I have a friend, Lucy, who sells antiques.  She doesn’t need the money.  She just enjoys antiques.  She and her husband are retired - except from their weekend antique business - and they attend estate sales, garage sales and antique sales as often as they can.  She sells items for much less than the other antique stores around.  Her store is next to their house in an old log cabin.  I told her several months ago that I needed a small chest of drawers.  She immediately started looking for me.

She called me the other day and let me know that she had found one she thought I would like, but it was in an estate sale.  So she wasn’t selling it herself.  I went to the estate sale on Friday afternoon and looked at it, liked it and was ready to pay the price on it - $200.  I thought that was a pretty good price for such a good quality chest, and I knew that other antique stores in town would try to get at least $300 or $400 for it.  Lucy took me aside and said that everything in the estate sale that wasn’t sold by Saturday morning at 10:00 would be marked down to half price.  

So, I took a chance.  If someone bought it, fine.  If not, then I would get a great deal.  I left Lucy a check for $100 to buy it at 10:00 on Saturday if it was still there.  If it was sold, then she would return the check to me. 

Sunday she called - and the chest is mine - for $100.  RT and I picked it up Sunday afternoon.  I cleaned it well and lined the drawers with pretty paper.  Now it’s ready for my things.   I’m so proud of my find!  I have no idea how old it is, but it is exactly what I wanted - the right look, the right size.  It is well made with the old handles and drawer locks.

The photo makes it look redder than it is,  but that’s the best I could do.  I love the chest.  I think it will go well with my bedroom furniture that’s in storage.  Next year when we’re in our new house, the chest will look great with my other furniture.  For now, it is providing me with much needed drawer space.

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