MIA, One Man's Trash...

Hi All,

I've been MIA but with good reason.  I have about a trillion posts I could do on what I've been up to on the home decoration front, but uploading pics and getting everything just right is taking a while.  For now, I will recap on my latest thrifing adventure.

Thrift stores are like magnets to me.  I have always loved the trickery of getting a deal that is so amazing that I feel like I might get to the register and they say, "Oh Mam, we are sorry but that is mis marked.  It's missing a numeral (presumably a 1 or higher in front of the price)."  So since Allison and thrift stores are like magnets and Brent and thrift stores are like oil and water, I went this weekend while Brent was at home visiting his family.  Much to my pleasure, it only took TWO thrift stores for me to find a killer deal.  I fell in love with this mid mod (that's mid-century modern) dining table.  WHAT A FIND!  Now let me walk you through my next actions/thoughts:

• Scan rest of store.  There's no way this could be my only deal in here.
• Ok it is the only good thing within 20 miles of this store.  Well the table, and the pig beanie baby which instantly took me back but wasnt cute enough for me to be willing to touch it.  
• Total side note: One of my rules for thrifting is to never bring home something that's 100% fabric based.  I can rip up upholstery on chairs, but there was literally a woman buying lingerie while I was there.  Really?  Target has some options for about the same price.  Ewww.
• There are no chairs.  What in the world would I pair the beauty with?  This could take 2+ months of following design blogs to even be able to eat at the table.  I should walk away.
• I dont need a table.  What would I do with it?  I have one already.  Walk away.
• Leave store empty-handed.  It usually feels right because everything was junk.  Not this time.  I want the table.  Is it wrong to want a piece of old furniture?
• Drive away.  Call Brent.  Explain I want the table.  He says buy it.  Not having 1. room or 2. a plan or 3. a way to refinish has never stopped me in the past.  Ok.  But really, I agonize, where would we put it?  Still driving.
• Call Mom because I need two people to say, "Get the table."  Still driving. Mom says, "Store it under the bed." Genus.  Exactly why I called.
• Almost home. Call thrift store to see if it's still there.  Change out cars.  Phone dies (a requirement for any story I ever tell).  Race like hell to drive the 7 miles in 12 minutes before the store closes.
• Bound in.  Ask for table. Try to tell them what a deal this is.  Want to share excitement.  Disgruntled employee doesn't care.  Pay $15.  Leave smitten with table in back of car. 

So now I'm happy but not able to share my prize with anyone since my phone died.  Plus I want it in the house right away to see how it looks with its new friends, couch and chairs.  I decide the only logical thing to do is carry the thing myself (remember Brent wasn't home).  So I huff and puff wrestling this table (drop leaves helped significantly) and rocking it through doorways and down the hall, right past THREE guys.  What jerks.  Who wouldn't offer to help?  Hell, I would have offered some other girl help if she was sweating and doing Lamaze breathing as she walked past me trying not to die.

The table and I made it in and it's perfect!  I have been hunting a little for others similar to it online to see if my find really was as fantastic as I thought.  I think it is.  Here's a very similar one to tide you over until I can post pics of the real beauty:

If you just saw the pics and went, "Hum.  It's a really simple wood table," then thank you because people like you donate treasures for me to find.  Oh and would you change your mind if I said that this one is referred to as a "Vintage Kipp Steward Drexel Sun Coast Dining Table" circa 1959?" That name alone makes me feel like I could invite Betty Draper to dinner and she would adore it.  (Don't get the reference?  That means you probably dont like the table either!)

One man's trash =  Another Woman's $15 Treasure!