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Thursday, September 19th, 2024
Volume V Issue 000011

I was alone in the store this past Saturday. Ughhhhh. Emily was scheduled to work, but called in sick. It was really unfortunate, because I was trying to find someone to cover for me in the afternoon to go and see Jonathan, Emma, Larissa and Indiana in a Barbershop Quartet Performance.

Oh well, the joys of owning your own business. I missed seeing them, but look how cute they were!

Luckily Kevin was able to come in and help. He mostly does furniture assembly and helps move items around the store, but I was just thinking we should train him on the register….LOL. Kidding, but not kidding!

Anyway, on Saturday I got the crazy idea to redo the front window. Kevin was a big help. Check out how good it looks. And quite frankly, it looks better in person. We have already sold 3 things out of the window!

Houston and his buddy Alex came out on Tuesday to pick up furniture for his new apartment. Great to see him. He hadn’t been here since Christmas. What in the World?

On their way to Ventura they stopped in Camarillo to get an amazing Queen Mattress from one of my favorite customers, Rosemarie. She sold it to us for a bargain…..Thank you Rosemarie!

Here is Houston with Rosemary. I emailed her to thank her and she said “So nice to meet Houston. He’s lovelier than I imagined.” Aaaawwww.

I had been collecting lamps, night stands, a dresser, bedding and other items for Houston. Tina gave us a great floor lamp. Thank you Tina!

I was having the worst time finding him matching lamps for his night stands so on Tuesday I just grabbed an industrial lamp that I had in my office that I thought he may like.

Later that day, I headed up to Carp to the Catholic Church’s Thrift Store before my Fit Buddha class at 12:15. I walked into the lamp section and if you can believe it, they had that exact lamp for sale. Seriously, the same exact model with the same weird shaped plug. I was in shock! $10 later, I had a pair of lamps for him!

Here are the boys chilling in the store in the Restoration Hardware Airplane Chairs. And yes, that is Cha Cha’s butt in the photo. She would NOT pose! These chairs are sooooooo cool and comfortable.

Made from actual airplane seats and aircraft metal. Currently $796 each. They were $3,000 each from Restoration Hardware.

And here we are with the truck loaded and the boys ready to leave. They couldn’t even stay for dinner. Bummer!

Since Houston and Emma have broken up….(and I am soooo sad), I am also helping Emma find furniture that she needs.

She is in need of a roll top desk or secretary…if any of you may have one, please let me know. Here is a picture of one that she likes. Wanted.

Time for an eBay score…don’t ya think? I was just chatting with Cindy about what I should feature in the ezine this week and she said “How about that crock pot?”

Hahaha…what she meant to say was soup tureen. I have a great story to share about soup tureens…and will do that in a second. But here is the tureen that we sold for $250. Check out the listing here.

Houston and I had a hysterical exchange about a soup tureen back in 2012. I will share that story from my December 12, 2012 ezine. If you want to read that entire ezine you can click here.

Lynn’s eBay eZine

December 12th, 2012
Volume VIII, Issue 11

Hi!

Happy 12/12/12! What an awesome date! I love that the last 12 years had such amazing dates. Like 1-1-1 and 4-4-4. This year’s is almost like the 12 days of Christmas!

12/12/12 (One day late)December 12, 2012Volume VIII, Issue 11I wish it were Issue 12!I hope your Thanksgiving was great! Ours was awesome! The kids did all the cooking and I TOTALLY lucked out with one of the best meals EVER! We had ham (Houston decided to pass on trying a Turkey this year), green bean casserole, scalloped potatoes, Jello & marshmallow salad, and a Caesar salad made just like the famous tableside Caesar from Hy’s Steakhouse in Vancouver, BC. Then pumpkin and apple pie. Yum! And what great kids to cook for their mom! I did have to do all the dishes though.

Then the day after Thanksgiving, Houston came down with the flu. Just when I needed the kids to ship for me. Yikes! I ended up taking Houston to the doctor because he was in pretty bad shape and needed antibiotics. However, there was some good news. They measured his height and he is 6’ 1/8”!!! He made it to 6 feet and just a wee bit over. How exciting!As Houston was starting to feel better, he decided to go to garage sales with me. It was a hoot! At one sale, I found a soup tureen that was signed Portmeirion in the Botanic Garden pattern. How much? $10. Total score! I asked Houston to carry the soup tureen to the car and when we got to the car I told him that I thought it was worth about $400 at high retail. He was very excited to hear that great news! Then he asked me, “Mom what is a Soup Latrine?”

