ROTFLMAO! I didn't know there was a thread going on about this. It's about time somebody mentioned this! I LOL daily when I peruse the CL's ads. Where are these people coming from? People, proof your ads before you hit that "submit" button. I really LOL when they list an appliance for sale that is so filthy and then they say "would really look nice when cleaned up". Well, duh, clean it up before you take the picture and heck, you might actually "sale" it! I'm glad somebody posted this thread, I've been thinking the very same thing for months. LOL Now I think I'll go have a looky at Craig's list and see if I can find me sum of them thar anteek chester draws.

This may actually be a decent-looking sectional sofa, but it's hard to tell from any of these pix.... "Let's see, should we photograph this in a flattering light and show an actual couch you can sit on?" "Nah, let's just take 4 pictures of an empty frame and a bunch of cushions thrown in a pile" Here is a link that might be useful: Blue Sectional Sofa

Nicole...My house is in a state of "on going repair". The three bedrooms are finished with white painted crown molding, baseboards, trim, new windows, and old painted doors. The original white oak floors were exposed, scraped and refinished. I love them. The living room will be tackled this spring. We're refinishing those white oak floors; I've been removing all the old plain oak trim as I wash and repair the walls. The LR and breakfast nook open to the kitchen and I'm having to treat them similar. I don't think I'll have any trim on the new LR windows; if there is it will be white. I have a handcrafted pine writing desk, but it's moving to the sewing room. I built a large pine bookcase 25 years ago; it lives in the den. The breakfast nook has a vintage bistro table with a cast iron base and a light maple top. Everything else in this room will be replaced. The table can be restained, or painted, or covered with a tablecloth. The walls will be some version of sage green, probably. The ceiling has just been painted white with a new ceiling fan and light fixtures. So, maybe I'll sand the cabinet and stain it walnut??? I'm going to have to think about it. I paid $115 for the cabinet. Not a $20 steal like some folks find, but considering our FreeCycle/Craig's List pickings are very slim here on the northern Great American Prairie, and what I would have paid for a press-board, plain, new, cabinet; I'm happy. The kitchen will probably have hickory cabinets; that's not set in stone though.

Isn't it pretty wood? I do get to peek at CL fairly often as I work from home. Long hours, and lots of conference calls, so when I get a quick break, I'll see what's new on CL. I put this chair on my picnic table/project bench yesterday after work and stripped the seat off carefully, along with hundreds of nails, tacks, you name it. I left the black cloth covering the bottom, the burlap webbing, and the springs tied to it. What I removed, I put in a plastic bag to preserve so I can go back to it for reference when I re-do the seat. I couldn't resist going over a few more parts with a bit of RAF and I see some beautiful grain to the wood. Some is quarter sawn, and some may be tiger oak. I need to show it to a neighbor of my mother's who is a cabinet maker to get the scoop. To see the wood revealed by the RAF is a wonderful sight. I will so enjoy fixing this up!