I found the ONE! China Cabinet.....
I know I have posted a thousand china cabs on here for you guys to see. I finally found one I thought would really work in my space and I am so in love with it. It seems to complete the space. Thought I would share a photo!
Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions!
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amykath
8 years agoI had seen it on CL before and wrote to the owner but never heard back. She reposted it and I responded again. We spoke on the phone and I got the measurements and asked her to send more photos as the CL photos were so dark I could barely see it. She sent it all over and I asked hubby who said yes!
We went yesterday to pick it up. It was a two hour drive total and it was a beast to move. They had all types of stairs! We used and flat trailer. I feel lucky we got home with it still on the trailer!
I paid her 300 and she said it was imported from Thailand or something. She had tons of antiques in her tiny garden home! It is solid wood and is truly beautiful.
This is a close up she sent me.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoI can't believe what people find on CL! That is beautiful!
This lovely bean bag couch is typical of what is in my area...and it is over $100!!
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My3dogs ME zone 5A
8 years agoI think it MAY be made of rubberwood, as lots of furniture from that area is.
Here is some info I found online about it -
"DEFINITION OF RUBBERWOOD
What is rubberwood?
Rubberwood is a hardwood belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family
Rubberwood has very little tendency to warp or crack
Rubberwood-Eco Friendly!Rubberwood is often the most misunderstood species of wood in the
furniture industry. The name rubberwood invokes a variety of
misconceptions as to it’s features and to it’s durability. Rubberwood
(also called Parawood in Thailand) is the standard common name for the
timber of Hevea brasiliensis.In fact, rubberwood is one of the more durable lumbers used in the
manufacturing of today’s home furnishings. Rubberwood has a dense grain
character that is easily controlled in the kiln drying process.
Rubberwood has very little shrinkage making it one of the more stable
construction materials available for furniture manufacturing. Like
maple, rubberwood is a sap producing species. In the case of maple, it
is sap; in the case of rubberwood, it is latex. Rubberwood produces all
the latex used in the world for all rubber based products.There is one more important feature of rubberwood that is very
important in today’s world. Rubberwood is the most ecologically
“friendly” lumber used in today’s furniture industry. After the economic
life of the rubber tree, which is generally 26-30 years, the latex
yields become extremely low and the planters then fell the rubber trees
and plant new ones. So, unlike other woods that are cut down for the
sole purpose of producing furniture, rubberwood is used only after it
completes it’s latex producing cycle and dies. This wood is therefore
eco-friendly in the sense that we are now using what was going as waste.
Do not mistake the name rubberwood when it comes to its quality features."
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