how can you begin to count the stars in the sky?

even though we are many months away from moving into our new space, dabney is on a rampage for interesting and affordable furniture. upon my suggestion that we should hold off until we are actually moved in, dabney retorted - she would not, repeat NOT, say no to a bargain.

thanks to craigslist, she got wind of a local antique store liquidation that listed an eames lounge chair* in its inventory and pounced.

we picked up will, who is always up for an adventure, drove thirty minutes away, and soon discovered the antiques store wasn't just antiques but 20,000 square feet of the most random objects ever assembled under one roof.

the owner, fred, was our guide and keeper. he kept us on a short leash during our visit.





there was an area devoted to brass fittings of every type - perfect for restaurant and bar owners.



there was a nautical room, there was a medieval-themed room, an art gallery, and even a DJ booth...



and in amongst all this stuff, we found some treasures.

a herman miller wall unit that was too big to take home


a mysterious set of solid wood chairs that are reminiscent of danish modern


here they are together. we can't figure out what the funky chairs are on the left, but we thought they were interesting.


and of course, the advertised eames lounge chair.*




now, i am not sure if i live in a house or a furniture store.

*the craiglist description of the chair read like this actually: "eams [sic] style chair - like the one of frazier [sic]"