Framed!

I went to my super cheap thrift yesterday. They had been closed for two business days while they pulled all the Winter Merchandise and restocked everything. I knew there would be treasures to behold. But, when I got there, the place was gutted - empty shelves and empty clothes racks. I did, however, see people with grocery carts heaped to the brim with clothes and such. Later, when I recounted this take to DH, he told me that when he had driven by earlier in the morning, it looked like "Christmas Eve at Wal-Mart." So, I guess I arrived too late in the day. I walked around and found a few little items, a shirt for DS and a shirt for DH and was about to leave.

That's when I saw it - leaning on the side on a shelf where no one would ever even notice it. A frame. Not just any frame but THIS frame. Oh, what's that you say? That frame doesn't look that special to you? Well how about this shot? Check out the gilded finish! And the carved detail! Oh it is so wonderful. It is four feet tall and just fantastic. I have plans to put it on the wall horizontally and then put a thin long shelf inside and display some of my thrifted goodies on the shelf. I considered whitewashing it, since that is more my style, but I think it might blend into my vividly painted white walls too much. The frame is very old - it has square headed nails and dovetail joints. I have seen frames like this in antique shops and I have seen them being used on decorating shows. What did I pay for this fabulous frame? I'm nearly embarrassed to tell you...75¢.

Happy, happy, joy, joy.