We all have those little treasures in our home. The little items. Beloved. Reverred. Well, sometimes we don’t love it, but it’s staying. It was the husband’s mother’s favorite aunt’s __________ and it’s staying. Many times it’s a treasure we picked up together on a trip or a piece of furniture lovingly restored together or given as a gift. Do you have one of these?
Sweet story…I have a client that had a table. The husband had built this little table for his wife as the two of them like to play cribbage together. He made it years ago with wood from his family’s farm and burned the cribbage board right into the top. I heard about it when we were looking at the need for small furniture pieces in their family room. They were willing to hide the table in the garage, but I could tell from the way they looked at each other that this was significant for them. The ‘design’ solution? Re-work the table to be more functional in the room, but definitely keep it in the room.
We had frame made for the table top and built more solid legs. A drawer was added to store cribbage pins and playing cards and a bottom shelf was installed for magazines, remotes and the like. We even used re-claimed wood for the job. I think they’re pretty happy with the results.
Do you have a cribbage table lurking in your life? Don’t hide your memories away in the garage: embrace them. recycle them. promote them. You’ll be happier for it.
