SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY

It's Show & Tell Friday - compliments of Cindy over at My Romantic Home. And I thought I would join in!

Here is a picture of my very cool green cabinet!! Here is how I acquired this darling piece! There was a little store just a couple miles from my house called The Cottage. I had been going to this little store for over 15 years. I would get all my co-worker's gifts in this little store and stuff for my own house. I got to know the two owners pretty well. Then the one owner bought out the other owner and I got to know her even better. She would always talk to my son and ask him questions about his school, etc. It was such a pleasant experience to go to The Cottage. I just loved it!! And even my son would love to go see Sue at The Cottage. About three years ago, the shopping center where The Cottage was located did a major renovation and tripled everyone's rent so The Cottage had to close up. This cabinet had been part of their displays for as long as I could remember and when they were closing up, I asked about purchasing it. It wasn't cheap but I am SO glad I bought it! I would love to someday have a kitchen big enough to use it there but for now, it is in the living room, just inside the entryway. I have it filled with dishes and whatnot ... including my grandmother's red scalloped bowls, my other grandmother's jadeite kitchen range set and an old piano jewelry box that I got from my three brothers on my 8th birthday. The top has a couple of metal picnic baskets and some old quilts (and a new one that I just finished), and the bottom has dog toys in one cubby and cat toys in the other cubby. The middle cubby is empty. There is chicken wire in the doors. The right side holds all my sewing and craft books. Don't forget to click on my pictures for a full view. Thank you for visiting Yellow Beach Dog!