Showing posts with label Mommy's furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mommy's furniture. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

And I'm Baaaaackk!!

 

Anyone who has visited us in the last... oh eight years(??!?) is familiar with the labyrinth that one needs to negotiate to enter my "Studio Annex". I inherited (no.. warehoused) my deceased mother's small pile of (possibly) auctionable furniture blocking the way ever since about... eight years ago. No coincidence there! I have vowed, time and time again, yes, I will get to it sold/removed/donated whatever!! (*1)

So maybe because the weather is truly awful, maybe because I decided I actually NEED that space, several days ago, I actually began to get the heap out of the Studio Annex. What a revelation!! There's space! Bob and I started dancing in there, until we almost collapsed because it's so bloody hot.


Now the pile is in my studio but that's a big motivator to call the auction house and see if they're interested. I already photographed these items several years ago... yeah maybe I move more slowly than I think but at least it's done and I can clean in my studio annex!! Some spots haven't seen the light of day for years.


And would you look at that?! The door closes! And there's nothing behind it. Even Robin didn't know what to think. 

And from the other side in the hallway:

Shocking! Really, it has taken years to get to this point; we'll see what happens next. Marie Condo would be proud!

(*1) And maybe because it's been so hot, I forgot to photograph the room as packed as it was. I was half way through moving stuff when I thought, "Damn! I should have documented the complete and awesome pile!" Too late. Bob waggishly suggested we move it all back in... not over my dead and sweaty body!!!!



Monday, February 7, 2022

An Ultimatum

 

See this pile? This is furniture and assorted things form our deceased mother's (aka "Mommy") house. These items have resided in my Studio Annex- essentially rendering it useless- for how many years now? Three? Four? Five? I started shuffling through this ungodly heap a few weeks back. But it hit me yesterday: the things in this pile have got to go!

Anybody out there want a table? A beat-up desk? An ornately carved chair? All going to the highest bidder! One of my sister's (*1)received an ultimatum yesterday. That "brown rectangle" (as they're referred to in the antiques world) is now officially your problem; do with it what you will! 

I am retiring to the Studio Annex now, when I finish this post, to attempt to deconstruct the heap and start selecting items to photograph. What a Herculean job!! Wish me luck...

And here's one of the busted lamps. I sincerely do wish they were all worth a fortune... or even a couple of hundred bucks! But I must be realistic and say probably not worth much.

As one of my sisters helpfully pointed out, once this room is cleared I'll have so much more space! Uh... yeah, that's the idea!

(*1) I only have two... they know who they are.