cabinet with hutch, table with extending leaf, and 6 chairs. This is a great price because we need to move it out to make room for new consignments coming:

54" wide x 18" deep x 80" tall.
China cabinet base sits on black metal legs &grid.
Hutch features mirrors, lighting, stemware racks.

6 oversized, microfiber-covered chairs

42" x 60" table with 18" leaf

Weather worth waiting for. New consignments inside, as well.

Glorious clouds over Kenmore, April 2011

Waiting in the doorway to wave in a consignor who was finding us for the first time, I was blessed by the beauty of the April sky. Amazing that a little camera can capture such a good representation of this glory.

Meanwhile, back in the shop, we're pushing things around, as usual, to make room for items coming and going. Here are some of the new "comings":
(Sorry for the spacing; properly editing the html with these photos is eluding me.)

Two chairs from rather different eras:

Antique wooden armchair with beautifully done needlepoint back and seat. $125. SOLD

Mid century lounger in striped yellow upholstery. $95. SOLD

A "Retro-terranean" dining set. No, not a dinosaur, but a 60's china cabinet, dining table and 6 chairs with a Mediterranean/retro look:

1960's china cabinet is 47.75" wide x 16" deep x 69" tall. $325. $175

1960's dining table is 42" wide x 62" long, with
3 leaves extending to 8'2". With 6 chairs, $215. SOLD
Bundled with china cabinet, $485.

A bevy of small tables:

Beneath all this cuteness, a Queen Anne occasional table,
24" diameter x 28" tall. Finish is aged. $160.

Gleaming, white writing desk, 50"x26", with separate organizer. $150 together. SOLD

Marble-top plant stand, 15"x28". $135 SOLD

Ethan Allen console table, French styling, charming floral pattern on
creamy base.38"x14.5", 28" tall. $135. SOLD

Rhomboid on a tripod. Unusual and cute!
23" long x 20" at widest. 25" tall. $68.

Handmade in Italy by Florentia. Little, gilded side table.
~30"x21" oval. 20" tall. $85. SOLD

Glamorous 24" glass on 20" gilded and silvered
sheaf of wheat. $175. SOLD

Solid maple gate-leg, drop-leaf side table.
12"x26" plus 12" leaves. 27" tall. Aged finish. $125. SOLD

Wooden demi-lune entry table
by Hagerty Cohasset. 36x18x28.5" tall. $135.

Showing off our new entry area. A few more tables can be spotted in this view, as well.
Come see all the rest that I don't have time to include in today's update!

                            

Playful, faux marble dining table and china cabinet

Some people are not afraid to bring in consignments during a sale! In the rain! From such people we might expect the unexpected and we would not expect in vain.

A 46" x 78" dining table on 2 rotund palm tree pillars, constructed of wood and fancifully painted. And equipped with a removeable, crunched corner:


A 61" wide x 21" deep, wall-hung china cabinet in two pieces. You have to imagine the piece with the doors sitting atop to piece with the drawers, since I can't install it in our shop:


This theatrical set is looking for a very fun home to live in.