Displaying posts from August, 2007

And now a word from our sponsor….

Posted on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 by midcenturyjo

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Some retro love

Posted on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 by KiM

I LOVE all things retro. Like the following photo. This is the restaurant in the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles designed by Derek Sanders. The Panton flowerpot pendants, the Pierre Paulin tulip chairs, the bold yellow…yep, it’s retro and it’s fabulous.

Deck decor

Posted on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 by midcenturyjo

I love this deck form the late 60s. Love the floating stairs, the seating possibilities on the wide ledge, the retro table and chairs, the repeating row of flowerpots. (Image scanned from The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement. Vol 16. Greystone Press, New York, 1971.)

I love Saturdays!

Posted on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 by midcenturyjo

What a great day thrifting! Found this fabulous 70’s lamp. It needs rewiring and the shade is definitely in need of total body cosmetic surgery but it will be perfect for my living room make over. That’s the fabulous fabric I mentioned in last week’s WINKS. It’s by metremade and just arrived. I had plans to use it on another two lampshades but it must be fate that I found this lamp. Perhaps I’ll just use it as a trim on a crisp white shade. I definitely love Saturdays!

Fabulous idea to steal from Choosing and Decorating Your First Home. Australian Women’s Weekly. Consolidated Press, Sydney. No date but definitely 80s by the other images in the book. (Image scanned.) Plain roller blinds free hand machine embroidered. I can imagine these as panels as well. See not everything from the 80s was horrendous…. except that hat and big perms and shoulder pads and……