Uploader now closed. Watch every Friday for what goodies we’ll showcase next. Meanwhile: Check out the 126 reader photos of vintage furniture, collectibles, decor, lighting and other midcentury treasures contributed this week.
Yum: A pair of vintage lamps that not only feature original fiberlass shades with atomic stars but which, more astoundingly, are designed so that there are night lights in their translucent bases. Brilliant. Not sure whose fab find this was — it came in among 121 photos of readers’ vintage finds when I opened the photo uploader for you all to share. Identify yourself, lamp-night light owner, so that we can applaud your hunting skills. And rest o’ clan: Has tag sale and flea market season been good to you?
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WoW! I wish I could find something even CLOSE to this at our local stores! These are AwEsOmE!
So far, so GREAT! I love upload weekends. <3 Thank you Pam!
That Swiss Chalet set for only $40 is an amazing find….I wish. And the leather sofa/loveseat with the diamond (harlequin) pattern sends me. I'm all about harlequins for the last year for some reason (will upload pics of my etsy find of NOS shower curtain AND window curtains)…and the end table with the atomic star decor for $5! LOVE IT!
To the person with the Heywood-Wakefield stool, what are you thinking of recovering it with?
Hannah,
I love your sugar bowl. It is fantastic!
Thank you, Jay! I adore it, but don’t dare use it. It’s sitting on my display shelf above the kitchen table area. *I shudder at the thought of breaking it* :-O
Please, oh please change your blog format back to being readable in a reader. Now all I see are just a couple of sentences, not the whole thing.
I miss being able to see all the neat photos.
can you click thru to the blog if you see a story you like?
RACHEL!!! What a FABULOUS find! I’ve always liked that pattern, and I’ve *never* seen the drinking glasses anywhere! Congrats!!!
Yes- those glasses are quite a find! I’ve not seen them either. Be sure not to put them in a dishwasher, and they should stay nice for evah.
I have a few serving pieces of chalet that I use with our Mikasa Pasadena set.The colors are pretty much the same.
You scored!
Don’t worry Chutti, no dishwasher for me. The gentleman that sold these to me said he collected the swiss chalet pattern for years, but he was bored with the pattern and decided to collect something else. I debated quite a bit before buying the set mostly because I have so many other vintage dishes, once I finally had agreed the man was quite happy they were going to someone who would appreciate them. He also gave me 2 gravel art pictures that he had hung in his kitchen that he thought matched the dishes.
Um, the harlequin shower curtain is ridiculously amazing. I am so jealous and have let my etsy searching clearly slip!
Thank you, Cullen.
I forget what I was searching for that night. It wasn’t harlequins though. I think I was doing a basic search for ‘plastic curtain’ which I’d done off and on for a couple of weeks trying to find something for the bathroom window (as the window is IN the shower stall). I about popped my clogs when I saw that on the page and debated for about a half a day and took the plunge. I knew it was expensive, but somehow I rationalized it. I doubt I’ll use the shower curtain as we have an etched glass door. I was considering consigning it at a local shop to recoup some of my money. It still has the tag attached which clearly shows it was never used.
I don’t think one will ever come around again, and I’m NOT sorry I bought the set!
hannah
Really? Please let me know what you want for the shower curtain if you decide to sell it.
Cullen – I’ll definitely keep you in mind first. Here is a link to the description and you can view the contrition of the tag.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/104659478/vintage-jester-shower-curtain-set-1960s
If you’re ‘friended’ with Retro Renovations FB page, I can give a shout out there when I decide to let it go.
Okay guys, I upped two photos – one of a textured mid-century 3-piece my wife found and also one of a Delta poster of Florida from the 60′s. I need help deciding which to buy! UGHHHH…
Hannah’s sugar bowl is da bomb! Reminds me of those vernon kilns dishes with the brushy grid pattern in brown/green/yellow.
Julies sofa is SWEET. I can’t tell for sure from the picture, but it sure looks like it could be Adrian Pearsall.
Neat stuff everyone!
Thanks, Chutti! We think our sofa is SWEET too! It was a major score on Craigslist. It is in perfect condition! I will look underneath to see if I can find who made/designed it. We didn’t care, we were just so glad to get it. It is huge! At one point there were 6 kids sitting on it playing Wii.
Thanks Chutti! I love it to pieces, and it reminds me of those dishes also.
Lots of great stuff here! I”m in love with Julie’s red sofa!
I love the Dansk fondue pot! The color is so yummy! I will have a fondue pot one day. My kids need to be shown the joy of melted cheese
Hah! Diane, your wall unit out-classes MY wall unit.
Wonderful find!
Becky, Thanks–yours would work better for most people as its a more doable size which is why alot of people walked away from the one I bought.
Diane
I love all these great finds and thanks to everyone posting them. Pam, I think you must realize your green lamp is supposed to have a glass globe setting inside the ring – it is upside down in the photo. They get broken all the time.
