tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post2174593355746662156..comments2024-03-11T01:56:27.279-07:00Comments on The Chubby Chatterbox: Furniture Fiascostephen Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-20959329681941445732012-11-02T04:57:15.932-07:002012-11-02T04:57:15.932-07:00We offer the latest home styles with shabby chic, ...We offer the latest home styles with shabby chic, French and English country furniture and <a href="http://www.distinctivehome.co.uk/furniture-1-c.asp" rel="nofollow"><b>shabby chic furniture</b></a> with special ranges of limed oak and antiqued painted items to enhance the ambience of your home.Jitender kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841676194720914837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-43066786560334475402012-09-27T05:49:43.091-07:002012-09-27T05:49:43.091-07:00It is such a great help on the part of the readers...It is such a great help on the part of the readers. Hope you continue posting an informative post like this. Thank you for creating this page.Modern office deskhttp://www.edeskco.com/modern-office-desk.cfmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-90934292184107085082012-07-20T16:58:03.983-07:002012-07-20T16:58:03.983-07:00This reads like a perfect V8 commercial. :oThis reads like a perfect V8 commercial. :oDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127276493023198480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-36273483423338242442012-07-20T06:35:51.658-07:002012-07-20T06:35:51.658-07:00LOL!! This was a great read. I'm sorry for you...LOL!! This was a great read. I'm sorry for your bad armoire juju, and the very expensive lesson learned, but as far as entertainment value, that armoire was a ten! LOL!!Leah Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424758000036417506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-66625286225572609622012-07-20T05:57:25.011-07:002012-07-20T05:57:25.011-07:00Oh man- what a horror story- I'm so sorry you ...Oh man- what a horror story- I'm so sorry you had a bad experience- I love old furniture and have some pieces that I purchased many years ago and still have.<br />Hope they found someone to take it!Tracy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908586489858731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-4674281896506605582012-07-19T23:06:02.034-07:002012-07-19T23:06:02.034-07:00Wow, that is an amazing nightmare! I gave away a b...Wow, that is an amazing nightmare! I gave away a big armoire last year because I didn't want to move it and TV's are really too big for those things now. Still, I could have put books in it...if I could have found someone to move it.Crack You Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071785490304845124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-57218645681087115422012-07-19T09:57:21.673-07:002012-07-19T09:57:21.673-07:00oh my gosh..what a story and what a lesson! I bet...oh my gosh..what a story and what a lesson! I bet somebody somewhere is happy! probably another blogger showing a picture of her remarkable find!momto8https://www.blogger.com/profile/13964950285763339907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-84321437383975739782012-07-19T07:19:07.937-07:002012-07-19T07:19:07.937-07:00rule of travel .. never never ever buy anything yo...rule of travel .. never never ever buy anything you cant pack in your suitcase or carry onboard in a tote.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-77006779135857653842012-07-19T06:57:37.406-07:002012-07-19T06:57:37.406-07:00Oh God, how I relate. I'm famous for making th...Oh God, how I relate. I'm famous for making these types of purchases. I went to the car dealership to get an oil change and drove out with a new car...twice!Venita Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17280490236802828680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-18483270101448110092012-07-19T01:40:20.940-07:002012-07-19T01:40:20.940-07:00Seems to me that you and Mrs. C do things on a maj...Seems to me that you and Mrs. C do things on a major scale sometimes. What with that and the spiders you wrote about some time back. I suppose you could have fixed a couple of oars on the armoire, chucked in an inflatable dinghy and rowed it away to a lonely island and then come home in the dinghy. <br /><br />ALthough I admit that leaving it in the auction house is probably simpler.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-30096839922179141832012-07-18T22:42:31.929-07:002012-07-18T22:42:31.929-07:00I love antiques and definitely look at them more t...I love antiques and definitely look at them more than buy them. My husband, after his divorce, acquired a few pieces, I inherited a few pieces, and together we have bought a couple of items. I have to admit a couple of the items that my husband has purchased, I have wondered just what he was thinking when he bought them. Like the table he uses as a night stand.... it is so ugly. Then there is the trunk that he picked up at an estate auction. He wanted to store quilts in it. Again...ugly and paper thin with the bottom coming apart, it is of no use what so ever. It now resides in our garage.<br />I did enjoy reading your post, so much so that I read it to my husband. Your armoire may have been a mistake but it sure made a great story!!Lighthousegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748294078711559186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-74344588726835794442012-07-18T19:18:05.522-07:002012-07-18T19:18:05.522-07:00Sometimes it never rains but pours. One misstep af...Sometimes it never rains but pours. One misstep after another! About the only good thing to come out of this was a good story. Well told.