As I
mentioned yesterday, I had a rather good scouting excursion the other day. I found so many things that I want/need/have
to have immediately in my life. Well,
maybe need is a strong word but
I am fairly certain that if a certain mirror does not find its way to my kitchen
wall, a part of me will die inside. For
real. That very Mary McDonald part of
me, you know the part that is equal parts glamorous, witty, more is fabulously
more, I'm comfortable slamming things on the wall, get me huge blue and white porcelain jars as tall as my head right this minute, I slept in
the guest room because I was too drunk to make it upstairs part of me. That part of me will wither up and die inside
if I don’t figure out a way to make that mirror mine.
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| Mary McDonald |
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| gotta get it - for my kitchen wall above the banquette |
See
what I mean? I mean. And then
there’s the baronial ice bucket, the red chinoiserie dragon panels, can’t forget about those Palm Beachy paint
by number numbers I found last week, the glam glam brass light fixture.
How about the burlwood console with the fantastic hardware? The list goes on and on. In my manic-induced frenzy the other day, I felt a little like Mary at Peter Dunham's store - I absolutely needed two of everything. I've since come out of the manic ether but still can't get these things out of my head.
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| bar cart, duh |
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| I would find a place, period. |
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would look great in my kitchen but probably tile room to
replace a very sad gallery wall |
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| Hallway - with globe bulbs |
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| Considering using the base for TV console |
Phone pics are bad, I know, but trust that these things are faboosh. In
order to make some of these things mine, I must sell some stuff. I have too much stuff. Hoarder 2.0 much stuff. Just like Mary. Need to
part with some things. Here’s where I
need your help. Should do I the
Craigslist thing? Should I do a garage
sale? Should I offer up items here? I can’t really ship an armoire or a sideboard
but local folks could arrange pick up. I
have some nice things – both antiques and newer items. So I feel like I should share the love.
What
say you? I would love to hear what you guys think. Any of you have any luck with any of these
avenues? Gonna be
honest – I think Craigs is creepstar. Sure, people
claim to have found great things via Craigs but between you and me, urban legends. Every one.
But I
need a fix for my hoarding habit. Need to find a way to sell some things so that I can get more things. Let me qualify that statement by saying that I am moving in a different direction with Chez V so I am not just hoarding to hoard, mostly. Like Mary says, if only I could somehow manage to appear to
have loads of money, I would be considered eccentric rather than the reality of being poor-ish and called insane hoarder lady.
Happy hoarding, folks!
kisses, mrs. V
