Price drops, "smalls", Kimono, and Tremoloa

The big news is that price drop time has rolled in. Just in time for the weekend. So, if you've been eying something for a while, make your move :^)

The small news is that we are truly swimming in smalls! These are the fun, intriguing, little items that fill in around the edges of the consigned furniture. I seem to have accepted more than I had room for, but they give me a breather from moving couches and china cabinets around. Come for tea and look through the latest small treasures:

100-year-old leather postcards, wooden stationery boxes, Danish art plates,
dishes to use on Canada Day, ornate candle holders...

Silver-plated ice bucket and scoop,
beaded handbag by Christiana, little vanity chair...

   

Full-length, Hong Kong kimono in shimmering purple/cobalt brocade.
Machine-washable silk and rayon blend. Robe is 48" around, backlength 56". $48.

I'd never heard of a Tremoloa and thought it was an autoharp at first glance.
Related to a zither! This one is from the 1950's.
Includes case, instructional booklets, and a display stand. $60.

Of course, this is just a small peek at what has come in, but I hope it is enough to whet your interest. See you soon!

Double dipping allowed here

We've been doing double duty, getting Kenmore Coffee & Tea up and running (and it IS as of today!). That means The Living Room has gotten a little disheveled. Does that happen at your house, too? Gnomes come in while you are busy doing other things, and just trash the place.

But now that our super baristas are settling into their routines in the little kiosk down at the other end of the parking lot, making amazing espresso drinks, tea, and chocolate, etc., it is time for me to spiff things up again in The Living Room.

Laurie did SUCH wonders in here just last week, with her wonderful way of seemingly just walking around the room, creating beauty in her wake. I remember the pleasure of witnessing that as if it were yesterday. Wait a minute, it was yesterday (practically). But you'd hardly know it now. This room really is living; consignments move in and out; people shop, visit, pray, clear a table and share lunch.... So, the entropy war is ongoing.

Do stop by Kenmore Coffee & Tea on your way through Kenmore: 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Of course, you can bring your KCT latte or tea into The Living Room! And I'm still making Keurig coffee and tea here, as well.

What's the use of a blog without pictures? (to paraphrase Alice just before she found herself in Wonderland) So here are some shots I snapped of our sorta-new displays of "smalls", as Wayne Stephens at Armadillo Consignment calls this sort of thing:



Enjoy :^)