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-18603917264464799882012-07-18T19:05:19.664-07:002012-07-18T19:05:19.664-07:00I'm laughing. I never made a colossal furnitur...I'm laughing. I never made a colossal furniture error, but I made a colossal husband mistake. I, too, moved away and "accidentally" left him behind.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-12030897182918654122012-07-18T17:22:12.036-07:002012-07-18T17:22:12.036-07:00Can't think of any furniture mistakes. But I c...Can't think of any furniture mistakes. But I could tell you about my first husband, and I'm guessing that mistake was more expensive than your French armoire.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-11893867401720186212012-07-18T16:56:15.829-07:002012-07-18T16:56:15.829-07:00Oh man. After reading this my furniture mistakes a...Oh man. After reading this my furniture mistakes actually make me feel great.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-62953858900498585782012-07-18T16:00:03.249-07:002012-07-18T16:00:03.249-07:00omg what a horrible experience for all concerned. ...omg what a horrible experience for all concerned. and expensive. it makes a good story though :)yevishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146237718414705218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-3838792465556786292012-07-18T15:41:55.935-07:002012-07-18T15:41:55.935-07:00Well, I hand it too you for being brave enough to ...Well, I hand it too you for being brave enough to buy in Paris and ship it home. <br />We bought a French armoire from an auction house, but I don't think it was yours. We moved it from the mid-west to California-from a high ceilinged house to one, less so. But it fits, it works, we love it and the auction house even has our address, in case we want to sell it back.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-50551013666024352612012-07-18T15:36:48.837-07:002012-07-18T15:36:48.837-07:00Oh, I've had some furniture mistakes, but neve...Oh, I've had some furniture mistakes, but never as big as that one! Good grief. I also would have moved and left no forwarding address.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-88901382707959974502012-07-18T14:56:57.718-07:002012-07-18T14:56:57.718-07:00Oh what a nightmare. I wonder if Paris has it in f...Oh what a nightmare. I wonder if Paris has it in for you.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-31430626310338919902012-07-18T14:18:32.314-07:002012-07-18T14:18:32.314-07:00Isn't that the piece of furniture from Harry P...Isn't that the piece of furniture from Harry Potter used to sneak in Death Eaters and then Dumbledore was killed? Be careful opening it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-2088898795540552122012-07-18T12:42:42.985-07:002012-07-18T12:42:42.985-07:00Great story. Bad purchase. Great decision to mov...Great story. Bad purchase. Great decision to move and not leave a forwarding address.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-67062435063902255872012-07-18T12:11:58.243-07:002012-07-18T12:11:58.243-07:00Aha! The first thing it made me think of was a che...Aha! The first thing it made me think of was a chest of drawers my husband bought at a second-hand furniture store. A day or two before some very strange goings-on began to occur around our house.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-15877402760294057262012-07-18T11:52:01.266-07:002012-07-18T11:52:01.266-07:00Oh, what a shame to take that fabulous anniversary...Oh, what a shame to take that fabulous anniversary trip only to find all the attractions closed! But, wow, what a whopping memorable story you gained from that vacation!<br /><br />At first I thought this had to be my favorite line from your post: “I could now go to confession without leaving the house, and I could watch Antiques Roadshow while making my contrition.” So funny, Stephen! :D <br /><br />Ah, but then I read the part about you moving and leaving no forwarding address info with the gallery. Absolutely priceless! Really loved this post!Susan Bodendo/Super Earthlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552499547660991944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-6940530546578265502012-07-18T11:48:58.639-07:002012-07-18T11:48:58.639-07:00I smiled multiple times reading how this purchase ...I smiled multiple times reading how this purchase was disastrous on so many different levels (or not so level, as the case might be!)Bryan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4300332596847087857.post-61632191627558711012012-07-18T11:43:47.140-07:002012-07-18T11:43:47.140-07:00Great story! My husband and I were proud of oursel...Great story! My husband and I were proud of ourselves when we bought a TV armoire for our first home back in the 90's. Of course that was before flat screen TVs. Three houses later, the piece had kind of out-lived it's purpose in life. The wood was beautiful cherry though, and my husband decided we should lug it down to the playroom in the basement rather than trying to sell it. We failed to take the drop ceiling down there into account. We couldn't even stand it up down there, so he had to chop it up into very expensive attic floorboards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18012849586904985898noreply@blogger.com