18 November 2012

Juan and Rebecca buy some furniture - at last

This is Ozanam, our local flea market a stone's throw from the house. We've walked around it a dozen times, more for amusement or to entertain visitors than with serious shopping objectives. Where else can you buy waders, an ox's yoke, a Scottish biscuit tin, nick-nacks galore, books, furniture good, bad or indifferent - all in the same place? Inspired by our friends' Antje and John, who have made more progress in cost-effectively furnishing their house in CH in 5 months than we've made in 7 years, we made some quick decisions - two colossal pieces of furniture. See the video at 1 min 42 for the mirror-fronted cupboard that will adorn the spare bedroom (a challenging style-clash with our modern house) and the smaller two-piece unit at 1 min 57 (far right) destined for downstairs. I hope this bold move away from IKEA isn't madness. At least we were in agreement, and free from our habitual analysis paralysis.

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