Some "real" furniture

Bit by bit we’re getting some furniture so we can retire the cardboard moving boxes pressed into temporary duty as end tables, coffee tables, bed tables, etc.  We’ve even managed to fold up one of the two plastic tables!

In Tepoz there is an antique dealer with lots of interesting stuff.  We stopped by his store one day to see what he had.  Along with a couple of beautiful old benches and lots of nick-knack type things we saw this table base.  It’s made of old railway spikes!

The picture in the orange frame was in the city.  We bought it from the same kooky lady that sold us most of the art in the Polanco apartment.  She claims it is an original by some famous Cuban artist know for painting roosters.  Who knows?  Looks nice there for sure.

The antique dealer also had this coffee table.  It’s actually an old door!  We really liked it.

He wanted 1000 pesos each for the two pieces.  Well business can’t be that good as we offered him 1000 pesos for both, he said he’d have to think about it, and called us back two hours later accepting our offer.  He also foolishly agreed to supply the glass top for the dining room table without actually finding out how much it would cost – a lot!

We also went to see a carpenter in town to have the small unit made to hold the stereo and DVD player – plus hide some of the “stuff” that was collecting around our “entertainment center”.  It is made entirely of re-cycled wood then with a distressed “antique” finish.  It too was a bargain so we’re happy with that.

Piece by piece we're getting the house into shape so we can generate some rental income.  Meanwhile the two of us are enjoying it immensely.