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Look at this fabulous Broyhill Brasilia dresser (credenza) from flickr friend antonym. I saw it on his photostream and thought it would be a great add to the blog – as part of name game cataloguing and ogling of mid century furniture lines from makers that don’t get as much viz. Click the image to get to antonym’s photostream – many thanks, a!
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If you want to own furniture like this–just frequent thrift shops and within 2 months you will find one. May have to refinish but what I find odd about this era and style—most are well cared for and don’t need refinishing like most other furniture at thrift stores. That is just the way it seems to me when I come across them at thrift stores.
I own the Broyhill Brasilia room divider, which is a gorgeous piece. Pam, I sent you a picture! I found it at a vintage store in fantastic shape, but paid $400 for it. Considering it’s going for around $1200 on ebay, I consider it a great buy. Recently, I ended up finding a Broyhill Saga credenza at the Goodwill for $25, but it was in pretty bad shape and I had to restore it.
Here’s some nice history on the Brasila line:
http://moderncapital.blogspot.com/2008/11/influence-of-niemeyers-brasilia.html
I just found/fell in love w/ this line. I got a dining table and 4 chairs for $400 on craigslist and a buffet off CL for $150- The chairs need some refinishing/restoring but I think a little Watco Danish Walnut oil will do the job!
There is an 8 pc. dining room set available at a St. Louis shop called TFA (the future antiques) for $849. They will likely ship anywhere. http://stlouis.craigslist.org/fud/966921099.html
Yowza, if you are out and about and get some pics for the blog, that would be great, Christopher! I am starting new pages on readers’ favorite furniture lines based on all the Brasilia excitement!
We picked up a set of dressers off of Craigslist for the baby’s room last year. They are in really good shape and only cost us a $125. We love them.
http://atomicaddiction.blogspot.com/2008/04/vintage-western-babys-room.html
Brian
Atomic Addiction
My girlfriend Riina picked up a Nine drawer dresser just like the one pictured above at the Salvation Army thrift store downtown St. Louis a few weeks ago ($35!!!). That’s all it took. I am now obsessed with the Brasilia line.
I’m headed out to the far reaches of the county to lay claim to a 9 piece dining room set tomorrow. Big table with 3 leaves, 6 chairs, buffet, large china cabinet. This is going in her new place as it is a 60’s home and mine is a 50’s. If I get it I will finally be able to take my Russel Wright Conant Ball dining table home!
Congrats, St. Christopher! I still have Riina’s photos to post at some point…
Holy Cow, I just scored a Brasilia queen headboard (and full footboard…anybody need to trade?) for $75! And Pam, I’ll be sending you some pics of the furnished rooms soon, or I’ll just put them on a flickr account. When it rains, it pours!
Hi, I am so happy with my Broyhill Brasilia china cabinet I just bought yesterday at a thrift store for $30.!. Didn’t know what it was till I got it home and looked it up on the internet, just knew I liked it! Thanks for providing this site and educating me!
Looking for Broyhill Brasilia to call my own, reasonable prices. If anyone is willing to sell off some of what they’ve got, please give me a holler. I’ll use PayPal to purchase and figure out shipping on my own. My dream pieces are the buffet/bar with fold-out top and the buffet with hutch that has glass only in the upper left hand corner.