mystery no.1.

reading through an earlier blog post i rolled my eyes loudly at making one of the mysteries so seemingly hugely and unnecessarily mysterious. regardless, what's done is done. "so let it be written so let it be done." ..... did you read that last sentence in the voice of pharoah (yul brynner) from the 1956 movie
the ten commandments?
one must be a certain age and genre interest i suppose.

ahh but i digress.

on to the mystery ... mystery no.1:

scrolling through facebookie marketplacie i saw the perfect addition to our home. an industrial rolling cart for mere pennies - to house additional table space or a puzzle or game or dining in front of the fireplace for cozy nights in, or even as a cart to hold extra groceries while entertaining. so i confirmed my desire to buy it and set the time for the hubs to come with me to pick it up and pay for the cart.. i prefer the hubs go with me in case the seller's a creeper. that's never happened (the creeper part) but just in case. safety first.

here's the cart taped and ready for paint.

loving the industrial look.

and here's the products used:

annie sloan chalk paint in olive

miss mustard seed hemp oil

the finished cart.
perfectly shabby .. makes my heart swOon.

i've asked the hubs to cut a piece of wood to fit the tabletop's form, adding handles on each side .. so we can put a puzzle or game away if the need for additional table space or service cart use is required. in his spare time. snicker.... ♥