New Vintage Finds! Space Age, Industrial, Mod.

I've been pickin'!  Here are some of my recent finds:

Clip on yellow lamp. Love these!  They're so versatile: office, loft, reading nook, bedroom...

Industrial, minimalist "bullet" gooseneck lamp. 

Here fishy, fishy, fishy!  Ash trays?  Not sure. Mid century coolness?  Yes.

Tulip base General Electric table top clock. I can't resist a tulip base so I'm keeping this one!  

Space age-y mod Hallmark Ricoh "flip" clock. Made in Japan. 

Mod round mirrors in green.  Fun for any room in your home.

70's style mod mirror. Not my thing but I know someone wants this in their grooovy pad.

Fabulous ball lamp on bright yellow base.  This one is staying with me, for now anyway.

Atomic tripop plant stand or ashtray.  I have one I use as a planter and I'm debating if it needs a friend...?

Whenever I see mid century electrical plates I snatch them up.  These beauties would look perfect in a Regency setting.

Mid century mod door knobs.  Make one door very happy!

Mid century Rya-esque red rug.  Great color palette.  Puuuuurty, huh? ;)

Plastic fish paper plate holders. Get your retro BBQ on.

Have a fabulous Memorial Day weekend friends!

~ Marcy

Frederick Arndt Mid Century Inspired Wooden Art

I was perusing Etsy and came across the incredible woodworking art of Frederick Arndt.  I had to share!

Clearly his designs are inspired by the space-agey, mod shapes of the 1950's and 1960's, yet his work still feels new and fresh, and very much his own.

From amoebas to boomerangs, and Eames dots to starbursts, any mid mod shape your heart desires can be found in these handmade wooden creations.  

Here are just a few. Find more at his Etsy shop FredArndtArtworks

Score. Herman Miller Eames Shell Rolling Office Chair.

I scored this fabulous Herman Miller Eames shell chair on rolling casters yesterday.  It's purple vinyl!  Gotta love that.  It's in great condition except for a small tear on one arm rest. Without that it would be nearly flawless.    A huge plus is it's surprisingly comfortable.

The dilemma unfolds....  I bought it with the intention of putting it in my Etsy shop, but like a lot of pieces I buy with the intention of re-selling, I get it home and then want to keep it.  I'm sure you fellow MCM lovers can relate, you find an original piece that you admire; of course you want to keep it. But, at the end of the day, my business is to sell.  I can't keep everything.  Great example is the Arka Windsor chair I found by chance and now it's sitting in my entry way.  Probably half of my finds actually make their way to my shop.

What do you think of this purple lovely?

The white areas are simply reflection of light, not damage. 

Pretty cool huh?

Rainy Tuesday and Talk of Bullet Planters.

Bleck! I woke to rain.  It was not supposed to come until Wednesday so I had not pulled in all of the furniture in my backyard. I refinished a chair and a small table yesterday.  All wet.  Wooooooops!!   It's totally my fault because I should have brought things in earlier - yes, "just in case", but I'm still cursing the weather man under my breath a little.

On another note entirely, I've been researching bullet planters a lot lately.  I really, really want one for my  den.  I saw one last summer on Craigslist for $50 and I missed out.  Dumb.  I waited, for what I don't know, then I checked back and it was gone. Of course it was!

They're quite pricey on Ebay and in stores and I have yet to happen upon one at an estate sale.   I gave up my search for a bit but I've picked it up again recently because I'm so over the blue pot I have now holding my mother-in-law tongue plant.  The plant is getting so big and beautiful. It's just screaming for a bullet!

Bid is up to $92 plus $35 shipping on Ebay 

This one is $80 buy it now plus $14 shipping on Ebay

$249.99 buy it now plus $31.60 shipping on Ebay 

Newly made planters at Hip Haven $145-$160

$145 from CNStark @ Etsy

Modcats.com SOLD

Design Within Reach $165 medium size

and some bullets in homes:

I love seeing other people's design!

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How cool is this series?!  Courtesy of Mod-o-rama 

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Do you have a bullet planter or perhaps several (lucky you)? Let's see em'!

Toot Toot ... Rhan Vintage Features

I work so hard on my vintage shop and dedicate so much time to it that I feel good about an occasional toot of my own horn.  So, Toot Toot!  

Rhan Vintage was recently featured......

Featured on Etsy Finds; this is a mid century modern swag frame for a hanging lamp.  It's super cool looking as-is but could be restored to it's original purpose as a hanging lamp.  Click here to see the listing and check out the last picture, which shows what it should look like. 

My Eames-inspired mid century chair was featured in the "One Man's Junk" article on Etsy Storque Blog.  Check out the chair in my shop here. 

And a nice little feature about organization on Design By Cassandra included my gold tone apple box.

Thanks for listening and checking out my recent features.  It makes me smile and makes all the hard work worth it!  There's nothing more rewarding than seeing my finds recognized and placed in appreciative homes with other vintage-lovers. 

The Mid Century Dining Chair

Though I love all things mid century and Danish I have a serious love affair with dining chairs.   Yes, my husband should worry.  If I could date a Danish dining chair, I would.

In one year I have switched out my dining chairs 3 times and finally settled on my set of 4 tripods.  I suppose I'd give up my tripods for a set of Niels Moller teak dining chairs if they crossed my path.

Here is one of my 4 tripods: 

Style attributed to Hans Olsen for Frem Rojle though mine are not marked so I don't know where they came from.  

What sparked this post?  Well I'll tell you!  I dropped in to one of my favorite Salvation Army stores this afternoon. On my way out I spotted a bin that had just been rolled out from the back.   "Self, I smell new inventory and I think I see a pointed leg sticking out"......could it be, could it be?   Yes!  A beautiful set of 6 Danish dining chairs.  What a find.

Due to our current torrential down pour I can't bring them in to photograph but that's on my list for tomorrow.  In the meantime, enjoy this eye candy.  Here are some of my favorites from Niels Moller and other greats...

Niels Moller, 1959 Curved Back Teak & Leather

Niels Moller, 1960's Slatted Back Rosewood & Paper Cord

Niels Moller, Style 64 Arm Chair 

Eames' Walnut DCM

Eames' Molded Shell Chair with Eiffel Base

Harry Ostergaard

 Kai Kristiansen 

Eero Saarinen's Tulip Chair 

Harry Bertoia's Side Chair