Not sure if you all know about Shag, but the art is fantastic and VERY 50’s. I own the big book (one of my very favorite Christmas presents), but there are prints available now (oooo, ooo, mee, mee!) – and I have got to have one…now to the budget!
Thanks for the tip from Retro Info (cool blog by the way!)
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A favorite stop along Route 66 is the Blue Whale. Folk art stops like this make Route 66 fun to travel – but you have to wonder why it’s there? Built in 1972 as an anniversary gift, the Blue Whale quickly evolved into a local summer hot spot and family travel destination. Almost immediately the whale began attracting people who wanted to fling themselves off his tail, slide down his water-coated fins and poke their
Matt Bliss, has been selling acrylic Modern Christmas Trees based on his grandfather Bud’s mid-1960s design since 2011. The trees feature a sleek design and fabulous reflective decorative elements. They are a great holiday decorative element for people who live in modern homes or sleek apartments or who simply want something different and with a creative sleek look. Modern Christmas Tree designer, architect, and engineer Lawrence “Bud” Stoecker spent the majority of his professional life
Ok, this is the “Mid Century Style” surprise! Along with the fact that we are in redecorating/landscaping chaos this weekend, I’m going to launch the Mid Century Style Ning group! I suspect this will eventually be instead of the webring, but we’ll see! I’m hoping Pam will hop on there and start a steel cabinet group and I would love people to start little subgroups for states (I’ll kick it off with Colorado). Other than
I had every intention of doing more research before this post, but the chaos of summer and my general laziness have prevented it. So, here’s my question (maybe this will save me some legwork). Our neighborhood is full of 1950’s blonde brick ranch homes. There are also modern mid century homes, bungalows and all of the generally “popular” styles of homes, but in particular I’m interested in the style we live in. Here’s a “typical
