Retro CoMO

Black Vinyl Chair.  Swivels!  I love this and I bet it’s already gone.  Even before I posted this, it’s gone, because it’s that cool.  But you can find this kind of thing in mid-Missouri- see?  And at this price.

$35 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Vinyl Chair.

Bentwood Potato Chip Chair.  That’s what these are referred to as- potato chip chairs.  This isn’t name brand at all, and it looks like there’s some damage to the veneer there, but for this price, stop complaining.

$20 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Desk Chair.

Kitchen Set.  When I started this blog, I didn’t intend to include much from the 1970s.  Then something like this comes along.  I love it.  Seller says there are 4 chairs and the table has a leaf.  Nice.  I bet those chairs are comfortable too.

$150 in Sunrise Beach (Lake of the Ozarks Craigslist).  Here’s the link: Kitchen Table w/ leaf & 4 chairs.

Coke Machine.  I am a sucker for posting these old Coke machines, as we’ve already seen.  This one works except for the compressor, so it does not actually keep the bottles cold.  But it will fit either glass or plastic bottles.  Maybe you can fix it?  Seller might negotiate price but will deliver.

$500 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Coke Machine.

Bedroom Set.  This is one where it’s hard to tell what it is or what kind of condition it’s in, but from the look of the vanity, it’s possibly a streamlined waterfall style.  The price is good and includes full-size bed frame, highboy dresser, and vanity with big round mirror.  You probably already know that I adore those vanities with the big round mirrors.  I do- I love them.

$100 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Bedroom Set.

I hope you are having a great summer!  Mad Men started last night (and if you like vintage modern, you should be watching Mad Men).  I am busy with my other pet projects, and kind of startled to realize that it’s already the last week of July.  How did that happen?  I have a couple of things that I want to do for this blog this summer, but we’ll see if I manage to get ‘em done.  In the meantime, let’s try to catch up with local Craigslist!

Vintage Couch.  Kind of Hollywood Regency, which I think blends very well with vintage modern.  I also love this color.  The catch is that the seller recently had fleas in the house, and thinks this is a reasonably compromised price.  That’s up to you.  Seller has had it cleaned and sprayed.

$75 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: 1970s Vintage Couch.

Corner Table.  Seller says it’s real wood and authentic, but needs refinishing.  The price is decent and I like it.  Get it!

$10 in Salisbury (about an hour northwest of Columbia).  Here’s the link: Retro end/corner table.

Black Leather Bar Stools.  Seller has three of them.  I like this style.  I know it’s very 70s, but I think it works for vintage modern and isn’t your usual vinyl and chrome soda fountain thing, you know?  But I don’t have a bar.

$20 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: 3 Barstools.

Whiskey Barrel Chairs.  Here we go again!  I’ve posted whiskey barrel furniture twice before, and both times it was a hit.  I still get emails about those other posts, so let’s be clear: I’m posting a link to the Craigslist ad.  I am not personally selling them (or anything).  (And if you know anyone who has some of these to sell, tell them to investigate all options, because there are clearly many buyers out there for vintage whiskey barrel furniture, and some willing to pay for international shipping.)

$100 in Russellville (30 minutes west of Jefferson City).  Here’s the link: Retro Swivel Whiskey Barrel Chairs.

Vintage GE Hotpoint Fridge.  Working condition.  All original pieces including shelves, racks, and compartments.

$250 in Jefferson City.  Here’s the link: Vintage 50s Hotpoint Fridge.

Executair Travel Bar.  These aren’t that rare, even in mint condition, and this price is about what you’d pay if you saw one of them at a nearby antique mall.  They are pretty cool, and if you know a Mad Men fan who has a birthday coming up, one of these (stocked) might make somebody happy (in more than one way).

$30 in Centralia (20 miles northeast of Columbia).  Here’s the link: Executair 707- The Original Travel Bar

Retro Bed/Couch Combo.  Looks like a sectional to me.  Must have some kind of convertible bed thing going on.  This is perfect for your basement, but if you buy it, you are now obligated to call your basement the “rumpus room”.  I’m sorry, but those are the rules.  Also, invite me over and we can drink Dr. Pepper and play Sorry.

