That's a great story. I'm sure you're family will wonder how you ended up with Grandma's coffee table. You should have a "special tea/coffee" day and bring it out and see who recognizes your treasure.

What a hoot!! You will have to let us know what happens when the table reappears.

Thank goodness you saw it and were able to bring it home! Whenever I pass along a family heirloom, I always tell them that if they decide they don't want it anymore, please give it back to me! The look on your nephew and his wife's face when they see it again will be priceless!

I love your story! Take a picture when you have it out and they see it for the first time! LOL

Oh, that's brilliant! The look on their faces really will be priceless when this table is officially "unveiled."

Please let us know when that "perfect moment" arrives, and what the reaction is. They MAY think you went out and found one that LOOKED like it-- and not realize it's the very same table coming back to haunt them.

--Jenn

I love it !!! That's a great story ! Glad you shared.

Wonderful story. So glad you were able to rescue a family treasure. My niece carted my mom's prized cookbook off to Goodwill. After I found out, I went to Goodwill to search. The good folks there let me go in the back room and hunt for my mom's cookbook with her handwritten recipes in the back, but I never found it.

Good story....I'm smilin'!!!!

I'm glad it worked out for you. I wouldn't be too mean to your nephew and his wife. Sometimes all those family heirlooms are a burden even if they are wanted. Your nephew and his wife did what they needed to do for their 'family'.

Been a while since I checked this forum but this thread reminded me of how I saved a marriage. In 2002 friends of mine moved from Illinois to Florida. The home they built in FL was ready but the home in IL was still on the market. SO they moved anyway hoping the IL house would sell quicly. Most of their posessions were moved but some furniture was left in the old house for staging. Months later the house sold and the husband flew back to IL to pack up and move what was left. The small U-Haul he rented was not quite big enough so he weeded out what he thought was unimportant (basement furniture, odd pieces in the garage, etc.). The day after he put those items out on the curb, I went by on trash day doing my weekly "Pearl diving" (my kids call it garbage picking). I took home a square game table about 20" square with a swivel top. Needed to be refinshed and I was in the process of packing for a move to Florida so I put it in my basement. That table made it to Florida in 2003 and then moved back to IL in 2005 when I moved back. Never did get it refinished. Anyway - was talking to the guy who threw it out ( we all remained friends thru the years and emailed each other regularly) and he was telling me that he and his wife were having marital problems since their move from IL.
He said she had never forgiven him for throwing out her Aunt's table - it was the only thing she had to remember her favorite Aunt. Well guess who had that table? I had the extreme pleasure of telling him that I had it and he could pick it up on his next visit back to IL. You would have thought I pulled him from a burning building - which I guess is what he felt like. Needless to say he made the trip to IL in record time and table is safely back in his home. Neat story huh?

Lovely stories!

Great stories. I was able to rescue two rockers that my maternal grandparents owned. They bring back lots of memories. My dad gave me an oak frame which originally contained a mirror that was a part of an old wash stand his parents had. I finally had it refinished,a piece of glass added and hooks to use as a picture frame. The pictures I plan to use are old pictures of my dad, his siblings and parents.