My Sister-in-Law Gave Me an Old Armoire, Made Me Pay for Moving It—Then Demanded It Back

When my sister-in-law Vanessa decided her late grandmother’s armoire was “ugly junk,” she called me to take it off her hands—on the condition that I pay the movers. The piece arrived scratched, stained, and squeaky, but I saw its potential. Over several days, I sanded, repaired, and painted it, adding hand-painted roses and new brass…