$195 in Columbia at Hardt’s Used Furniture.  Here’s the link: Retro Couch/Bed Combo.

Vintage Cooler.  I think it’s an ice bucket, actually, but I love red Scotch plaid.

$10 in Lake Ozark.  Here’s the link: Scotch Cooler (on Lake of the Ozark Craigslist).

Herman Miller Chairs.  Polypropelene stacking shell chairs.  Seller lists three of them, but only two are pictured.  Seller says they’re in average to fair condition, but prices them at $150.  These do fetch a good price, though, and the seller is willing to ship.

$150 in Rocky Mount (near Eldon, about 1.3 hrs from Columbia).

Here’s the link: Herman Miller Poly Stack Chairs (on Lake of the Ozark Craigslist).

Hexagonal End Tables.  Yes, this one gets two pictures, but that’s just because I’m a sucker for 70s hexagons and it’s just poorly photographed enough that you can’t tell what you’re seeing.  I think it’s slightly weird that the seller didn’t empty out the middle of the end table when photographing, but that’s par for the Craigslist course.  Here’s what they’re perfect for:  interstellar docking stations for your Astronaut Barbies.  While acting out Alien or Space Odyssey or something very minimalistic and spooky.  All good Barbie stories end in tragic deaths.  Or, you know, store stuff in there.  Like your bong collection.  Whatever.  God, I want these.

$20 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: 70s Retro Table.

Heywood-Wakefield Desk.  Don’t cry.  Please don’t cry.  I know, someone painted a Heywood-Wakefield desk.  Not just painted, but PAINTED.  My mother would refer to this color as Thunder Blue.  A lot of atrocities are committed with Thunder Blue paint, I have to say.  Seller says you can strip it.  You can strip it, but at this price it’s not much of a deal.  Unless you’re handy like that, and you don’t cry easily.

$350 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Heywood Wakefield Antique Wooden Desk.

Waterfall Bedroom Set.  I know these aren’t really modern at all, but art deco-ish, but I have a thing for them.  Something about the giant round mirrors seems so glamorous.  Includes vanity, dresser, and bed frame.  I assume the bench as well?  You better ask.

$250 in Carrollton.  Here’s the link: Bedroom set.

Wicker Fan Chair.  This is a deal!  If you buy this, you must send me a picture of you posing in it in a pink floaty organza dress and floppy hat.  I expect it!  Later it will be a good place for you to drape clothes and pile shoes.

$7 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Wicker Chair.

Retro Dining Set.  Blond retro drop leaf table with six chairs, two piece hutch, and lighted dry bar.  Seller says it’s in great shape.  I love the style.  I want a dry bar.  Don’t we all?

$595 in Perry, Missouri (north of Mexico, about 1.5 hours from Columbia).  Here’s the link: Retro Dining Set.

Hope you had a great 4th of July weekend!  I love summer holidays.

Wood Dresser.  I am a little torn on this one.  The way the flash catches the wood, it looks like cheap veneer.  But the tapered legs tell a different tale, and the shape otherwise looks vintage.  The price might be worth a look in person to see if it’s just a bad photo.

$25 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Dresser.

Retro Table and Chairs.  Looks like four chairs, but it’s hard to tell the condition.  I think this is the type of formica table where the leaf is attached underneath.  Might be a good price if everything is in nice shape.

$99 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Retro Table & Chairs.

Old Pepsi Machine.  The seller is delightfully mum on the details, like a price or whether it’s in working condition, but he did upload several photos, so I’m linking it.  I like the sign on the side that reminds us to “Be sociable- Have a PEPSI”.  Nice.  I like old pop machines (and that’s what we call it here).

In Moberly.  Here’s the link: Old Pepsi Machine.

