Favourite Furniture Fridays: Mimosa Lane

<div style="text-align: center;">I'm so happy to be here this morning!  I'm Albertina from <span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><a href="http://mimosalaneblog.blogspot.ca/">Mimosa Lane</a></span> and I am thrilled and honored to be guest posting here at Tiffany's lovely blog, that is a daily must read for me, in her Favorite Furniture Friday series.  I chose to share with you this special piece of furniture- a bench.  But not just any bench, an antique church bench!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs88CydHwT5hlSxdtqE2c09BOF2Oi6TzG4nvqk8Lb4MNviVdZz7h1OPPJk9xwEvwTSqwkvtWnJfLyp38-Qvz1gUUdekfZe_LEVU-UBO7KgzYMvrc4TnYIYfumwEkx0WYbcXZp0mdCVVlR/s1600/DSC_0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs88CydHwT5hlSxdtqE2c09BOF2Oi6TzG4nvqk8Lb4MNviVdZz7h1OPPJk9xwEvwTSqwkvtWnJfLyp38-Qvz1gUUdekfZe_LEVU-UBO7KgzYMvrc4TnYIYfumwEkx0WYbcXZp0mdCVVlR/s640/DSC_0024.jpg" width="423" /></a></div> It used to be my parents' until I inherited it.  This antique church bench is perhaps from the Spanish colonial period.  The wood is incredible.  I can't believe it has withstood the test of time in such great condition.  I love its length and it definitely adds a lot of interest to the room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GU9ETYNf3xsIy8UH0JmkauKxs6Krhy6tCeC2e8HvLGInXClaJdEuAU6mN5GooMFF_0VzCc-FLtaEb8BCKBqujjFOH8T_N1uK2U4DZM2m2Nu6bY-xuGtTkLkJbjh3DI0BV_dzcTCC2cYN/s1600/DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GU9ETYNf3xsIy8UH0JmkauKxs6Krhy6tCeC2e8HvLGInXClaJdEuAU6mN5GooMFF_0VzCc-FLtaEb8BCKBqujjFOH8T_N1uK2U4DZM2m2Nu6bY-xuGtTkLkJbjh3DI0BV_dzcTCC2cYN/s640/DSC_0022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> I have the first fish I ever caught, which happened to be at camp, mounted above it (such a conversation starter) as well as an <a href="http://www.allisonvsmith.com/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Allison V. Smith photograph</span></a> and a piece by <a href="http://www.patricioreig.com/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Patricio Reig</span></a>. I love art, can't you tell?  I enjoyed decorating around this bench where I counterbalanced the art on the wall with some decorations that sit on the bench.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiejMTXfV6YcwjJs5l1h5dg5tC1ocKkVCZN9CydK32OdtSKizh9RTWEqhQP7WwnO5MMiBY7xdAjqjjcnC_eMY_zi4FlGp2wg023ZeVwbGJnK-CJXR0WWukxzohxTHLs8UCSC7cUJhejR8/s1600/DSC_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiejMTXfV6YcwjJs5l1h5dg5tC1ocKkVCZN9CydK32OdtSKizh9RTWEqhQP7WwnO5MMiBY7xdAjqjjcnC_eMY_zi4FlGp2wg023ZeVwbGJnK-CJXR0WWukxzohxTHLs8UCSC7cUJhejR8/s640/DSC_0025.jpg" width="423" /></a></div> Sometimes I imagine the different people who might have sat at this bench and wonder what they had been praying for.  If the bench could talk I bet it would have so many amazing stories to tell!<br /><div id=":1y"><br />Thank you Tiffany for having me today.  It was so much fun to have the opportunity to showcase a favorite piece like this.  xx, Albertina</div><div id=":1y"></div><div id=":1y"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Albertina I just love this bench! It has such an incredible sense of history. And by the way, isn't fishing fun? Thanks for sharing!</span></div><div id=":1y"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">xo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpelH6gi1FGc0TsGbg7mnN_oZde0gDrdHZDOQdHnlbJVOE8M6-3BUIa5AyAQ9BmjitAJUvv0WL5rS3itBiSh_LPCsThyphenhyphent7XN29-ziwP0PJYpR9oVsISn-RrLdBuh0eZ3tLDe_jJ9dOp66f/s1600/Favourite+Furniture+Fridays.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpelH6gi1FGc0TsGbg7mnN_oZde0gDrdHZDOQdHnlbJVOE8M6-3BUIa5AyAQ9BmjitAJUvv0WL5rS3itBiSh_LPCsThyphenhyphent7XN29-ziwP0PJYpR9oVsISn-RrLdBuh0eZ3tLDe_jJ9dOp66f/s320/Favourite+Furniture+Fridays.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span> </div><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Favourite Furniture Fridays: Mimosa Lane

I'm so happy to be here this morning!  I'm Albertina from Mimosa Lane and I am thrilled and honored to be guest posting here at Ti...

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