Sometimes it's hard to let go. Sometimes it's easy.
6.17.2011
Letting go....
Sometimes it's hard to let go. Sometimes it's easy.
6.15.2011
Father's Day Fun!
Does Dad fancy himself the next Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus? Forget about a tee time! How about a golf themed ice bucket and strainer instead? That way he can make himself a drink to forget about his bad golf score.
Ice bucket is $18, strainer is $8.
If your dad prefers indoor sports instead of being out on the links, then how about a set of vintage bowling glasses? Even if it’s all gutter balls for Daddy-o, he can drown his sorrows with a drink!
Prices as marked
If Pops isn’t much of an athlete, and prefers to watch sports instead of actually participating, then you can’t go wrong with this vintage Plycraft Lounge Chair.
A popular knock off of the Eames Lounge Chair, the big difference is the tilt mechanism, the colour of the leather, and the visible hardware. But for our money, just as comfortable. This version is in terrific shape, with the original brown leather upholstery, and comes with the ottoman.
Chair & ottoman priced at $695.
UPDATE: Plycraft lounger & ottoman has sold!
If he doesn’t even like sports but prefers a good read, then how about a few vintage pulp fiction novels? The covers are better than the story but don’t tell Dad!
Pulp novels are $4 each.
So come by the store and get Dad something fun for Father’s day. He deserves it!
See you at the store!
New Modernism Magazine is here!

Just got in the Summer 2011 issue of Modern Magazine and as usual, it's chock full o' vintage goodies!
6.10.2011
Ethel has a craving for Danish...Teak
6.08.2011
From Bare Bulb to Groovy Time!
Do you recognize this?
It’s that basic bare bulb light fixture, most commonly found in laundry rooms, unfinished basements and in bathrooms in cheapo rental apartments.
If you have one of these and you are past the student solution of a trip to chinatown for a paper lantern to disguise it, then you may just want to jazz it up with one of these vintage 1960s spun acrylic “spaghetti” ceiling shades.
These were all the rage in basement rec rooms back in the Brady Bunch days, as you just needed to screw in a light socket mount to hold the shade into the ceiling socket, then screw in a light bulb, and presto, instant grooviness!
We have five in stock right now, two with pink swirls, two with green and one in caramel. We have four of the accompanying socket mounts, so one shade could be repurposed for a table lamp or even a vessel for a dayglo flower arrangement (that’s up to you!)
They’re priced at $45 each and will help you groove up your Blando Calrission laundry room or rec room reno. Greg Brady would approve.
See you at the store!
UPDATE: Three of the fixtures have sold...only one pink and one green one left!