Mid Mod Pam on Mar 03 2008 | Filed under: decoration
One of my pet peeves is that decorating pundits always seem to associate 50s with only modern…atomic. In fact, colonial was wicked hot and even French provincial was extremely popular. It’s not that I don’t love atomic — I do. It’s just that, well — it didn’t rule. Those of us with Capes and [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Feb 26 2008 | Filed under: decoration, living room
I find it fascinating that primitive horse themes were so popular in the 50s and 60s. Why? To be sure, there was a sense of internationalism about modern interiors. Did these horse motifs evolve from Spain…or the prehistoric cave painting in Lascaux, France (at left) - as this 1959 interior (above) seems to clearly reference? [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jan 30 2008 | Filed under: ebay
This is just about the most interesting item that I have seen on ebay in a while. Norman Rockwell did a painting that included a Norman Cherner-designed Plycraft chair … and then the company turned around and used it as a “slipcover” ad for their in-store advertising. Is this a great country or what?
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Mid Mod Pam on Jan 27 2008 | Filed under: Inspiration, Reader homes
Several readers, including Kay and Stephan, have sent me emails raving about the interiors in the AMC series, Mad Men. I checked out all the promo video on their website, and sure enough, the set and costume design is fantastic. The series is set in 1960. The corporate interiors are all very modern, but the [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jan 22 2008 | Filed under: decoration
I saw this lovely photo of a starburst mirror on Design to Inspire, and recognized it immediately as the same one I’d bought from Ballard Designs about two years ago. We have it above our fireplace, against our grasscloth-covered walls, and it looks great - modern and serene.
I am a big fan of having one [...]
