What I was looking for:
After a decade of scouring used furniture shops, craigslist posts, and estate sales, I'm giddy to announce I finally found the elusive credenza to store multiple electrical components, blankets and other living room related accroutrement. Any mid-century furniture geek will feel great desire at the sight of a good one with molded wood handles and sleek teak design. They can range in cost from around $500 (if you are so lucky) to upwards of $4,000 for a solid near mint Danish one. It's almost cheaper to have one custom made which we were thinking of having Plane & Sqaure woodworker, Jeff Mangers do. However, I happened to come across this one which was a great deal.
What I got:
The photos above were posted by a Vancouver couple who'd put it on Craigslist with hopes to fund a trip to Mexico. And even though while moving it, the seller and I accidently dropped one of the wooden shelves onto the black hard top and chunked up an edge, it still looks pretty good hanging out with all of our other furniture (see below). It doesnt have the round legs that I really wanted but with the detachable shelf top section, it's pretty awesome to get a two-fer. It was also affordable, which in the end was the really the clincher.
The top part has now taken it's place behind the couch as a sofa/entry table for mail. The sliders allow us to have the components visible to our remote control without leaving a swinging door open and there are still drawers for smaller junks. The finger holes are inlaid wood and funny to make bunny ears/ peace sign to open and shut the doors. As both pieces are off the ground, items placed inside are all safe from the ravenous bunny. All in all it was a great find and well worth waiting a few years.
"I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end." Margaret Thatcher
Lovely free modern design desk wallpaper from Lushpad here.
Happy Chinese New Year! To celebrate, I'm offering a print-from-your-own-home design on Etsy for a whopping 50 cents. Mr. Owen Fluoride thinks this idea is tasty.
The year of the rabbit begins on February 3rd and we furball lovers are excited. The focus of 2011, says Chinese astrologers, will orient towards reviving the arts and culture, getting our financial house in order, cultivating intimate relationships, and building family and community. There's some unrest in world being that countries will be focusing inward and young people will be active. As in, lots of babies. To find out more about this year's Chinese forecast go here.