Vintage Electric Fans.  I’m all about the electric fans and pop machines these days.  Two electric fans, neither are working.  The larger one is a GE and for sale at $30.  Smaller is Chicago Electric Mfg Co, price $15.  Honestly, those are pretty high prices for nonworking fans in [what looks like] rusty condition.  But maybe you just want it for display and you want that rusty, weathered look.  That’s on you, friend.  Go for it.

$45 for both in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Electric Fans.

Vintage Coca-Cola Machine.  This one is newer than the Pepsi.  I want to say it’s from the 1980s.  The seller says the lights work and it gets very cold, but does not actually say that it works if you drop a coin in.  He does say that the key is included.

$400 in Mokane.  Here’s the link: Vintage Coca-Cola Machine.

4-Drawer Dresser.  Real wood, says the seller, and it is real wood underneath that veneer.  This looks to me like it was made in the late 1940s or early 1950s, more streamlined art deco than vintage modern.  I could be wrong.  I like the shape and condition overall.  Compare the veneer to the dresser I posted above- this looks better and more vintage-y, but the legs on the top one are more interesting.

$30 in Moberly.  Here’s the link: 4-Drawer Dresser.

I am home again!  June was a really crazy month, but it was almost entirely wonderful.  I spent the first half of it on a trip through Montana and Wyoming to the Yellowstone National Park area, indulging in my photography obsession.  (You can see me upload pictures as I process them on my Flickr account here.)  I came home and immediately went to a weekend family reunion, after which I returned to work for a few days but was sick with some kind of cold/flu bug that my family was passing around all month while both my work and home computers had to be completely rebuilt (oh so fun).  And then I left for a work trip to Washington, DC, where I attended a conference and then stayed on to see family & friends there.  I literally just returned last night.

Now it is July, and I am ready to be back to a normal life routine.  Part of that is updating this blog with all the great stuff that is available in our area in mid-Missouri.  (We are so lucky to live in this lush, green, beautiful, rolling countryside!)

Thank you for the notes that some of you sent while I was gone!  I really appreciate hearing from you and I’m glad that there are others who love mid-century modernism as much as I do.  I’m sorry if I didn’t respond to your email directly, but June was hectic.  I am glad to be home and feeling healthy, just in time for a three-day holiday weekend!

I won’t depress us by revisiting items that we missed while I was gone, but here’s a roundup of stuff on Craigslist from the past few days.  Take a look!

Old Electric Fans.  The seller set a price of $30, but it is unclear whether that is per item or for the lot.  I would guess that is per item, but that is not a bad deal because I like them.  Seller also has a small vintage box fan.  All of these are in working condition though one has a bad cord (seller does not clarify which one).  And seller is willing to trade for a men’s bicycle.

$30 in Moberly, Missouri.  Here’s the link: Old Electric Fans.

Retro Chair.  I am always on the lookout for a decent swivel rocker in the right color.  This isn’t the one for me, but maybe it is for you!  Can’t beat a swivel rocker if you’re the jittery type that likes to sit (like me!)  Seller says that color is olive green with a little fading on the seat.

$25 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Retro Chair.

1960s Range/Oven.  This is so cool that I can’t even stand it, but the price is insane even for this level of awesomeness.  Still, take a look at the other images to see that the range slides out like a drawer and those are the ovens on top with the glass doors.  The patterns on the glass are amazing, the handle is amazing.  If I had the right kitchen (and $1000 bucks for one vintage appliance), I would snap this up.

$1000 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: 1960 Stove Top/Oven.

Antique Pedal Car.  So cute, so vintage modern!  Love it.  Seller reports that it is in very good condition.

$195 in Jefferson City, Missouri.  Here’s the link: Antique Pedal Car.

Vintage General Television.  The only full size picture is a little hard to see, but it looks like the seller has removed the screen and placed it on top of the wood case, so this is obviously not in working order and might need a lot of cleanup.  But the price isn’t terrible and maybe you’d like the challenge?  It would be fun to have!

