Vintage Home Furniture

do you have a hard time letting go of old furniture?

i have a king size canopy bed (dark wood frame), with lighting and mirrors at the "ceiling" part of the canopy, its a beautiful bed but i've had that bed for over 12 years. it now has war marks, needs one or two very minor repairs, possibly repainted/polished, and it has to be assembled by furniture people otherwise it can be a disaster if not assembled properly. I have alot of years and memories in that bed, its beautiful when its put together but with all the work it'll take to get it fresh & "new" again, i could get a brand new bedroom set. i dont want to sell it. a part of me wants a brand new bedroom set but i'm so attached to this bed, its also "one of a kind" you dont find beds like this much anymore. do any of you have a hard time letting go of stuff you've had for so many years? how do you get rid of that feeling? i guess i just want a new start . . . . and to let go of the old, bring in the new . . . . anyone ever felt that way?

Public Comments

1. ugh. that happens to me all the time. i had this awsome blue couch. (it was so 90's) but i loved it anyways. it was so comfortable. i could just come home & plop down on it & just fit right perfect in it. idk how to describe it. it ended up falling apart & i had to throw it away. ur bed sounds nice tho. (not in a creeppy pervert way) but it sounds like a nice piece of furniture. i think that if u really like it that much, u could sand it down, refinish it urself. its not really that hard. ive done it before. it can actually be fun, if u like that sort of thing. but if u dont, then just think of it like this, getting new furniture is a new opportunity to make some new memories in it--if ya kno what i mean ; )
2. My sympathy goes out to you. I had a car that gave me pleasure and memories but finally had to be 'BURIED'. Perhaps an auction or house interior sale would find a nice home for it. Spartawo...
3. Wow, I get attached to some things in life but furniture wouldn't be one of them. We move a lot and build new homes each time so I get to introduce new furniture and toss the "old" or sell it to the new owners. It's fun and cleansing.
4. NOTHING SAYS STUFF HAS TO BE NEW! If you love it, keep it. Don't feel bad about it, either. I really think it's all the advertising we're constantly seeing that makes us feel like we "have" to have new stuff.