Seriously burnt out. But still energized to entertain and inform. So here are four random-ish photos from my massively out-of-control photo file. Which is still in better shape than my massively-out-of-control gmail account, where scores of your emails and photo submissions scream for my attention. Above: I’m a multimedia collage artist now, too, didja know. tee hee. Made this for my friend, home show manager extraordinaire Karen. Kinda crooked. And smudged. But the gold metallic poodles make up for it, don’t you think.
#2 Off of craigslist (I think), a yummy all-in-one kitchen 70s kitchen by King. Nice coppertone brown. Even nicer orange tile. Guess the owner didn’t quite…agree.
Brini Maxwell’s Ingrid bathroom towels are on sale, $32.50 for the threesome. They are so CUTE! Shop here. P.S. I went to nose around and saw a margarita on Brini’s site. I’m going to have one THE MOMENT I finish this!
Dorothea Lang photograph. Copyright free, from the Library of Congress. This is a way we used to live, folks. We’re in the lap of luxury now, and don’t let’s forget it.
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I adore that orange tile.
My first apartment in NYC in the 60’s had a kitchen like that all-in-one. And, it had doors that closed it off and on the door was a drop down cutting board. That was the extent of the work surface. But, I gave dinner parties out of that kitchen, including a birthday dinner of 5 different Chinese dishes as requested by my sister. That was the last time I cooked Chinese. It was exhausting, but tasty and a big hit. I think of that kitchen often and wonder how I managed.
When I first looked at the Orange and Brown kitchenette I thought that where they had removed the tile on the left was actually a glass block wall made of glass blocks the same shape and size as the tile. How cool would that be?!?!
Chris, I think that would be a very cool idea indeed, maybe with the glass blocks scribed in kind of randomly. some therapy for a carpenter or DIY-er though! But definitely very very cool….hmmmm….
I really like that stool and I don’t even drink!
It’s quaint and witty at the same time.
2 Comments:
1- That kitchen is amazing. It would be great in a garage apartment or small office space.
2- Regarding the last photo, we are so quick to forget how much the American standard of living increased from the 1920s to the 1950s. While many people would consider my grandmother’s 1951 ranch to be a pretty plain house, it’s quite luxurious to the small 3-room house she grew up in. She must have been quite proud to own a house with a bathroom and a real kitchen.
I had some experience (when it was new) with a similar all-in-one — same era, much the same in appearance but in avocado with a slightly sloped dish-drainer alongside the sink. Tip: wait for the stovetop to cool down all the way before you wash the dishes!
The lady in the last photo is smiling. She has decorated her home with vines, and it looks like she is getting ready to air out some blankets. We can follow her example and be thankful for our homes and take good care of them. Home sweet home!
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/fuo/1303975768.html
Here is a cool barrel bar set…I’d so buy this.