Our volunteers are the cat's pajamas!

I truly love all of our volunteers! We couldn't do what we do at the furniture store without 'em! But we have one volunteer, Wendy - who has taken her love of Pinterest and her DIY skills and has been quietly turning some of our "less resalable" bookcases and armoires into the most fun things! Wendy's the brains behind several armoire coffee bars I've showcased over the last few months and she (with the help of her husband) turned a large bookcase piece into a cat's paradise! Seriously, this thing is incredible! 

Let's start with what Connie is calling a custom cat condo (love it!) as well as some other wonderful pieces currently in our Carol Stream store!

this cat condo HAS IT ALL including inside access to a roof top space just waiting for your cat to watch everything going on below and quietly judge! Haha! Selling this custom piece for $225! 

gorgeous leather sofa for $395 and matching loveseat for $325 - both are in excellent condition

stunning, pristine condition sofa for $425

wonderful one drawer entry/sofa table! Measures: 15" by 30" and stands 29" tall. 

In very good condition and priced $65

two matching side chairs - both in good condition and priced $85 each

Room & Board metal console table in taupe finish. Measures: 12" by 60" and stands 29" tall. I spied some scratches in the finish on one side but overall this is a fabulous piece! 

Retails for $599. Our price is $195

similar metal console table - this one measures: 14" by 44" by 30" and is priced $65

excellent condition Ethan Allen sofa for $325

very nice side chair for $135

excellent condition Room & Board loveseat - from their Jasper Collection - priced $695. The only issue is - that black netting material you typically find underneath a sofa is missing

my google searches let me down in trying to find out more about this FANTASTIC dining room set! Made in India and there's the solid wood table (39" by 86 1/2") with TWO benches and TWO chairs. All solid wood and heavy! Benches are generous in size allowing individuals with - ahem - larger bums to sit comfortable! I LOVE a bench since it allows you to squeeze extra folks in easily! 

Truly in pristine condition! Gorgeous set! Priced $1,295 for all

UPDATE: amazing blog reader, Lisa, emailed me that she thought this dining set is from Nadeau Furniture - each piece is handcrafted in India. Here's a link to the site (thank you, Lisa!)

I had time to write most of this post yesterday, dear reader - so able to post super early! I'll end by simply saying it's okay to not be okay - as long as you're basically okay or know eventually you'll be slightly okay. If that doesn't make sense - that's okay too and I love you all! 

New post coming at you! Woot!

Hey there! I'm back and things have been busy - so I'm going to get right to the good stuff! What follows are photos of some cool things I spied at our Carol Stream store! Let's take a look!

gorgeous, antique, walnut sideboard with mirror in good condition 

(one pull fell off but we have it!) for $275

this two piece suede sectional is HUGE (15' wide!) so probably won't work for a lot of people but if you have the space it's amazing! Priced $225. The section on the right (as you're looking at it) has a different fabric covering the seat part (matches very well but it's not suede) and 

there are a few spots that need cleaning. FYI

speaking of large and probably not something that'll work for a lot of folks - is this three piece circular bench? sofa? Don't have a hotel lobby or a huge dressing room to put it in? Wouldn't it be fun in a play room? The brown velvet should be very forgiving and imagine all the make believe scenarios you could create! Or throw a blanket over the whole thing and you have a perfect tent or space ship! 

In very good condition (some dings in the wood frame) and priced $995

unique and very nice coffee table - for $115

three piece sectional (sofa, one armless chair and chaise) and ottoman in good condition and priced $345. Two antique, walnut, marble top, oval side tables are each priced $75

excellent condition Classic Leather sofa for $295

set of four, hand-carved nesting tables - truly gorgeous! priced $195 for the set

leather glider/recliner in good condition and priced $135

stunning Room & Board buffet from their Kenwood Collection priced $525. This piece retails for $2,599. Ours does have a ding in one corner and a small crack in the other and different hardware but otherwise this is a gorgeous piece of furniture! Measures: 12" by 5' and stands 29" tall

might you be entertaining royalty during the upcoming holidays? This set of six, mission style, oak chairs with leather seats are PERFECT for your extra special guests! We're selling all six for $195 

and they're in excellent condition. Two of the six have arms

excellent condition 42" round pedestal table with four chairs for $225

one piece two drawer hutch that's fairly old looking and needs a little TLC but - in my opinion well worth the $65 price tag just to get the four eagle knobs! Aren't they amazing? Yes, yes they are! 

Not sure why but this piece is back in bedroom land

lovely painted chest that has wheels you can add if you wanted to. Priced $85 and when I opened the drawers I smelled cigarette smoke. Drat! Maybe you don't care but you need to be aware

There's so much more inventory, dear reader - so I hope you can stop by and check it out in person! Take care!