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Wagon Seat: A Modern Take
History of the Original Wagon Seat With a healthy skepticism of new furniture, my parents preferred antiques before it was fashionable to do so. They collected some beauties: a Windsor chair from the 18th century, a Chippendale wing chair, a set of ladder back chairs and an old wagon seat that my dad bought at a barn sale in the neighborhood. The wagon seat lived in our living room for many...
The Significance of Locker #859
Repurposed furniture One day in October, a customer came to me with a well-worn locker door. Many decades of daily use in a high school left many dents, scratches and dings. Someone drew a small heart inside the door with a black marker. Significantly, in front of this door he met the woman who would, many years later, become his wife. So, when he learned the old high school would be torn down...