My Arka Chair and New Lamp

Several weeks ago I posted a picture of a cool spindle chair I found at an estate sale for $15.   The fabulous Dana of Mid2Mod tipped me off that it might be an Arka chair by Yngve Ekstrom of Sweden, circa 1950's.

I had the chair valued and confirmed as just that.  What a find!  The chair is valued at $500-$600.  I am keeping it and it's found a home in my front entry at the door way.  I just love the open, airy design of this chair and the oval shaped seat.

And check out this fun 60's modern lamp I picked up on Ebay.  I thought it might work well as a pop of color in the baby nursery.  We shall see. I'm obsessed with lamps so I'm still perusing Ebay a couple of times a week.  

My New Loves. Saarinen Inspired Side Tables.

One of my favorite designs from the mid century is Eero Saarinen's tulip style.  About 2 years ago I spotted a small white tulip end table on Craigslist. I paused, I lost.   I just knew that some day I would come across them again.   I had to wait about 2 years, but yesterday was that day. I spotted a Craigslist ad that read something like "moving sale, 60's and 70's furniture".  There they were, a pair no less!   I drove in rush hour traffic to get them. There and back, thanks to the Los Angeles traffic, it took me about 2 hours to make what would otherwise have been a 30 minute round trip. That's okay though. I had to have them and I LOVE!  Now, where to put them and what to place on top. Oh what fun!

My little tulip tables.  

Separation Issues, Vintage Style

I'm addicted to vintage. I have a hard time selling some, okay most, of my vintage finds.  The idea is always to keep my Etsy shop fresh with new items weekly.  However, what usually happens is I find cool things, can't part with them and somehow work them into my house.  It's getting ridiculous.  I have a hard time separating myself from these fabulous finds.

Case in point: Recently acquired 1950's desk lamp....

I came across this beauty a couple weeks ago at a thrift store up north.  It was supposed to be for my shop. Where is it now?  On my desk!  I was using a turquoise blue Tensor lamp that I absolutely love but that's in my closet for now while this lamp enjoys some time in my office.  Ugh!  

Case 2: Owl-shaped wine rack......

I found this on Saturday.  Even though I have a hanging wine rack in my kitchen and an amazing honeycomb shaped rosewood mid century wine rack in the dining room, I want to keep this!  Give me a break - where will it go?

Case 3: Atomic Lamp.....

You know how I feel about mid-century lamps.  Obsessed!  But really, I need another lamp? I have no room anywhere!  I already have a stash of mid century things in my garage for "later" ....."when I have a bigger house".  Did I just admit that?!

Please tell me you can relate to hoarding vintage and mid century pieces!

New Lamp. Mid Century Modern.

I found this (gigantic) beauty of a lamp at Goodwill a couple of weeks back.   Of course I purchased it with all intention of selling it in my Etsy shop for someone else to love.  Wouldn't you know it, I get it home and bam!  it's "somehow" placed in my front entry room.  I just hate when that happens!

I moved some things around to accommodate the lamp and I'm not 100% in love with the look of the space but I can't bring myself to part with it.  It's a bit too busy in this area for my taste.  I've since moved the starburst clock down and too the right a bit. It was just floating in space up there.  I also added the green vase to the Lane table (the one from Salvation Army during my Ventura trip).  I guess it will have to do for now.  What do you think?

The lamp itself is in like new condition. It's hard to believe considering it's been around for 50+ years.  Someone took care of it...thank you someone.  Pretty huh?

The Mother Ship Has Landed. Danish Modern Lamps.

It arrived!  The mother ship has landed!  It looks very atomic and space age right?  It's a Danish mid century lamp with teak wood legs, brass hardware and a frosted white glass shade.  

This is the lamp I mentioned in an earlier post that I ordered from Ebay to go in the bedroom.  Well, before it arrived I found a mushroom lamp at Salvation Army that is now on my bedside table, so this had to find a new home.  It was larger than expected but I absolutely love it.  I've got it in the den for now but we'll see where it ends up.

I just love lamps. I probably have too many in my home but oh well.  No, you can't have too many.

Here are some other super cool Danish lamps available on Ebay and Etsy:

Danish Modern Hanging Lamp $200 at Bloodline NYC 

Danish Modern Eames Era Tension Pole Lamp Tulips $245 at Some Girls Do 

Mid Century Teak Floor Lamp Danish Modern $395 at Modern To Retro

Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Eames Era Lamp $350 from AS Village Treasures

Danish Modern Teak Hanging Lamp Poulsen era bid at $73.54 from Zeppelin36

Danish Modern Mid Century Teak Modeline California Lamp starting bid $199.99 from Biggie48

Danish Modern Starburst Lamps Eames Era $340 from Modern Cactus

Danish Eames Lamp Mid Century Haj Markaryd era $235 from Modern and Objects

Danish Modern Eames Era Laverne Table Lamp $325 from Modern and Objects

Danish Modern Pendant Light Fixture Eames Poulsen Era $285 from Red Promo 2

Danish Modern Teak Wood Mid Century Table Lamp $149.99 from Vintage House

Wow, they just don't make them like this anymore.  I'm always saying that.  I love the mid century!

Happy Friday - Craigslist Love

It's been a quiet week on my end. I am sick with the flu and on day #5 today. What else is a sick girl to do but lay on the couch and browse Craigslist for fabulous mid century furniture she has no room for?

My favorites this week from Craigslist Los Angeles and Orange County:

Incredible Walnut Wood Dresser with Starburst Style Overlay


Classic Mid Century Dresser With Concave Drawers


Stunning Danish Style Mid Century Barstools


Boomerang-ish Lane Coffee Table


Fantastic Light Blue Minimal Mid Century Sofa


Kartell Tables


Retro Orb Space Age Lamp


Vinyl Captain Dining Chairs


3-Seat Vinyl Sofa


2 Piece Danish Cabinet


Puzzle Piece Floor Cushions


Outdoor Patio Furniture

Another Treasury!

Yay - another Etsy Treasury feature today! This one is orange themed and oh so pretty!

Thanks to AddieDesigns for including my mid century tripod lamp!

New Vintage in My Shop!

I loaded some new things into my shop today. There are some weird, unique and cute things in this group....check out the vintage brass gorilla bookends and the kitschy basset hound planter...and the huge wooden clothesline clip! Fun stuff!

One of my recent favorite finds - the orange space age mid century tripod lamp. I also found a white beehive tripod lamp - and I'm keeping it!

Happy Sunday - Treasury!

My vintage modern space age egg lamp made it to another treasury today! Thanks to opendoorstudio for including me in her lovely collection.

I love this lamp. It's hard to part with but I'd be happy to see it go to another vintage-mid century fanatic. These are iconic, hard to find "egg" lamps that embrace the 60's perfectly - minimalism, clean shapes and lines, atomic age inspired and space shapes.