Soup Latrine? You have got to be kidding! I laughed so hard. It is a soup tureen—NOT LATRINE. Here is a photo of that Soup Latrine and please note that it didn’t sell at auction but I really raised the price!

It was immediately after that weekend that I was asked to be on the Griff & Lee eBay Radio show. There was no way I wasn’t going to tell that story to Griff! We all cracked up about it. Click here to listen to the radio show if you missed hearing it.

Thank you for that stroll down memory lane. Now back to the store.

In super sad news, Cindy (who has been with me since the beginning of the store doing my eBay) will be retiring effective Friday, September 20th. Please stop in and say goodbye to her. She will be greatly missed.

I am not gonna lie. Business is still tough. I am taking it a day at a time and am ever so grateful that we are still open. Thank you for all of your support! I am blessed to get to do what I love every day.

I always get a Gary John Bishop calendar every year and Tuesday’s message really spoke to me.

Another one of my favorite customers, Susan, was in the store last week and told me about a book that she thought might help. I started reading it the other night and am really excited to finish it and do the exercises. Let me know if any of you have read it!

In fun news, Jo Dallas flew in for a week. I LOVE it when she comes to visit.

My Casita is in between tenants so she gets to stay in the upgraded unit. She thinks it is darling! I may have a tenant moving in soon, but if not, it is available. Let me know if you are interested.

Jo and I have A LOT of things planned for the next few days. Last night we were subs at Valerie’s Bunco game. OMG, I haven’t played Bunco in years, not since I was part of a group back in Bellingham. We used to call it Drunco and it was always fun!

Time for another eBay score! Cindy suggested this one as well. I am going to miss her! A few month ago, Sandy and I stumbled on an amazing estate sale. I picked up about 6 boxes full of stuff for under $200. I probably paid $2 for it and this just sold for $65. Check out the listing here.

Don’t forget about our Design Service.

Do you have a space in your home that needs a refresh or a bit of rearranging? Some ideas….

Under the stairs
A focal wall (amazing how one wall redo can change a room)
The wall behind your bed…we even have headboards
Unused space
A corner
A Kitchen nook
A small office area
Living Room
TV Room
etc.

Susan Wheelan and I will come out for a 30 minute consult for a flat $50 fee within Ventura. We will design a plan and will return and stage your project with items from your home, the store and others we source. You get to live with the design for 48 hours and may purchase the items you wish to keep and a 20% design fee will be added. You are under no obligation to purchase anything.

In addition to utilizing some of your existing decor, imagine how amazing some new throw pillows, throw blankets, art, decor, rugs and lamps can do to refresh a tired area of your home.

This is a service designed to be fun for all with the end result being a refreshed and beautiful space! Once you have purchased, please call or come in the store to schedule your consultation!

These are before and after photos of one of our jobs. The entire refresh was done for $2,700 plus a 20% design fee of $540. A Bargain!

To sign up, click here.

Susan Wheelan and myself.

Jo and I will be heading to Palm Desert on Friday for the weekend. She has never been! What? It should be a blast!

Indiana, Emma and Larissa are coming home tonight for a fun dinner and Indy has a doctor’s appointment tomorrow and then the girls will take Cha Cha with them for the weekend.

I have to tell you….Cha Cha is getting smarter. I know right? It only took 4 years of her life, but now when I tell her to come inside she actually does it! I am going to miss her while in Palm Desert…..

AND just so you know…Carlos has always been smart!

Martha had her baby! His name is Phoenix and he is precious. Showed up a bit early. Congrats to Martha & Jesse!

The store is super full of marvelous items! Come in and check them out. We don’t have room for many items right now, but here is what I am looking for…..

Table Lamps
Floor Lamps
Nightstands
End Tables
Queen Headboards
Metalware…Metal Baskets
Baskets
Wooden Items
Area Rugs
Oil Paintings

For our new design job….
4 Upholsterd Dining Chairs
Console in cream color
Pouf in neutral colors