Archive for January, 2009

Yes, it’s part two in my definitions series, where last we talked about Architectural styles of the mid century. Now we move on to decorating and furniture. Most people think of “modern” but frankly that was one small part of midcentury style, so here’s my attempt at the styles common to the time.
French Empire and [...]

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Well this post was supposed to go up during the holidays, but that got away with me and here we are 1/2 way through January! Geez! Time flies!
But I was so thrilled to get another fantastic award! One of my Entrecard droppers thought highly enough of me to give me an award! I feel so “lovely”! Thank you [...]

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I don’t consider myself an expert, just an expert surfer and reader of other blogs. So this past weekend I spent some time putting together a couple of definitions pages. The first is Architectural Definitions for the Mid Century enthusiast. One thing I noticed was sadly lacking when we purchased a mid century home was [...]

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My friend Sarah sent me this fantastic link to a cute Etsy shop!  I just love these cards, how well do you know your mid century modern? There is a photo and name of designer on one side, an piece of furniture of their design and its name on the other. What a wonderful thing to [...]

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