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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Do you put upholstered chairs in your hedge?


I had to sit in our truck and stare at this chair in a church yard
 with our puppy on my lap for fifteen minutes. 
What could I do except run in and buy it when the church sale opened at 8 AM? 
Normally I do not buy furniture. 
I don't like lifting big pieces. 
It wears on me after a while.
However this chair got to me.



As I was negotiating the purchase of the chairs Joe locked Shelley Puppy in the truck with the keys.
 Pain, an early Saturday start, and Shelley all made for confusion. 
Joe is going to pinch me for writing that. Yikes.
 He was able to get his skinny long arm in the cracked window and unlock the door.
 Joe has worked this week and is tired but did okay.


It's fortunate the gardenia hedge is blooming now. 
Don't you put upholstered chairs in your hedge? 
We nearly ripped out this hedge when we bought the yellow house because it looked awful. 
We were woefully ignorant of what it was. 
Walk within four feet of it and the scent is divine.


I am not keeping the chair as I have no room for it. 
I bought a very chic Mid Century Modern chair at the same church sale
 and I am seriously considering keeping it.
 It has a high back and is throne like.
 I see it as a dining chair.  
Now I need one more.


Linking with:




joy and gardenias
Olive


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34 comments:

  1. MelissaMay 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    It looks fabulous in the hedge - maybe you should leave it their!!

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  2. middle childMay 16, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    Just have to say.....I have a thing for tiny kid-sized chairs. Any kind. And I have put them around and in flower beds. I thought after a few years I was done with that when I found a little wicker chair. It is precious. I know it will have to be coated with marine varnish or something or it will be destroyed in one year.

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  3. Joanne NoragonMay 16, 2012 at 5:04 PM

    Thanks for the camera help! Will you do any refurbishing on this chair before you take it out of the hedge and sell it?

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    1. OliveMay 16, 2012 at 5:12 PM

      No, I already have a buyer. A good friend and a photographer.

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  4. LindaMay 16, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    It looks wonderful right where it is...although it is not practical...I love it there! I used to have an old wooden high chair out in the yard that we got at a rummage sale...I used it as a plant stand for years until it fell apart from the sun and water! Have a great day!!

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  5. LindaMay 16, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    I forgot to mention...I love your new header...wonderful!

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  6. Susan FreemanMay 16, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    I have been known to tuck chairs into my hedge, but not upholstered ones. Should I give it a try?

    Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  7. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleMay 16, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    I love that chair and our gardenias are blooming like crazy. They smell so good. Poor puppy.

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  8. Terra May 16, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    Excuse me, did you say gardenia hedge! Wow, that must be the most beautiful hedge I can imagine. I so love gardenias, and every few years I buy one, it dies, and I replace it. You must be very happy you did not rip it out :)

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  9. Julie MarieMay 16, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    Love the chair Olive, and your Gardenias are Heavenly... xoxo Julie Marie

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  10. RosemaryMay 16, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    A Gardenia hedge - fantastic - all I have is a small plant in a pot in the conservatory, which I cherish.

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  11. Pam KesslerMay 16, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    No, I don't think I've ever had an upholstered chair in the hedge. Your chair is very pretty though. Should sell well. I'll have to spray my gardening room freshener to get my fill of gardenias. It's probably not the same though.

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  12. AnonymousMay 16, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    Why aren't you keeping the chair?? It's neat!

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    1. OliveMay 16, 2012 at 6:37 PM

      I am out of space Diane. I am keeping the retro 1970's one that I have not shown yet. It is tall, throne like and very funky.

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  13. Debra@CommonGroundMay 16, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Upon reading this wonderful post, I have moved my entire living room set to the front yard...if it looks this good for you, maybe it will work here...no hedges but plenty of monkey grass. xoxo

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  14. OliveMay 16, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    Yay, I can't wait to see your furniture amongst the monkeys.

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  15. chateau chicMay 16, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    I'm known to put furniture in the garden beds, but I never thought of an upholstered chair in the bushes. But hey, maybe you can start a new trend!
    Mary Alice

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  16. LynnMay 16, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    That's a cool chair, I like the shape. Love gardinas, G-Mom-B had one that she kept as a house plant:@)

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  17. Town and Country GalsMay 16, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    Olive,
    Love the chair, looks perfectly natural in the hedge! LOL! Very cute, I'd have a hard time letting it go!
    Nothing worse then locking keys in the car, lucky joe, my arm would never fit! Gorgeous hedge
    Rebecca

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  18. Sherry @ No Minimalist HereMay 16, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    Olive, The chair is lovely and the gardenias are so pretty. Thanks for linking to the Open House party.

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  19. LindaMay 16, 2012 at 10:19 PM

    Very humorous post!!!
    Hate when the keys get locked in the car...
    Love your gardenias...don't think they would survive our climate....:o(

    Cheers!
    Linda :o)

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  20. xinexMay 16, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    Beautiful chair, Olive. I am missing my gardenina in Fl when I saw yours cause I have 2 big bushes there....Christine

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  21. Kathy @ Creative Home ExpressionsMay 17, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    I love this chair, Olive! I want to see the other one, too. I love chairs with a high back.

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  22. DebbiedoosMay 17, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Cool Chair Olive! You have the neatest pieces!~

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  23. Nita StacyMay 17, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    Love that chair. What are you going to do with it? A gardenia hedge? How wonderful. I can just imagine what it must smell like.

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  24. DebbiedoosMay 17, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    P.S. Gardenias are my fav...I carried them on our wedding day!

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  25. Curtains in My TreeMay 17, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    I like that chair very much and if the price was great I would have had to have it even if I don't have room for it. I could enjoy it for a while then sell it in one of my yard sales

    I can just smell the Gardenias

    thanks for entering my 1st giveaway on my blog

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  26. LindyLouMacMay 17, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    At last here I am, sorry for my absence but I know you understand! I have enjoyed catching up with your posts, as for the chair oh do keep it.

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  27. Blooming Rose MusingsMay 17, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    Olive, I really like the chair and having a place to sit amongst the gardenias would be heavenly.
    I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

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  28. KellyMay 17, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    You're not keeping it? But I like it! I have a thing for chairs. I have plenty myself. But, that doesn't stop me from looking at them. ha! I have some gardenia bushes by my driveway that smell wonderful too. Mine aren't very tall though. I learned there are different kinds. Good thing you didn't cut yours down! You should snip some clippings off yours to bring inside so you can enjoy the scent.

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  29. Nancy's NotesMay 17, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    Well, Miss Olive, I'm just loving that chair!! Looks great and way to cute along the hedge and along with my favorite flowers! They smell just heavenly! Great post!

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  30. ~Lavender Dreamer~May 18, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    How beautiful! it looks like something in a decorating book! What a wonderful spot to sit and enjoy the sweet scent!

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  31. MaryMay 22, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    LOVE the chair~ I wouldn't want to part with it! Our gardenias are in bloom too, heavenly :)

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