$50 OBO in Otterville, Missouri (about an hour southwest of Columbia, near Sedalia).  Here’s the link: Vintage General Television.

Retro Kitchen Table & 4 Chairs.  This set looks a little rough.  The vinyl on the chairs looks like it might be dingy and torn, but the table is intact with a leaf.  If you wanted to have an upholstery project for the summer, you could end up with a good deal here.

$40 in North Columbia.  Here’s the link: Retro Table & 4 Chairs.

Coronamatic Typewriter.  Wonderful condition!  I have a blue vintage typewriter that was my mother’s, and I’ve been hauling it around for the past fifteen years.  It finally has a good spot in my vintage home!

$45 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Coronamatic Typewriter.

Desk.  I like this desk- I think there’s something going on with the inlaid wood pattern on the drawers, and it has tapered legs.  Seller says it’s solid wood with a laminate top.  I have a similar shaped desk in my living room with a laminate top, but I got Brady Glass to cut a piece of beveled glass for the top of it, and you can’t tell it’s laminate with that.

$40 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Desk.

Vintage Coke Machine.  Seller says it works and it is from 1960.  Takes bottles from 8 oz to 16 oz.  Rock on, then.

$500 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Coke Machine.

Retro Swag Lamp.  Plastic or fiberglass globe with wood ‘petals’.  Definitely 60s era.  I can just imagine this in an entryway or kitchen nook.  It would be pretty cool!

$60 in Laurie (Lake of the Ozarks area).  Here’s the link: Retro Swag Lamp.

Caned Wicker Hanging Lamp.  Another one for the kitchen nook!  I love these caned dome lamps- I think it goes back to childhood in the 70s.  Or, well, childhood in the remnants of 70s decor, anyway.

$5 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Caned Wicker Hanging Lamp.

Vintage Pagholz Chairs.  Seller says they were made in West Germany in the 1960s, though they look like they’ve at least been refinished.

$90 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pagholz Chairs.

Retro Pole Lamp (same seller as bed below).  I assume this is vintage, though looking closer at those globe lights, I am not sure.

$20 in North Columbia.  Here’s the link: Retro Pole Lamp.

Vintage Metal Bed.  Full-size bed dating from 1940s.  Seller says it’s metal, so I don’t know what the woodgrain is.  I liked the shape, so I’m including it here.

$50 in North Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Metal Bed.

Check out this barber chair with the molded plywood.  It reminds me of the classic Eames lounge chair design.  I’m sure it’s not a coincidence.  While I’m not sure it’s of much practical use, unless you like to cut other people’s hair in your house on a regular basis, and it probably weighs three tons, it’s pretty cool and it would look really neat in a corner of your house.  If you have a spare corner for something like this, anyway.

$100 OBO in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Barber Chair.

(Not the first vintage barber chair that I’ve posted!)

Bentwood Rocker.  A little pricey.  The seller is aware of what these go for on eBay but not willing to ship.  But it looks like it’s nice shape and I like these rockers.

$200 at Lake of the Ozarks.  Here’s the link: Rocker.

Wood Desk.  Another thing that is a little pricier than I would think, but these are usually solid desks, and this one looks like it is in good shape.

$100 in Eugene (about 20 minutes southwest of Jefferson City).  Here’s the link: School desk.

Slipper Chair.  Needs to be reupholstered, but I like the tapered legs.  If you chose a really bright modern patterned fabric, or even a solid-color boucle, and if you left the skirt off, it would be a cute addition to a bedroom or a nice chair for a corner in the house.

$15 in Jefferson City.  Here’s the link: Antique Chair.

Vintage Pyrex.  I believe this is the Butterprint pattern in blue.  The seller says that one dish has a chip, but the two smaller dishes are complete with lids.

$10 in Moberly (about 30 minutes north of Columbia).  Here’s the link: Pyrex Refrigerator Dishes.

Metal Rocking Lawn Chair.  Needs some paint, and then it’s perfect for your patio.

$20 in Jefferson City.  Here’s the link: Rocking Metal Lawn Chair.