This Close....

...to having this vintage 1920's beautiful desk in my office soon. I previously wrote about it here.  Another of my, of course, Anibis.ch finds!  It's getting difficult to speak in Frang-lish (half French/half English) all the time, really need to learn more French words when discussing furniture.

 I went to go look at it today and it's even better looking in person.  It is very old, so it has some very very very minor veneer chipping on just a few spots I noticed.  Nothing terrible, but it will adventually need repair, but such a minor thing.  I did talk the lovely owner down to 800chf, so feel like I am getting a major bargain as I have seen these desk go easily for a few thousands in not even mint condition.

Trying to sort out transportation for this bad boy.  The woman just lives up the hill from us too...the desk is so close by and yet might as well be 100 miles away, as hiring movers for one item is very expensive.  This is the one thing that may stop me from purchasing the desk.

Anyone want to try to help me move it with moving straps?  We could just carry it down the hill together, easy right?  It would be a great workout, any volunteers?  Anyone?

image via here

It's times like these that I miss living in Texas and having friends who all drive huge pickup trucks.....sigh.

-Vickie

The USA has Craigslist.com and Switzerland (VAUD) has Anibis.ch!!!

http://www.anibis.ch/ I love you!


I have been living in Switzerland for years and I have gone without adult furniture for years (oh yes was still using all my college furniture up until recently). One, because decent furniture is so expensive here and two, because most all furniture stores only have one style of furniture – MODERN!

My wonderful friend Sophie introduced me to http://www.anibis.ch/ in April this year and I fell hard, it was love at first sight. There were just pages and pages of vintage and antique furniture that people were trying to get rid of at great prices, I am sure, to use the money to go shopping at IKEA. No really, read a few posts that people literally wrote in French mind you, “need to sale quick to have money to buy sofa from IKEA.” IKEA is like Disneyland here, don’t go right after the holidays or on weekends…you will find no parking and stand in line for hours.

Here are a few items I have bought so far from Anibis:

Below is a tufted vintage velvet green sofa in mint condition that I purchased for a major bargain.

It came with two wing chairs, which I currently have in my bedroom.

I have plans to reupholster it myself soon. Will document the process.

Below was my first anibis purchase, a gueridan is what the man called it in French.

I have plans to reupholster it as well.

The next two pictures are of a solid wood carved bench I paid for 30 francs!

Needs a few touch ups here and there, but otherwise is in great condition.

I currently have the bench in my entrance hallway.

I just love mixing Granny furniture with more modern pieces!

As I see it, no one else in Switzerland in my age group seems to want anything but modern furniture. So I am here to buy as many vintage Swiss items as I can fit into my flat and give it a loving home.

xx

Vickie