Comments on: The one that didn’t get away https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-one-that-didnt-get-away Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:05:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 By: Mel@IronstoneCottage https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-49289 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 23:21:39 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-49289 We bought a 100-year-old house, and the kitchen desperately needed to be re-done. There was a space about 60" long and only 12" deep that was just crying out for a built-in cupboard. I figured we'd have to buy some upper cabinets and lumber and build something custom to fit the space. There just isn't much being made to those dimensions that isn't particle board these days, and even the "cheap" furniture is expensive. And then one day, we walked into the ReStore and found the perfect cabinet for that spot, for $75.

]]> By: Cynthia https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-49286 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:38:43 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-49286 Years ago I was looking for a curvy, carved "Frenchy" headboard for a guest room I was going to make over in a Country French style. Using my $350 I had gotten from selling my grown son's old bedroom set, I was determined to redo the room on that money. I went to a charity resell shop and found a gorgeous John Stuart carved headboard for $29!!! I cleaned it up & it is gorgeous. I even saw the same headboard in a Chrles Faudree book. So THAT headboard did NOT get away!

]]> By: Rita's Recipes https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-38656 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 04:54:54 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-38656 I love it but would like to see it in the room how you have it all arranged. will you be posting more pictures?

]]> By: Judy at GoldCountryCottage https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-37568 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 17:17:23 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-37568 You are a little tease, Courtney. I can't wait to see the cupboard in its entirety. I also have a kitchen cupboard that was removed from an old house. We got it back in the day when it was quite fashionable to have all your big pieces of furniture stripped and stained in the natural wood, and I couldn't wait to get rid of that chippy white paint!!! OMG, stupid or what? Anyway, I have been debating to paint it over now, but have been dragging my feet. This might just push me in the right direction. Can't wait for next week to see it in all its beauty…Happy Sunday..Judy

]]> By: Jude Butterfly https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-37564 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 04:40:36 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-37564 Courtney, several years back, I restored an old 1910 four square in Mobile, AL I brought in furniture to use in the kitchen and I bought a cabinet almost exactly like yours out of an old house that was being torn down. I loved it and it gave my kitchen the character I was looking for. You will love yours. I have a much smaller house now and it's not old, but I still enjoy looking for pieces with "character". Enjoyed your post and I enjoyed remembering my cabinet. Have fun decorating this holiday!

]]> By: Unknown https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-37561 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 22:35:03 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-37561 I had been looking for the "perfect" piece to fit in my dinning room…informal, next to my kitchen. I knew it had to be tall and "old"…well I had stopped at a Jiffy store to get a frosty, when I looked over and saw "IT" in the back of a truck bed with lots of "junk"…like you my palms got sweaty, my heart started beating and I could barely ask the old man if it was for sale…he said actually he was taking it to the dump, but if I wanted it I could have it for $50…I said yes, yes I do, but that I'd have to go home and get the money AND my husband and his truck. He said he'd wait on me. I didn't live too far. The rest is history, it was so perfect and I loved it. Then life happened and we went separate ways and I never saw it again…:-( I'm always searching for one thing or another…when I see it I'll know it! Always buy what you love and you'll find the perfect place for it! Beverly Poag

]]> By: suzana66 https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-37560 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 21:43:46 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-37560 Courtney this is marvellous, I love the cabinet and the fact that it fits. I searched and waited for years for the ÖNE" a 1920-1930's chaise, just the right size for my study, in red leather and chippy white painted timber along with a carved water lily design. To this day, everytime I walk into the study I can't help but smile. It really is worth the wait. xx

]]> By: Courtney https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-37558 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 18:39:06 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-37558 In reply to Mary Noyes.

Oh that is so exciting Mary!! And it definitely sounds like it was meant to be yours!! You can share a photo on my facebook page if you would like- would love to see it!! https://www.facebook.com/FrenchCountryCottage

]]> By: Mary Noyes https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-37557 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 17:57:24 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-37557 I read this with such excitement because I know the EXACT feeling. The summer of 2014 I found a cupboard in a shop my niece frequents on Long Island. She wrote me about this old cupboard that was in a corner and it was something I had described to her for a LONG time. I decided that when I visited and it was still there it just might be the ONE. 2 months later with breath held, I visited from Seattle and there it was! Cobwebs, dirt and alone in all it's glory. I knew I could get it back here and I hunted down shipping companies and today it is sitting in my house truly loved! The owner of the shop even contacted me to ask how he could refer other clients to the shipper because I made it look so easy. Happy doesn't begin to describe what this old cupboard ( about the same size as your's) does for me. I wish I could post you a picture! Enjoy this wonderful feeling!

]]> By: Tina@WhatWeKeep https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/the-one-that-didnt-get-away/#comment-37555 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 17:13:33 +0000 https://frenchcountrycottagenet.bigscoots-staging.com/2015/10/the-one-that-didnt-get-away.html#comment-37555 Envy! I have been searching for such a piece as this…you must be thrilled! It is beautiful and it makes me happy just looking at it.

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