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Creamed Mirrored Armoire 2

Beautiful Tidiness: It’s the French Way

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Are you so over plastic storage cubes? Uh huh. Me, too.

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Oh how I’d love to hide my junk in a beautiful French armoire …

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… that is literally dripping with ornateness …

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… and regally crowned.

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Even the seam of the doors cannot remain bare.

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Its feet dressed with a lovely skirt.

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The skeleton key locks your treasures away.

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And a drawer made for a secret stash of chocolate.

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Yes, indeed. Storage should be beautiful.

  1. Mandy Baker05-11-2010

    This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen!
    .-= Read Mandy Baker´s last post … Front Porch Frugalicious =-.

  2. Lovely05-11-2010

    Right?! You and I must have the same taste.

  3. Karen from A`Musements05-15-2010

    Ooooh la la, Inis! I would love to LIVE in that incredible armoire! There is something to be said for surrounding yourself with beautiful things, and if they are functional too, so much the better! That armoire is “trop merveilleux!” “trop grand!” Now, if plastic could just look like THAT!
    xoxo
    Karen

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