Using a Secretary as a Bar

Connie and I found this pretty reproduction secretary.

However.....

she didn't need a desk in her living room.

But I wanted this piece in the room, 'cuz it would look good.....

So I suggested that she use if for her bar.

'Cuz every living room should have a bar.

How else will you be able to tolerate people coming to visit you?????

Sooooo

that's what we did.

It works great for holding bottles and glasses, plus supplying a surface for a tray and martini shakers.

The doors have chicken wire instead of glass, which I love for a country look.

I mixed some wicker pieces into the room, creating a more casual feel for the space.

The lamp on the table was made from an antique andiron of a Hessian solder. 

I had an oiled parchment shade made for it.

It's cast iron, so it works with the primitive American accents in the room.

The check fabric on the seats of the wicker chairs is a smaller scale than the club chair buffalo check.

Using similar patterns in different scales is a way to increase visual interest, yet still keep a unifying theme.

To the right of the sofa is a wicker floor lamp that I found and stored in my garage.

I knew I'd never find one this nice again in such good shape.

If I remember correctly 

(and I probably don't.....)

I had my workroom reline the inside of the shade.

Connie loved it, so I was happy to sell it to her.

Sometimes when I was out and about, I would buy something that I felt was wonderful and not easy to come by.

Connie has been a great client, because she never assumed I had some hidden agenda, was was trying to slough some old crap I didn't want onto her.

She recognized the gems that I had hidden away.

As I've told you before,

some of the best things in my home are great finds that I snagged for clients who didn't want them.

Sooooo....

I kept them for me, me, me!!!!!

In the picture above, there is a ladder back chair sitting in the middle of the room.

It doesn't belong there, and I don't know what it's doing there.

I took this photo on the fly years ago.

I probably moved it there because I was doing something in the hall and it was in my way.....

NO...WAIT!!!

I REMEMBER!!!!!

It's the chair that usually sits at the secretary, but I switched it for the dining room side chair,

 FOR THE PHOTO!!!!!

So it was sitting in the middle of the room, in the way of the shot, and I didn't notice because I am brain dead!!!!!

oy! oy!

I'm going to squeeze one more day out of this room.....

(or two)

and then it's on to the kitchen!!!!

Sooooo

on that note.

Latah, Gatah