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That’s the sound my checkbook made when we drove down to the design studio to purchase the custom made bar chairs my husband had his heart set on.
We met the two very pleasant Lithuanian immigrants who own the business and found they do interesting work.
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Their furniture is starting to catch on and has been written up in numerous magazines.
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Maine restaurants and businesses have contracted large orders….
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And its only thanks to Covid that they considered a small order like ours.
These are the 30 inch swivel pub chairs my husband fell in love with.
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Made from 120 year old reclaimed barn boards and strong enough to seat an African elephant, they’re remarkably comfortable as well.
The designers explained it would take 6 weeks to make our 6 chairs because they just had to lay off most of their people due to the virus. A huge order from L.L. Bean had been cancelled, which while bad news for them… was great news for us.
They were even kind enough to let us take a sample chair home for a test run.
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We sidled it up next to the (still unfinished since the contractor seems to have taken a powder) bar and the height was perfect.
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I’m hoping to match the front facing of the bar to one of the medium shades on the chair.
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If the builder ever decides to return.
A few days later when we brought the chair back, I decided I needed some matching shelves for my liquor bottles.
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They’ll look like these. The wood will match the chairs… which pleases me, and the brackets will be made from old railroad spikes… which pleases the husband.
Two shelves on either side of the bar window for a total of four. What the hell. If you’re going to do it, do it right.
Ka-Ching!
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I wish I’d known about them before I had those African elephants over…
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You and me both. Those elephants can hold a grudge like nobody’s business…
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Ignore the cost. You are at the point in your life where (1) You do not settle for less than you want and (2) Do not want what you have to settle for.
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It’s hard to ignore, but yes.
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Gorgeous! Can’t wait to see the final product.
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At this rate, they’ll be ready before the bar.
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You can drink without the bar. Or the chairs, for that matter…,😂
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Well, yeah. It’s never stopped us before…
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Those look great, and I am very happy to know that you’re supporting a local woodworking business.
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Yes, that was a nice bonus!
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I could spend my entire life on a bar stool like that. Just call me “Norm”.
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Hey Norm – could you explain buffalo theory one more time ?
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Maybe that’s my husband’s retirement plan….
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I love those bar chairs….but I still have a sneaking suspicion your hubs is up to something….🤔
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Really….? What now!
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A lonely bar stool sans bar ? Reminds me of the time we were in Africa and could not find a thing to sit on. Pour us a couple and I will tell you the story…
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Pull up a tree stump…. I’m pouring.
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Never saw better chairs, bar none! 😉
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Thanks! You can’t get much more appropriate than reclaimed barn wood for a barn bar….
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You keep on spending all that money for shelves and chairs you won’t be able to afford and booze!!
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That will never happen….
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Perfect!
Barn boards for your barn bar.
Are you going to have a naming contest for the barn bar?
If so, I call dibs on Bar None.
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Bar None. I like it!
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There is a pretty cool underground bar here called Bar None. Perfect name!
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We are very cutting edge here….
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I wood love to have a set of those bar stools myself. ‘Course, I need a bar first…
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There’s always concrete blocks and plywood.
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I have officially shifted my emotions from “It’s been a lot of fun watching the progress” to “I’m starting to get a little bit jealous about how all of this is coming together quite nicely”. Now I’m a bit blue about the comparatively sucky status of the bar at Bonnywood… 😉
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No worries, I’m sure we’ll screw something up eventually.
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Beautiful chairs….love the shelves too!
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Let’s hope they look as good in our barn.
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I think they will.
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