Out With the New, In With the Old
You should feel sorry for my husband. Let me explain why. He’s super-generous & loves to surprise me with presents on every special occasion. He has never forgotten my birthday, Valentine’s Day, or our anniversary. He goes overboard every time. But, he learned a long time ago to always keep the receipt. Because here’s the downside: I’m a habitual gift-returner. Not with everyone. Just mainly with him. Because I know he knows me and he doesn’t get offended if I decide to exchange something. He knows by now that sometimes it’s just easier for us both if he lets me pick things out. So, when I recently had my birthday, he took me shopping & let me pick out a chair for the family room. Within a few minutes, I found a gorgeous robin-egg blue leather club chair. I was pretty sure I loved it, but, because I’m commitment-phobic & I like to “date” my stuff (you can read about that here), I made sure there was a return policy. We got it home & put it in its place & left it for a few days. I wish I had taken a better picture of it, but here it is, without the feet, in our house.
It was gorgeous. The perfect green with the perfect details. And it was immaculate. I didn’t have to think about it. It was meant for my space.It has personality…
It has character…
It has an awesome shimmery fabric…
And it has a great variation of a quatrefoil pattern on the sides…
That closely resembles this mirror from Ballard that I love:
This chair’s just happy here.
So, my husband, God-Love-Him, lugged the blue chair back to the store and never complained once. Because he knows that’s just me. And I’ll do this again. And that’s why you should feel sorry for him. But not too much. Because this time I actually saved him a ton of money. I’m sharing this find at a few of these parties. Check them out!
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June 8, 2010 @ 12:04 pm
I like the green one better too! and I like the mirror as well.
June 8, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
I LOVE that I'm not alone in the world! I have the same habit…and it is just for my husband aswell…good job on the trade in…I liked the blue chair but you're right it was missing a little something.
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Heather *
June 8, 2010 @ 12:35 pm
sooo pretty, Julie. I sure wish we had thrift stores like that around here!
June 8, 2010 @ 12:58 pm
That chair has some great details! You just don't see that in furniture today, well that is affordable! I am a returner too. He has gotten used it to it. It's much better when you just pick it out yourself. Though once in a blue moon he'll come home with something spot on!
June 8, 2010 @ 1:12 pm
Yay for our husbands! I couldn't do it w/o my hubby! LOVE that chair!
June 8, 2010 @ 1:24 pm
The new chair is gorgeous – way, way better than the blue one….but you are right – you have a gem…not every husband would be so patient and understanding!!
But as you pointed out – it was a big money savings.
June 8, 2010 @ 1:33 pm
I like the green chair better too! More character. With all the money you saved you can buy the Ballard mirror!
June 8, 2010 @ 2:07 pm
Love your new chair and the fact that you saved a ton of money on it. My hubby "hates" doing returns and we usually shop together for our gifts to each other. It's so much easier that way.
June 8, 2010 @ 3:32 pm
You have great taste. The chair is fabulous!
June 8, 2010 @ 5:41 pm
Patience is a virtue, and you have a virtuous Hubby;) That chair is beautiful, what an awesome addition to your home.
June 9, 2010 @ 1:56 am
Oh yeah! I LOVE that thrift store chair! That is unique and awesome! It looks so great in your space!
June 9, 2010 @ 10:26 pm
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June 11, 2010 @ 2:59 pm
I recently started a craft blog and love surfing the web looking for blogs to inspire me. I found yours a few days ago and LOVE it! I hope it's ok, but I posted about you and added a link to your blog on my sidebar đŸ™‚ I'm definitely a beginner, but I love seeing what other people can do! My blog is creatingonabudget.blogspot.com. Thanks for all the ideas and fun projects to look through!
June 11, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????? You found that at the thrift store?! It is GORGEOUS!!!!!! That's it- I don't remember where you live but where ever it is I'm going there!!
June 13, 2010 @ 3:46 am
The new chair is to DIE FOR! I am a returner too:)
June 14, 2010 @ 12:29 pm
sounds like something i would do!
June 14, 2010 @ 8:20 pm
Great find!
Thanks for sharing @ Anything Related!
{Rebekah}
February 15, 2011 @ 7:08 pm
I'm new to your blog and I'm having a ton of fun browsing here! I just had to laugh when I read this because I just recently found myself lugging a thrift store green chair home to my husband. I love yours! You have good taste! đŸ™‚
Thanks for sharing!
March 6, 2012 @ 3:44 pm
When you have to convince yourself that something is right, it isn't. The green chair screams "BUY ME!" with a voice loud and clear.