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Sunday, June 5, 2011

In the store: Case goods, case goods and more case goods

Lately everything's been coming up case goods. We've found chests and buffets and dressers and credenzas and bookcases and room dividers. It may seem like we're overloaded, but it really isn't a problem to have so many of these items in stock, because they typically move very quickly.

Yesterday the SIL sold a credenza in the morning. Then I watched the store while he and my daughter and the boys went out of town to an estate sale, and I sold another credenza...the 88" one pictured below. Another customer almost bought a 54" credenza, also pictured below, but she said she wanted to go home and measure and would come back today. A couple looked seriously at the room divider and said they'd be back. Then we got an email from a customer who wanted us to hold a dresser till 11 o'clock this morning when the store opens. Interestingly, when people tell us they're coming back, they generally do.

This is the type of turnover we've come to expect for case goods, so you can see why we're constantly buying them and why we're pleased that we've found so many of them lately. Take a look at our newest ones.


54" credenza with metal pulls

60" Danish style credenza

88" teak credenza with dropfront bar that I sold yesterday

Entertainment unit with dropfront bar

Walnut room divider, beautifully finished on both sides

14 comments:

  1. how much for the first and second ones..i could kill to have one of them

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  2. @sudha: We have the first one priced at $475 and the second one priced at $675.

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  3. The last one is making me sad. SOOOOOO gorgeous!! Swoon.

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  4. @Tanya: Yes, I sit and bask in the glow it gives off. :) I'll be sad when it finds a new home.

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  5. the smaller one is something that could fit into a tiny apartment and look amazing

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  6. @Sudha: I agree. It's the perfect size for an apartment or short wall in a house...and the best part is in the details. The pulls are gorgeous, and so are the drawers.

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  7. There is just something timeless about all those pieces. So classy, so streamlined, so... did they find anything good at the sale?

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  8. @DearHelenHartman: Yep, they picked up a GORGEOUS working Motorola console stereo from 1966 that looks like it was designed to go with Brasilia furniture, a couple of chairs and a table.

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  9. These are all amazing... That room divider is so perfect for mid-century homes. Our little ranch has that awkward space between "dining room" and "living room," and I dream of someday finding a room divider like this. I love the shape and the wood grain. And for the record, our credenza is not nearly as nice as yours, (significant damage to the veneer in several places) and we happily paid close to the price of your first one. It's so nice that you price things so that people can actually buy them!

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    1. Adriane,
      I have a this exact same room divider in it's original finish, that I would like to sell. My mother believes it was purchased in 1966. It does have some minor scratches. If you are interested, I could send some pics to you.

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  10. @adriane: We're trying really hard to buy things that need no restoration and that we can still price affordably. So far, so good. :)

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  11. I have an identical room divider (last pic). However it is in it's original finish with minor scratches. Could you provide a range for value? blossomridge1992@gmail.com

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  12. how much is the room divider? please contact at rachelalexander586@gmail.com

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    1. This post is over three years old, so the room divider has been gone for ages, but stay tuned to the blog, because I post new pieces as we get them.

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