This is a continuation of LAST APRIL’s challenge about
HEIRLOOMS. When my sister and I cleaned out our parents’ home, we had to make
many decisions about what to do with all the stuff. Which things are truly
“valuable” and which have only sentiment in their favor? Should we sell it,
keep it, or throw it away? To help ensure a future for our family’s heirlooms,
I plan to leave a booklet for my daughters telling the stories of what they
will inherit one day. (Not TOO soon, I hope!)
is for Nightstands. Mine were probably not manufactured
as such, but that is how these three tables are being used.
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| Grandma Davis's table |
This one is definitely a lamp table designed for use in a
living room. It belonged to my maternal grandmother. Usually it held a lamp,
but when my grandmother stopped putting up a Christmas tree, it became the
staging area for a small table-top tree.
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| The right size for a little Christmas tree |
On the other side of the bed stands this table that came
from my grandaunt Violetta Davis Ryan. The drawer makes it useful as a
nightstand. In fact, maybe that has always been its intended use.
Another table from Violetta is in a guest room.
I like
the lovely carved decoration around the table top. It appears to be some kind
of veneer applique. Some of it is missing though. The lamp and doilies belonged
to Violetta’s sister Velma Davis Woodring.
Wendy
© 2019, Wendy Mathias. All rights reserved.
Pretty furniture, Grandma Davis's table would make a perfect chess player place! Love the carved decorations on this other table too
ReplyDeleteN = Notions, et Notre-Dame...
Chess - what an interesting idea!
DeleteAs long as they earn their keep, that's a good thing! Interesting assortments of nightstands!
ReplyDeletebetty
They're a hodge-podge alright.
DeleteI used to have a collection of tables that we used as night tables and otherwise. Somehow they disappeared as we moved over the years. None were spectacular but I liked using them because they were my grandmother's.
ReplyDeleteSee - that's my story too. I was looking at some pictures the other day and wondered whatever became of that old coffee table.
DeleteFinding someone to repair these pieces is getting harder and harder to do. But they still look great and unless you're looking, it's not that noticable.
ReplyDeleteStephanie Finnell
@randallbychance from
Katy Trail Creations
The best thing about the missing pieces is that they left behind a ghost which tricks the eye into thinking the pieces are still there!
DeleteThey're all so lovely. How exciting to have so much family history displayed and used in your house!
ReplyDeleteYou know, you got me thinking - I'm the FIRST owner of very little in this house.
DeleteI'm a big fan of small tables, so your heirloom nightstands are some of my favorites as are the doilies and lamps. Love the Christmas Tree picture...lots of classics to see there...TV, lamps, flower vases and window unit. Neat!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking at that old picture, I can feel that air conditioner.
DeleteThe last table is my favorite and I LOVE that lamp!!
ReplyDeleteDB McNicol, author
A to Z Microfiction: Night
Even though that table is in the worst shape of the 3, it is just a nice size. I like the yellow shade on the lamp.
DeleteI LOVE that you actually use these things!
ReplyDeleteIf I didn't have them, I wonder what I would do.
DeleteMy grandmother’s old sInger sewing machine is my bedside table. Another bedside table of my grandmother’s has recently gone to my daughter’s. Tradition and heritage.
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