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Here is a new product that should be of interest to Do-It-Yourselfers looking to update a vintage sofa or maybe to create a midcentury styled stand for the big flat screen TV: Mid century Danish modern style furniture legs or “bun feet.” These have just been introduced by Classic Designs by Matthew Burak. They are made in the U.S.A. — available in eight species of wood — with a starting price of $6.50. You can also order taller sizes to your specification. Heck yeah there is more →
The estate sale in Pittsfield was a good one. I found some stuff to buy that wasn’t TOO bulky, as my storage space is bursting at the seams. In addition, there were lots of fun items that I didn’t buy, which I thought would be great for the blog. The best example: The vintage glider above. It’s “mill finish” aluminum (I guess?)… the chair hangs off a bar connected to those V’s on the end… and there’s a reversible cover. It was $20. A great price, I thought — I’ve never seen one like this before. But, I did not buy it, because I don’t have a spot for it. Here was its original habitat: Heck yeah there is more →
I recently became aware of two more retro bathroom faucets — the Metropolitan series from Elements of Design. Golly gee, they look very similar to my longtime favorites, the Mississippi faucets by Strom Plumbing/Sign of the Crab. Heck yeah there is more →
If you’ve been holding out for great prices on vintage Marimekko designs for your bedroom or bathroom, go take a look at the Marimekko on sale at Crate & Barrel. The sheets above are the Samovaari design originally created by Maija Isola in 1970. It’s available in a variety of colors for towels, sheets, duvets and shower curtains, at great prices (for this upscale-ish brand.) There are other designs — new and vintage — on sale — too. Hmmm. I might neeeeeed some Tikkula spice bed linens. Hey, also, is the fact that Crate & Barrel is promoting its Marimekko Shop all over its home page big-time news? News to me. Good on them. Marimekko rocks.
Speedway Ron has now developed an intense need to acquire every small appliance ever made that was recessed directly into the wall. To go with all his steel kitchens and now, he tells me, 4 vintage refrigerators in his possession: Pam, again I blame you…I was pretty happy living my life and not knowing that [...]
Yikes, this Aztec radiant wall heater is so cool. I mean, so hot. Classic 70s — a ‘poster’ covering a wall heater… “The beautiful, money-saving answer to your energy crisis.’ Has anyone ever seen one of these in the wild before? I am so tempted to buy this, for my chilly basement computer cave. But [...]
This week’s vintage Hall-Mack miniseries concludes with 18 special accessories found in my 1962 catalog. Above: The Tow’lescope (I have two MIB) and the even more rare Extendo-Bar, which I have never seen in real life.
Here’s a new Saturday feature for the blog: A weekly roundup of its and bits that readers send our way. Matthew will edit the weekly roundup, and provide commentary. – Pam Jason emailed Pam about this amazing find — a mint-in-box GE “Drape-o-matic”. Here is what he said: Thought I’d show you a couple of [...]
Here is the latest wonderful oddity — “woddity” — to go into our archive: The Fiesta sink by American Standard. I have seen reference to it as early as 1966. Click on through for some additional, great colors, sculpted round designs (!) and strange lever thingy.
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