Hi Everyone!!
Happy Friday loves. Before we get into today’s post I’ve gotta handle a bit of business. Crystal Rafuse are you out there? You were chosen and announced as the winner of the Theit camera bag on Monday. Please check your email, dear. Unfortunately, If I do not receive a response by Sunday, January 19, at 7 pm PST I will be choosing another winner who will be announced on Monday morning.
Now, back to bidness… OMG ya’ll (yes my southern roots do appear once in a while) I am beyond excited. Wait, speaking of southern roots, you guys have to take this quiz. Its kinda crazy how spot on the results are. Anyway, I digress…I am beyond excited ya’ll. I found my first curbside treasure this week and it is a gooood one!
So there I was driving home after having dropped the kids off at school out of the corner of my eye I noticed something in the grass off the side of the road as I whizzed by. It took me all of .5 seconds to realize that I THOUGHT I saw what I HOPED I saw? Makes sense, right!? Needless to say I busted two U’s really quickly only to slowly drive up on it and discover I actually HAD saw what I hoped I saw. I snapped this photo on my cell
Holy smokes it was a bentwood chair. Just sitting there people!! I couldn’t believe it. I grabbed it up so fast, shoved it in the trunk and took off. It was is great shape considering it had been sitting outside in the middle of the grass for who knows how long.
If you’ve been with me for a while you know last year I scored an awesome deal on a set of 6 vintage bentwood chairs on Craigslist. Then there was a little “incident” in which one made an untimely trip to furniture heaven. Lets just say antique bentwood’s and birthday parties that involve tequila shots and a drunken game of musical chairs do not mix!
So yeah, we’ve been living with a set of 5 since last spring and I’ve been relentlessly hunting for another one to replace it. You cant even imagine my shock when I saw it. So excited to finally have a complete set again. Aside from it costing me nada, the best part is that upon getting it home I realized its in shockingly good condition.
A good scrub down, and a little sanding and she’ll be good to go. Its more orange than my original set, but its not a big deal since ill be painting them all anyway. Naomi has never liked the antique look of them and I love fun colored chairs, so we knew we would paint them from the beginning.
We’ve finally got the color choices narrowed down so I’m hoping to work on that project once the weather gets just a tad warmer.
So, have you found anything awesome on the side of the road lately? What color do you think we should paint the chairs? Happy Weekend friends.
Xo-Shavonda
Update: The new winner of the Theit camera bag is Chelsea Striler. Congratulations!
mossum says
My first thought is black, but it’d be cool to see more of the other colors in your dining room before putting my money on that vote. Awesome find! Score!
Trish Martin says
Hi Naomi,
I am Trish from The Decoratoraholic. I am new to the blogging scene. It is taken me a while to get my blogging site going. I have done a few things…but it isn’t near the way I want. Any ways, baby steps (for me) my friend, baby steps…LOL!!!! I actually found you in my Feb. subscription of BHG. By the way, Congrats on you accomplishment. And I absolutely love, love your kitchen. The bentwood chair was an amazing find. What color do you think you will be painting them. I am a paint fanatic…and I love color. I think you are very talented.
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Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says
I love that story! You’ve got good chair karma my friend.
Julia Konya says
LOL, it was meant to be! Love it!
Jennifer@The Chronicles of Home says
That is AMAZING. Just sitting there! Oh, and I will be happy to take that bag off your hands 🙂
Caroline Nolazco says
Chair fate!
Connie says
Whoa, too weird! And it’s an exact size & shape match & everything?
Miss Charming says
Yay! A treasure on the side of the road just waiting for you!
Katrina ChicLittleHouse says
Yay for this roadside treasure!! It’s perfect…..hmm color wise I think coral or chartreuse would be fun but you know I favor chartreuse lol
Gretchen says
What a great story–meant to be!
Sarah AKA The Thriftress says
Excellent score!!
Amanda @ Our Humble Abode says
Fate was on your side! My OCD loves a full set, so I’m happy you have yours again. 🙂 Your chairs are lovely.
Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says
Sounds like a gift from above! What a blessing! Anxious to see what you do with them!
Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says
ha ha ha! that is awesome and that picture is like alight shining down on the chair in an open field…. cracks me up! i took the quiz and it totally nailed me.
Robin @ Happily Home, After says
If its meant to be, it will be, and you are definitely suppose to have 6 bentwood chairs 🙂 The only thing I / we have every found on the side of the road was a puppy dog, our little Beaver. 14.5 years of loving wondrous joy. Your question made me think of him, sadly we said good-bye to him last week. Onto more fun stuff, can’t wait to see your painted chairs.