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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Keep, spruce, or pitch
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My kindred spirit roommate recently told me a most terrible tale: her aunts and mother, who do not share her love of antiques, once overhauled their mother’s home while she was away on vacation. As their dear old mum cruised unknown waters, they tossed out antique furniture, linens and china dolls, thinking they were doing their elderly mother a much-needed favor.
They were wrong. Grandma about lost her mind along with the valuables sold in a yard sale. I imagine any relaxation she gained was quickly replaced with rage.
Once my astonishment gave way to clear thought, we pondered the concept of “one woman’s trash is another’s treasure.” I cherish the old scratched china plates I pluck from flea markets, or the beat-up furniture whose character outshines its flaws.
I know the pieces I want banished from my house, but none of them are antiques, and I doubt they’ll survive the decades they need to be labeled as such. Do you have pieces in your home you can’t wait to trash? Better yet, do you have any beloved furniture you saved from the depths of someone else’s despair?
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