My obsession with vintage typewriters is only rivaled by my lust for vintage lamps (oh yes, and vintage fans!). Many others vintage enthusiasts must feel the same way, as the interesting life cycle of the typewriter is frequently chronicled on Flickr. From typewriters blossoming in grass fields, operating as “reading” material for the powder room, [...]
Italian Lamponi’s Lamps takes up-cycled and re-purposed vintage goods to a whole…other…level. Lamponi, an engineer / architect turned vintage artisan, takes household appliances and turns them into amazingly creative vintage industrial lamps! From a hairdryer and espresso maker to Vespa and motorbike parts, Lamponi shows that anything can be re-purposed into a functional lamps of [...]
As the hand-made and independent designer powers grow stronger, it is interesting to see how the big box retailers respond. It seems that Crate&Barrel is certainly watching the indie pulse closely, as they realize that people want a mixture of elements – old and new – in their interior design. Lovely reader Sara of the [...]
I’m always looking for interesting ways to display my collections and vintage vignettes. Tansus, which are the cabinets created from the woodworking craft developed in Japan in the 1600s, are a perfect stage. Imagine how many interesting vintage vignettes you could create on the staggered steps (also known as Step Kaidan Tansu) and within the [...]
Lovely Victoria of sfgirlbybay, one of my daily reads, posted a fantastic story yesterday on how we too can get the look of the Mad Men AMC series, which is beautifully set in the 1950s. She was so kind to include my Etsy shop‘s vintage industrial Pensar lamp in her furniture memo! Thank you so [...]
Disclaimer: I am not responsible if your neighborhood’s street signs start mysteriously disappearing… My unrequited love for re-purposed decor is further fueled by Boris Bally’s work. A talented artist who re-purposes vintage industrial elements, Boris creates interesting furniture pieces — my favorite of which come from traffic signs that were destined for the dump. Using [...]
Living in a floating home would be a dream come true for me — enjoying one’s life on the beautiful water, usually in a re-purposed vintage ship, train caboose, or medley of found materials! My favorite American floating homes community is in Sausalito, a true artist’s haven. Truly defining creativity, these artists have created amazing [...]
The wonderfully stylish, whimsical, and insightful master of color combinations, Monica from M&Co., was so kind to give Poetic Home a Brilliant Weblog award (my first tag and award!). Thank you so much Monica! Be sure to check our her fantastic daily blog M&Co. Around the House, where she combines her love of color, thoughtfully [...]
Whether you are a mid-century modern connoisseur, or a relative newcomer (check out the mid-century modern furniture guide), it can be difficult to discern an authentic mid-century modern piece from an imitation counterpart, unless you know where to look for the subtlest of clues. Mid-century modern furniture is best exemplified by the quintessential pieces that [...]
I’ve been eye-balling some fantastic vintage Airstreams on my local Craigslist recently….I want to turn one into my backyard studio / office for the ultimate vintage inspiration haven. For about $5,000, you can pick one up and re-purpose them any way you like — making it a much more affordable alternative than adding onto your [...]
After being quite tired from my shoot yesterday, I slept in and missed an estate sale…so to comfort myself, I still went vintage treasure hunting and scored….the mid-century modern nightstand version of Wall-E! This mid-century modern design line is actually a trapezoid, but it looks like a square in the picture. I’m thinking of [...]
As promised, I took advantage of the sun today and snapped a few photos of the vintage re-purposed garden vignettes in my home. Finding new uses for vintage items is such a great way to add creative flair to your house, not to mention saving the environment. Almost any vintage item can be re-purposed into [...]
I noticed today that I have turned several random vintage treasures around my house into bona fide planters (will post some of these pictures tomorrow…it’s dark now and flash makes the plants look scaaary), and so I’d like to share with you some wonderful inspirations of a book I have from that interesting lil’ island [...]
I can never look at my sad, lil’ white refrigerator the same now that I have fallen head-over-heals in love with the Big Chill Fridge‘s vintage appliances that have all our modern conveniences. I have resisted purchasing an old vintage refrigerator because of the high energy needs, as well as the required defrosting, but these [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2008