Look what our friends have given us
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328006)
Rockingham, Australia
November 14, 2019 1:53am CST
I’ve written about our friends selling up and moving back to the city to be nearer their grandchildren. They will be living in their caravan for around twelve months while their new house is being built. Many items of furniture have had to be given away or sold because they’ll be scaling down and don’t want to put too much into storage.
The positive side of this is that they have given us a very lovely china cabinet that they had custom built out of marri (red gum) timber. This is one of our native eucalyptus. It blends in nicely with our current furniture and even with the flooring.
I had great fun placing our very best glassware and crystal in the upper cabinets. I love the fact that the glass doors will keep out a lot of the dust.
No doubt I’ll be moving more things around from time to time. I promised I’d put a photo of it here when it arrived so here it is.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
14 Nov 19
what a gorgeous piece 'f craftsmanship! love yer horses statues 's well 's the crystal :) no doubt yer gonna be switchin' some thingies 'p, but i think 't looks great. i could use the 'xtra storage space here. the hubs's been 'gonna' build me one fer o'er 30 yrs now. i reckon i'm fortunate to've my desk'n wardrobe...
jest love that wood, the grains 're most beautiful. lucky gal!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Nov 19
@JudyEv 'twas jest meant to be :) great beauty'n a constant reminder 'f y'all's friendship o'er the years. hopefully y'all 'll get to visit from time to time'n the future.
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@JudyEv (328006)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 19
@crazyhorseladycx They will be leaving their caravan here when they're not using it so we are bound to see them from time to time.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16574)
• China
14 Nov 19
The colour of cabinet perfectly tones in with the floor.It looks as if it were built especially for your room.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16574)
• China
15 Nov 19
@JudyEv It was a good job you measured your wall once again.
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@JudyEv (328006)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Nov 19
It does, doesn't it? When it was first offered to us, we took the measurements and measured the wall. We thought it was too long so we measured other walls but didn't have anywhere else to put it. Then we measured our wall and again and found we'd made a mistake and that it would fit after all. I was so relieved. 
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@JudyEv (328006)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 19
@changjiangzhibin89 That's so true as it fits perfectly.
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@JudyEv (328006)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 19
When I first measured the wall, I thought it would poke out about 4 inches. When we couldn't find anywhere else for it, we went back and we'd measured the wall wrongly. As you say, it does look custom built for the space. Thanks.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
14 Nov 19
It's lovely! I like your horses. Did Vince take the photo of fishing lures?
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@JudyEv (328006)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov 19
@FayeHazel I had trouble getting a decent photo of the cabinet as there were too many reflections. And I think the setting might be a bit skewiff as the painting is out of focus. So many words just to say I think it is the photo at fault rather than your eyesight!
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
15 Nov 19
@JudyEv Oh my. (Fishing lures. must need my eyes tested). That is a fantastic photo
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@amitkokiladitya (171932)
• Agra, India
14 Nov 19
@JudyEv anyone would love it. But you have arranged it really well
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
14 Nov 19
Wow the cabinet is really good
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
14 Nov 19
@JudyEv I really like it
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@arunima25 (86091)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
It's a beautiful piece of furniture. And it perfectly blends with your floor. I love it.
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@arunima25 (86091)
• Bangalore, India
16 Nov 19
@JudyEv It was destined to be at your place.. . A perfect fit for it. 
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@Starkinds (32703)
• India
14 Nov 19
Looking so beautiful and it is also very useful I think
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Nov 19
Gee, that's a nice cabinet and it looks elegant.
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@JudyEv (328006)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 19
We are indeed. We're very grateful to our friends.
