A Toast to New/Old Furniture

furniture, surprises

Recently Brian and I met Sandy, a cool artist who is a friend of my uncle. She lived in New York City for about 20 years before moving back to Staunton. By coincidence Sandy used to make desserts at one of our favorite uptown restaurants, Toast. Toast is one restaurant we miss: it serves what what they deliciously call “truckstop gourmet”.

Anyway: Sandy was cleaning out her studio and generously offered us a bunch of old furniture. Here’s what she gave us in exchange for us keeping an eye open for two specific things she’s looking for:

• An old Victorian sofa — completely stripped down to its horsehair stuffing (has neat old claw feet)
• A vanity dresser and mirror — in need of a little TLC
• An old rocking chair — I’m hoping Janice will cane it for me
• …and a handsome Victorian chair pulled from an old Harlem hotel “back in the day”. This last item is really special (and doubly so, since Brian and I used to live in Harlem!).

So, we graciously accepted her offer! We have all these items stored in the empty Victorian. Somehow, our old decrepit house with well-worn furniture makes the perfect Halloween tableau. Maybe that explains the creepy shadow present in all these photos… bwahaha!

We weren’t lacking any shortage projects after the grocery store opens. But who could resist?

Speaking of the store… we’re slightly delaying the Grand Re-Opening. Here’s why!

katie @ October 26, 2008