Mahogany TV Cabinet at Long Last!

       Today we are joining Show and Tell Friday at Cindy's My Romantic Home and  Diann's Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove.


       For quite awhile now,  a tv cabinet with doors, to hide the tv when not in use, has been on my dreamy "wish" list.

      The cost of a nice quality piece like this can run into the hundreds and that is out of the realm of our budget's possibilities.

      While reading the daily newspaper's classified section, one of my very favorites in the entire paper, guess what I saw?  Yup, an ad for a mahogany tv cabinet with Queen Anne shaped legs. 

      When I called, there was no answer so I left a message. Later in the day, the lady who owned the cabinet returned my call.  It was still for sale, she said, and then added, "You were the only caller." Ya hoo.

      A dear friend, who is my partner in yard sale and thrift store finds, and her daughter, came with me to the house where the cabinet was for sale.   The piece was, indeed, quite beautiful, in terrific shape,  and horrendously heavy.

     The three of us, plus the man of the seller's house, got the cabinet down the steps and across a sidewalk and hoisted it into my friend's van. Once we got to my house, we had to repeat the operation.  That tv cabinet was one heck of a heavy haul but, with the help of a dolly, used for our garbage cans, we got it across the lawn, up the front brick steps (arduous), into the front hallway, and then, finally, into the living room.

     Talk about faithful friends, those two gals fit the description to a "t."

      Using turpentine, I removed the hideous silver paint that covered the brass hardware. I know, I know, in the modern decorating world, brass is supposed to be obsolete and passe. Who cares?  I still love brass and think it's rich looking and classy.

      Even my tv is the old-fashioned kind. The flat screens are nice but pretty expensive for me. Of course, if someone buys one for me, I'll switch tvs, but for now, my old clunker works just fine.

     Here's Honey Cat. Naturally, she had to check out the new cabinet.

      On top of the cabinet, I placed a crystal based lamp, topped with a pink satin, tasseled shade. Also put my favorite fringed piece of cranberry glass on a pink doily, at the suggestion of my friend. She's an interior decorating whiz so I do what she tells me.

      Tonight, my heart is filled with gratitude for the "new" cabinet, the good price of $100 that I paid for it, and two dear friends whose backs are probably in need of massages right about now.

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF BRASS?