Retro Renovation» willett http://retrorenovation.com Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:44:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 1952 Willett maple furniture http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/13/1952-willett-maple-furniture/ http://retrorenovation.com/2009/06/13/1952-willett-maple-furniture/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:00:24 +0000 pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14546
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    • ]]>     1952-willett-furnitureI‘M FASCINATED by the midcentury midwest furniture companies. I have this suspicion they were more interested in quality than transient styling. Willett was based in Indiana, and they made some really nice stuff. With real wood. My guy Royal Barry Wills also designed a line of furniture for them…. This Willett ad is from 1952…the 40s period was coming to an end…recall, 1953 started The Fifties. Can’t you just imagine how proud a family was when they bought this furniture? The sofa — it’s such a classic. And it was not cheap: $495. That’s $4,014 today!

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