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4 Iconic Vintage Chairs Interpreted into Beds
Great furniture design transcends not only time, but its original form. Let me illustrate with four examples of iconic chair and sofa designs – and how they beautifully translate into beds! From chesterfields to Eames, it is clear that these antique and vintage designs live happily both in living rooms and bedrooms. While Pltrona Frau’s [...]
04 Nov
“Fall” in Love with Library Card Catalog Cabinets
Enjoy a closer look at the current rendition of my most recent library card catalog cabinet find.
22 Apr
Peeking into Habitat 67 in Montreal
Architectural history and vintage enthusiasts such as myself will love this
06 Apr
Mid Century Modern Meets French Provencal
The best way to describe my home’s interior design style is vintage eclecticPaint and Vintage Furniture Make Art
To live in a home where each piece of furniture is a work of art is one of my lofty goals. However, for me, art is not necesarily found in high brow design — but quite literally, artistic creations melded with vintage furniture pieces. The Old Cinema proves that even the humblest of cupboards and [...]Mid Century Modern in Ethiopia: Room Without a Key Tour
This week’s Room Without a Key Tour brings us to the lobby of an intriguing hotel in Dire Dawa, home to the only occasion of secular mid-century modern design cosmopolitan traveler A. Davey witnessed in Ethiopia. Can you imagine lunching amongst these gorgeous room mid-century modern inspired room dividers? Intrigued by the presence of [...]Everything’s Coming Up Roses…
I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful weekend! I’m making the trek up to the monthly Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market extravaganza! I’m quite excited, as I haven’t had the chance to visit in a few years. I’ll be back on Monday with lots of pictures and hopefully vintage treasures! (Fun fact: yours truly [...]Happy Friday Mid-Century Modern Find!
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 [...]Happy Friday mid-century modern candy!
Since I have my 1947 Home & Garden’s Interior Decorating book out, here’s another lovely image from the era that nicely combines the elements of traditional and budding mid-century modern design. Although there are so many different genres represented in this picture, they work together really well. Partially, this is because all of the furniture [...]Intriguing floors for mid-century modern decor
I’ve recently been really pleased with the revitalization of concrete and cement floors – partially made popular again by the prevalence of urban lofts. The creativity you can have with painted and patterened concrete is not really given its full glory…at least since the 1947 “House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration” book I [...]The Savvy Guide to Buying Mid-Century Modern Antique Furniture
With the Dow flirting dangerously with recession, it may be time to turn your investments into mid-century modern antiques. Not only are these antique furniture and collectible pieces chic, but they are continuing to grow in value – making your home and portfolio more beautiful at the same time. Mid-century modern is the new black [...]
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