Good Luck
June 16, 2011I knew they were a good deal.
Five years ago I found a pair of vintage bedside tables on Craigslist. They looked as though they were purchased in Palm Springs in 1961. The seller knew nothing about their making. A fast talker, he seemed to be in a hurry to get rid of his furniture. I drove down to Santa Monica, paid him, and carried both of them to my trunk. The inside of the drawers bore the inscription Vega, by Morris. Over the years I’ve done a few Google searches, hoping to find out more about the brand. I’ve always come up empty. I’ve never seen them in any vintage shop, either.
Until yesterday. Here are the same tables at The Living Room, in Silver Lake. The price tag was $345 apiece. My cost? $50.
It was one of those moments that made me smile and think that my luck isn’t so bad after all.
