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Are Mid-Century Modern Sectionals Making a Comeback?

Just like the clothing in your closet, your home furnishings are a reflection of your personal style. Much like the feeling you get when you put together a great outfit, creating living rooms, particularly sectionals, you love to relax in takes some attention as well. Mid-Century modern style, for example, has been making a tremendous comeback. Many of today’s furniture designs take a variety of captivating design inspirations from this mid-20th century design movement, such

Blame the 50’s for our Credit issues!

Nowadays, receiving a bank credit card is standard procedure upon opening a checking account. But when exactly did bank cards become a part of our culture? Crediting the Mid-Century with the introduction of, well, credit would be historically inaccurate. . .the practice dates back to the late 1800s with inventions such as charge plates and credit coins. The bank card, however, was invented in 1946 by a Brooklyn banker, John Biggins. The card was called

Mad Men Update: show delayed until spring but it’s happening!

I’m not sure if anyone else was wondering, but I was curious what was up with the “Mad Men” and taping for next year. The show has been delayed, but thanks to some dispute resolution, One of the negatives of success is conflict and it appears there’s been a ton when it comes to “Mad Men”. Matt Weiner finally signed a new contract in April with the main dispute being over his salary and the

Mid-Century Photo Friday: now a retro memory – Saturday mail delivery!

Say it isn’t so? The US postal service is discontinuing Saturday Service! “Beginning the week of Aug. 5 this year,” Donahoe said, USPS will provide “six days of package delivery and five days of mail delivery. … We will not deliver or collect mail on Saturdays.” Thanks to Tack-O-Rama we have access to these fantastic images!