in an article titled “au revior, armoire”, this morning’s wall street journal reports on “why the furniture mainstay is being driven to extinction” (culprit: flat-panel tv sets) and includes a feature on re-purposing and painting an entertainment armoire to a wardrobe.  a-hem…  we’ve been doing that for a while now in memphis, tennessee!

this summer, i  repaired and painted an old armoire in high-gloss white for a darling little girl’s room.  it had been destined for the attic, and now has a new life in a happy home, filled with dress-up clothes and art supplies.  i’m so glad that the client and her designer saw the potential for usefulness and elegance in a tired old piece.