Tons of great stuff everyone! I love the TV turned into an aquarium. I’ve been looking for an old TV to do that with. I really love that yellow sugar bowl!! It would be perfect in my kitchen.
The person who has the tv turned aquarium, did you gut it yourself and convert it or was it like that when you got it? If you did, do you still have the components? I would be intrested in purchasing the components that were gutted if you still have them. I restore vintage tvs and could always use the extra parts.
Great stuff here! Love the H-W stool and the blue set of dishes.
Love the matador and the “3 great lamps” and the wicker fish! ahhh…I love it all!
Shout out to whomever posted their chrome floor lamp with the clock – Mega Swoon!
That was definitely not a thrift find, but I just had to post it because we have never seen another one like it. I’ve become crazy for old lamps!
Oh – all the additions are delicious! The 3 lamps – amazing. And the yellow kitchen cart – LOVE IT! I also love the way you’ve artfully displayed your Pyrex. Really nice.
The wicker angel fish! *heart*
Thanks about the lamps! I’m so envious of the people down in the States. I was a Californian for 30 years, and then I moved to Canada, and ONLY THEN did I fall in love with mid-century modern. What was I thinking? But, now I am trying to find a teak wall unit like some in the photos above–like the smaller one. “Sigh”–this site is all so inspiring. I love all the photos especially the red chair and the Nutone wall mount sound system. I haven’t thought of those in years!
Thanks Hannah, the wicker fish are adorable. found them at an estate sale that I originally drove past. Time capsule ranch in a plan neighborhood. the living room had velvet wallpaper! also scored a great mustard yellow ottoman with flower pattern for $5, saw a similar one on ebay for 50! Been collecting since grad school but now we finally own our own 50′s ranch. must post more pics as we have knotty pine in almost every room.
Thanks!
That Pyrex shelf used to be the door of a closet which we removed to make room for a first floor bath. The contractor recommended leaving in the door frame and turning it into a built-in bookshelf. My husband gave him my yellow mixing bowl and told him it needed to be at least that deep
Unfortunately, now that the shelf’s full, I’ve been banned from further Pyrex purchases. Good thing I now have a whole list of new things to hunt for. Like Sebring sugar bowls! Those colors are amazing – super saturated!
The photos are all so fantastic! I especially loved seeing the Drexel dresser converted into a vanity – great job! Justin, what do you do with all those old appliances? I know you try to restore and fix them but where do they go after that? Is there really a market for them? I see so many wonderful old vintage appliances on craiglist but most of them are stoves and ovens. Where are you located? I find this hobby of yours fascinating.
Normally after I restore the machines, I keep them. I am currently building a second laundry room that will hold about 6 sets. Once complete the machines will be hooked up and working. I will only be able to run one or two at a time. As far as a market for them, there isn’t much of one. There is a small group of people that does collect them. You can find more about them at http://www.automaticwasher.org.
Justin, that Westinghouse Frontloader is the one my parents got brand new in probably 1954. I remember watching the clothes splash around through the porthole, and sounding out W es ting ho u s. A BIG word!
Justin,
There is a Bendix washer just like the one you have listed on the Seattle Craigs List. Says it works and they use it.
Been listed off and on for the last few months, hopefully someone picks it up.
I’m trying to stop buying more stuff for my house until I get rid of some….like the 50′s TV that works but doesn’t store anything but was irresistible in the moment but I would have bought the teak table with the dangle lamp in a heart beat. I’ve never seen anything quite like it either and it’s just exquisite.
Some truly great finds here!
I don’t know the origins of the bottle vases, had a huge one that got dropped….whoops….and found another one that’s the same size as the one here but has a teak rim around each bottle. I think I remember them from the early 70′s but it may have been earlier or later…it all blends together in a haze unfortunately ;o)
Haha. Well, it’s good to know there were more of them out there wherever they came from. I thought it was pretty cool looking!
Optometrist cupboard….wow…..a truly amazing beautiful thing….lucky you!
I have that same lamp set in pink! They belonged to my Great Aunt Mary.
Whoever has that whiskey barrel couch, I have been looking for a good picture of that. I have the game table, four chairs and four counter stools to match it. What a vision that would be, all of them together in one room!
I don’t know a lot about linoleum rugs but my maternal grandmother moved her’s from what’s now part of Boston to Canada at the beginning of WWII and had gotten it to go with her 1920′s furniture. It was the same pattern as yours if that’s any help.
I did a hasty glance at Google and there’s lots of info there….my links never seem to work so just type in what you want and hit images. Awesome beauty and a great find for you!
I have two catalogs full of these — old Armstrong catalogs. I’ll plan a story asap….
Wow! There are some great things here! I have 3 atomic lamps, beautiful fiberglass shades and interesting brass bases. Any hints on how to clean the metal or whether to do that? The brass looks dingy to my eyes. The bases are enameled, which I just wipe down and dust. Any tips would be appreciated?