Busy, busy, busy!

We have a lot going on in the next 8 days -- First, Wellness House is celebrating their 25 year anniversary and are having a tea on Friday, April 10th for all the volunteers at both Wellness House and The Courtyard.  To allow all of our volunteers the opportunity to attend, the shop will be closed from 1:15 until 3:30 on Friday.  Second, Volunteer Appreciation Week begins on Monday April 13th so be sure to thank the volunteers at our shop when you come shopping.  Third, Saturday April 11th is the 2nd annual Home Show being held at Hinsdale Community House.  It will be open from 10 until 3 pm and all are welcome.  We will be located at Booth #2 so stop by and say hello.  Fourth, our BLOW OUT Sale will be taking place April 17-18th in our storage facility as well as some items in the shop.  We have drastically reduced donated items in both locations.  It is our way of thanking you for your loyalty and giving you the opportunity to purchase quality furniture at fantastic prices.  You will also have the opportunity to see many new things in the storage area that have yet to come into the shop so you can buy them before they are ever moved!  Remember to look for the bright yellow tags which will be on the donated items with the reduced prices.  YELLOW will be the color of this 2 day event.

Finally, here are some of the things that arrived this week at the shop.  A Pottery Barn rug, Ralph Lauren demi lune table, hand carved soapstone, leather top dresser, upholstered chair, needlepoint chair and Oriental carpet.  Come see for yourself -- there is something for everyone!

Dining room tables

It's September and school is back in session so that means that the holidays are rapidly approaching.  Did you know there are only 15 more Fridays until Christmas?  How scary is that?  To help get you ready for Halloween (you need a nice table to brew your Witches Potion), Thanksgiving (you will have to provide room for all your family in-laws, out-laws, whatever) and then Christmas (you know Santa needs a place to sit down and enjoy his cookies and milk) so why not come to The Courtyard where we always receive lovely pieces of furniture and now is no exception.  We currently have an abundance of dining room tables some with chairs and some without.  Some are very formal and high-end while others are more casual.  We have Queen Anne and Chippendale, Kittinger, Thomasville and Pottery Barn to name a few.  We have tables with a large rectangular glass top and a round 60" cement top, a 44" banded mahogany top, some have leaves others don't.  At least 9 of these tables are located in our storage facility and have not yet been in the shop.  There are 5 more in the shop waiting to find a new home so that others can be brought in.

Below are a few showing more detail.  This is a banded mahogany Thomasville table with 8 chairs (2 arm, 6 side) and is priced at $1,500.

We also have a long rectangular table that includes 9 chairs shown in the left and middle photo, priced at $995 "As Is"  The photo on the right is of a Pottery Barn table with a drawer and 6 chairs.  It is currently in the shop and priced at $895 however on Wednesday, September 3, it will go down to $760.75, the automatic reduction of 15% that occurs when any item has been in the shop for a period of 30 days.