custom house: Mirror, Mirror . . . .

I was looking at -- where else? -- Craigslist for a mirror to use with the dressing table I scored a couple of weeks ago.

This one:

I wanted a mirror with some pizazz ... some zing ... a little mirror bling.

Unfortunately, people who have mirrors with pizazz and bling tend to know

what they have and want more than $10 for them.

Here's my budget for this project -- as close to zip as I can manage it.

I bought the intended skirt fabric 2 years ago,

. . . so that means it's as good as free. Right? The dressing table cost me only $20.

Sand paper and upholstery tacks are somewhere in the house, so they are also free.

I already have paint for the mirror, so ... yes! Free!

Do you like my creative accounting? I could work in Washington.

Eventually Craigslist yielded an old mirror. In what could be called rough shape.

But it was only ten bucks.

Ooops. Boo-boos.

Wish me luck.

As Howard said when I told him I paid 10 bucks -- "You may have overpaid."

My Grandmother used to say that the Lord watches over drunk people and fools, and I don't drink much.

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The projects at That Old House never end.

Last Tuesday, I shared pictures of some fabrics I am considering for new dining room draperies.

I got the samples. Woo-hoo! I just love wallowing in fabric samples.

Here they are, with a couple weeded out because the company doesn't have enough stock now:

I moved the current draperies aside, held each sample up to the paint, tested it against the oriental rug,

and narrowed it down to two samples:

And surprisingly enough, I chose this one:

It was #5 in last Tuesday's numbered selections.

And I didn't expect to choose it, but when it was here in person, it just said, "Hey, lady -- I'm it!"

And so it will be.

Now I need to choose fabric for new chair seat covers. . . .

Why not mosey over and visit?

I'm off to New Brunswick for dinner with daughter Anne.

Happy New Year! -- Cass

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