I've been gathering pink stuff to decorate and/or use as storage in my anticipated new scrapbook room. I don't want to sound cheap (but maybe I am), but in order to save money I've been haunting Goodwill stores in search of pink accessories. So far I've found 3 wood boxes covered in a pink-striped fabric, a couple of pink vases, a small pink pail for holding scissors and a couple of small wicker shelves.
I was at the Goodwill store near my house a couple of weeks ago when I heard them announce that all furniture was 50% off. Considering that Jim's son just moved out and is in need of a few pieces, I decided to take a look. There were a couple of kitchen sets but nothing I thought would fit Matt's taste, in other words, nothing with Cardinals, Rams or Blues colors and/or logos. As I was perusing the furniture I happened upon a couple of church pews marked $100 each. They weren't very fancy or anything but they were about 8 feet long, solid wood, very heavy & sturdy. One was in perfect shape and the other had some paint drips on the seat and paint smears on the end. Years ago, I don't even remember where, I saw a church pew in someone's house but it was beautifully carved and I loved it. When I saw the pews my mind started working on where I could use one. The basement, of course!
I went home and talked to Jim and he agreed to go take a look on our way out for the evening. When we got back to the Goodwill store and I took Jim back to see the pews, there was already a sign on the "perfect" one that it was sold. Damn! Well, Jim agreed that for $50 we could even use it outside so I proceeded to the checkout and bought it. We went back the next day to pick it up and I had a plan to hurry to the back of the store & try switching the sold signs so my name was on the "perfect" one. Unfortunately, it had already been picked up so my plan was foiled. Jim & I struggled and finally got the pew downstairs and it fit perfectly on the wall next to the pool table. As we were moving it I noticed there's a missile holder on the back and a hunk of gum under the seat. Perfect!
We had a birthday dinner for Jim the other night and when I told Angie & Brian to go downstairs and see what I got, Patrick said that he had already seen it and it scared him. When A & B came back up, Brian said, "Now I know you're crazy!" What, me? What's so crazy about it? I can't figure it out. To me, it's just a unique way to have extra seating. And it will come in handy for the Christmas games.
Anyway, I just wanted to brag a little and make everyone jealous.
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I'm totally jealous---I love the idea of a church pew. But surely you would not have changed the name on the sold sign. Then you would have had to use the pew for the original use for which it was intended!!
Okay, the previous comment that looks like it came from Mindy actually came from me. Can you tell she's home and messing with my computer? Apparently, she was logged in and I didn't realize it.
Great idea! A friend of mine has a pew in her family room and it really does look neat.
I don't know if I would've actually had the nerve to change the sign anyway but I think the old saying, "You can buy a church pew but not a place in heaven" probably applies here.
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