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 Our Mantra Reclaim Revive Re-think The Mansion Trash philosophy is really quite simple. ...everything deserves a second chance.... (as Sylvie reminds me every day)  I feel like the quintessential fourteen year old that just got unlimited text messaging added to her phone when I spot that "kicked to the curb", thrift store jewel in the rough just staring at me through its seventeen layers of dust. In an instant, I know that after a few days of R & R (revive & re-think) in the Mansion Trash workshop (aka, Dan's garage) it will glimmer once again like it did decades ago. Only this time yesterday's oak sideboard will not hold the turkey at Thanksgiving dinner, it will begin its new life as a ...martini bar. Totally tricked out with a new black paint finish, brushed nickel hardware, brocade interior upholstery and lighting. Not real sure Grandma would recognize it anymore. Here's the big check in my win column; not only do I get to R & R the sideboard, but I get to write about it too! Life is good.... ...additional candid insight from the Mansion Trash staff....
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Ruby, VP
Ruby's philosophy...inner peace can be found in the perfectly symmetrical precision drawn details. She runs the Mansion Trash inventory spreadsheets with the skill of a seasoned H & R Block tax rep. Dan, our current CFO, will need to step up a bit...
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Ivy, AVP
Ivy's credo..."Don't worry Mom, it's not ruined, I can just paint over it". Although she may run into a tree when looking toward the sky, in Ivy's world, there's always a rainbow. You just have to sketch it. Tomorrow she will receive the news that she's been promoted to Senior Display Technician. Go Ivy !!
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Sylvie, AVP
Sylvie's mantra, more often than not, reads "Mom you should be done Mansion Trashing for today". Her willingness to participate in any Mansion Trash initiatives is purely a function of how many caramels are available for consumption in her special drawer at the "shop"...We may have to consider her termination in the near future.
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Dan, CFO and
King of the Compound Miter Saw
No mantra says Dan. "Just glad you finally did it. Be happy and please try to break even... "
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