I am still casting an eye backwards to my fab vacay at home with the folks ... and to some furniture I left behind when I moved to Toronto five years ago.This isn't much to look at now, stored in my sis's garage and all and heaped with junk, but five years ago it sat on a snowy curb in January outside an Ottawa antique shop for $250 ... until I bought it, that is.
It's a mammoth and Art Deco? style mantle/faux fireplace that actually came with a plug-in 'fire.'
I never moved it to Toronto as it's SUPER heavy - made of plaster or some such material - and would cost me mega bucks to move it up.But oh, I love it so.
I doubt I'd be able to sell it for much on Craigslist, even though I'm betting these type things are all that plentiful in the vintage world these days.
It may not be the most USEFUL of furniture pieces, and I bet you may be having trouble imaging it a la decorative Grunge-Queen splendor with that pylon on the top, but I know I could, if I want to lay out the cash to get it up here, make it totally work in space (even if it meant letting go of something to make it fit in here).What would you do? Sell and make some extra cash, though not much I bet, or spend cash to get it here and keep it forever?
Right now it's making me a little weepy to think of it all alone and forgotten in that garage.
Oh that is a hard one! I guess only you can decide what it's worth to you...in price to move it and what you might have to give up. It's very interesting in shape, hard to tell from the photos but I know you would make it grand!!
ReplyDeleteHey Kelly -- welcome back home, missed you !
ReplyDeleteIt is a hard decision to make; toss a coin between heads or tails. It's just one of those things.
Good Luck
Cathy P.
That is a pretty sad life for it, I say get it out of the garage any way you can. Could probably get $100 for it.
ReplyDeleteYou need that fireplace in your apartment before fall, so start putting out the word and before you know it somebody with a truck will be coming your way! J
ReplyDeleteLinda, I know, I can just see how fab it would be in my apartment.
ReplyDeleteCathy P, thanks hon I missed you too! If I ever drag this thing to T.O. you will have to come and see it.
Eyeliah, I think you're right on the $100 part; that's what I was thinking too - will keep you posted!
J - now you have thrown me into existential decor angst! Still undecided - will keep you posted and thanks for input all!