I signaled my kids to find a store associate pronto, but of course no one was to be found. Sigh...isn't that always the case?
As the know-a-find-when-you-see-it-mother, I told the older kids to stand by it while I tracked down an associate. You see, my kids are trained. Not only did they stay by it, but the circled it with their back facing it, as if guarding it with their life. Good kids.
Finally found a lady and she told me she had stuck it out. $30.
Sold.
45 min. was the allowed time once you purchase a piece of furniture to pick it up and they would NOT help load. Problem: How does one get a dresser that size in their suburban with 6 kids on board and lives a half hour away?
Cram it in!!
STICKERS
Okay. Let's pause for a minute. You might be wondering why in the world am I going nuts at an ugly brown beast covered in stickers??
This, my friends, is a Broyhill Brasilia. A highly coveted and collected Mid Century Modern line of American furniture designed by Oscar Niemeyer during the 1960's. In original condition, it's valued in the thousand-dollar range.
This purple beauty was my very first custom order for another Brasilia I had in my stash years ago.
So... let's just say, my gang and I made memories bringing this beauty home.
Obviously, the stickers were the first to go.
I cleaned it up and stuck in my onilne store as a custom listing.
It needed love and it takes creativity to imagine away that wear and tear it had. I waited a week and then recreated the Brasilia how I thought best. I'm so patient. tee hee.
THE REVEAL
Ta da! With a little sanding and some paint, I stuck it in my shop with a new look and it sold in a couple hours. *insert the song "Happy" here*
See...it's smiling at me, saying "Thank you!"
Lesson: Don't look too quickly when you're out and about. Look for labels and quality markings. You just might find a flower power beauty of your own.
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