That Chair!

I love vintage furniture...especially chairs.  I always have one or two (okay 10) in my garage, just waiting to be called into action.  I haven't painted anything at all this summer.  June and July whizzed by, and then August just kind of happened.  I froze in the hottest month of the year.  

I've started to "thaw" out and what better to get me back on track than a design challenge!  I'm planning the set for a concert, three dressing rooms and an artists' lounge.  I'm making waaay too much of it, I know, but it feels amazing to be coming out of the fog that follows the death of a loved adored one.  My sister shared my love of thrifting and she would be right beside me, treasure hunting.  I've had to forge ahead without her, but she would probably be shaking her head at me buying another chair.  I have the excuse of a big project to finish within the next two weeks, but after it's over, I will have a couch and 13 chairs that I bought rather than rented because buying  thrifting is cheaper than renting.  I'll have to figure out what to do with them once it's all over, but I'm going to enjoy it in the meantime.  

Being no longer a minivan driver, the hauling is a challenge in itself, but where there's a will...

 It took a bit of maneuvering, but yes, there is room!  My car isn't as small as I thought.  Just lay the seats down and remove a few things.  I'm not saying what those things are.  Sooo not important, because I found space for this beauty:

I know, right?

Just $25---and not the best buy of the day.  Nope that distinction goes to the $6.99 sofa.  Yes, I am that good.  Yes, it needs some cleaning.  Yes, there are stains that I just don't want to know about.  But it's going to be awesome. As for this amazing chair, it needs nothing but a tired bottom to land on it. 

After Midnight.

Heck, I'm up anyway, I may as well write!

I've been staying up into the wee hours of the morning pretty consistently of late.  Sometimes it's just that I can't get to sleep, missing my sister.  Most times, I just keep finding things to do.  In the middle of tending to family business, cleaning out my sister's things, and tying up loose ends, I have also undertaken a huge project.  I'm designing the set and decorating the dressing rooms for an upcoming show.  The dressing rooms can be no-frills, but I'll have none of that.  Frills are necessary.  Frills give me thrills.  I'm a frill-seeker.  I'm going to knock these rooms out of the proverbial ballpark.

This means that I HAVE to go to all of the local thrift stores, hotel furniture stores, Ikea, and Target, as well as online shopping at Amazon and the event rental places.  I HAVE TO.  (Numerous trips to each, of course.)  I have always wanted to shop for a living.  I have most of the "big" stuff handled, now it's floor plans, accessorizing, and one more chair.  Always one more chair.  I love chairs!

So I stay up 'til four, wake up at 10, work until noon, shop until 2, work until 5, break, work until 10p, then plan from 10 to midnite.  Basically. And while I'm up, I may as well clean, shred some papers, put in a load of laundry, check my email accounts a few more times, have a snack, online shop some more and at 4a, I may as well write.  I know this schedule is unhealthy, especially at my age, but I have so much to do.  I could have turned this project down, but it is soooo much fun!  It's at least two blog posts worth of fun.

 I'm going to cut myself some slack and put off the rest of my to-do list until tomorrow.  I've made a lot of headway this week but with no help, I honestly can't see the end of the tunnel.  I'll probably end up with a Craigslist ad that says "come and take what you want" in order to get my sister's house cleaned out.  21 years of stuff...Man do I miss that hoarder!

Love you, Deenie!