Comments on: Pretty mid-century light finial http://retrorenovation.com/2009/10/09/pretty-mid-century-light-finial/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:42:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mad Modern http://retrorenovation.com/2009/10/09/pretty-mid-century-light-finial/comment-page-1/#comment-41997 Mad Modern Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:17:31 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=18102#comment-41997 Love it! This really brings forth in my mind a question. If you wander the aisles of your typical home store (Lowes, Home D., etc) you find a lot of dull and uninspired light fixtures. The question is....what is it about the 50's and early 60's, that resulted in more 'artistic' and daring design? How did 'we' get so dull? Affordable lighting today, should be so sweet. Love it!
This really brings forth in my mind a question.
If you wander the aisles of your typical home store (Lowes, Home D., etc) you find a lot of dull and uninspired light fixtures.
The question is….what is it about the 50’s and early 60’s, that resulted in more ‘artistic’ and daring design?

How did ‘we’ get so dull?
Affordable lighting today, should be so sweet.

]]> By: St. Christopher http://retrorenovation.com/2009/10/09/pretty-mid-century-light-finial/comment-page-1/#comment-41990 St. Christopher Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:40:01 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=18102#comment-41990 Huh! I never thought of that. Ours has a (rather dull) little acorn on it. I'd love to find something a little flashier. Great....another search to obsess over! Pam, do you think that the glass in the above fixture is original? It looks cool like that but I'm thinking that it's been replaced with a smaller piece. Huh! I never thought of that. Ours has a (rather dull) little acorn on it. I’d love to find something a little flashier. Great….another search to obsess over!

Pam, do you think that the glass in the above fixture is original? It looks cool like that but I’m thinking that it’s been replaced with a smaller piece.

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