Retro CoMO

Knotty Pine Bedroom Set.  The pieces are listed separately, which seems like a lot of work for what is clearly a set.  There’s a dresser with a mirror and a tallboy bureau as well as a king-size headboard.  Purchased in 1956.  I like the 1950s vintage knotty pine thing overall, and this set is nice with the detail and the legs.  Very cool.

$250 each for the dressers and $30 for the headboard in Jefferson City, Missouri.  Links are here: Lowboy dresser, Highboy dresser, and Headboard.

Vintage Chairs.  The seller has two listings for these- the vinyl and chrome ones in one post, and the modern 60s chairs in another post (two are pictured, and there are five total).  You should call about the pricing.

In Columbia.  Here are the links: Vinyl/Chrome chairs and 60s Modern Chairs.

Emerson Electric Fan.  Works, could be restored.  I think the price is high.

$100 in Rolla, Missouri.  Here’s the link: Antique Fan 1949.

MU Big 8 Conference Clock.  I like vintage Mizzou stuff.  This is a wind-up alarm clock, though the wind-up part isn’t working.  Needs some repairs, but cute if you’re not actually interested in relying on it to get you up in the mornings.  Seller is willing to ship.

$20 in Chillicothe, Missouri (northwest of Columbia, about 2.5 hours).  Here’s the link: MU Clock.

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.

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.

Bedroom Set.  It looks like a Danish modern set, and the price sounds good if that’s the case.  Dresser, mirror, chest, headboard & footboard.

$175 in Chamois (southeast of Columbia on the other side of the river).  Here’s the link: 4 pc Dark Bedroom Set.

Metal Lawn Chairs.  It looks like they need some attention, and $25 seems high for chairs that will need work.  But these are fetching good prices, so maybe they’re worth it.

$25 in Sturgeon.  Here’s the link: Old Metal Chairs.

Pyrex Pie Plate.  Pink!  I like it!  The price is good and it looks like the seller has a few other pieces.

$12 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: 1950s Pink Pyrex Pie Plate.

Welcome to 2010!

I found a few odd items on Craigslist this week that I thought I would share.  Maybe you are in dire need of something like this!

Something like a Detecto Baby Scale!  Maybe you have a plethora of babies that you need to weigh on a regular basis.  I don’t know your life.  It has a 30-lb capacity, so maybe you could weigh small dogs and cats and random household objects.  I just like that it’s blue and kind of stylish and has the name “Detecto”.

$50 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Detecto Baby Scale.

Hutch.  This looks like a nice piece with the glass and the tapered legs, and a bottle of Restor-A-Finish would probably clean up most of the dings and scratches without too much trouble.  And these don’t come up that often in this area, though the price still seems a little high.  But I am not a dealer.

$300 in Eldon.  Here’s the link: Hutch.

Drainboard and Sink.  I recently saw something like this installed in a beautiful new kitchen.  It was integrated seamlessly into the countertops and cabinetry, and looked really cool.  There’s a lot to be said about a nice sink like this with the drainboard.  We had one growing up, and there was never any fear of water ruining the countertops around the sink.  Something to think about!  (And if you buy this and put it in your vintage house, you better send me the pictures.)

$125 in Jefferson City.  Here’s the link: Antique Vintage Drainboard Kitchen Sink.

Waterfall Bedroom Set.  I have a love for the cheap waterfall bedroom sets of the 1930s & 1940s, mostly because I have a set in my own house (some of the first furniture I ever bought for myself when I was in college).  This stuff is hard to refinish because of the veneer, but mine cleaned up beautifully with Restor-A-Finish.  Included in the set is a highboy dresser, a vanity with seat, and a full size bed.

$450 in Hannibal.  Here’s the link: 30′s/40′s Curved Front Bedroom Set.

End Table.  Tiered, with veneer and tapered legs, but I like the hourglass shape to the supports on the top.  Nice!

$10 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage End Table.

Last week was slow for anything interesting, but there were lots of new additions over the weekend!  Here are some of them from the Columbia Craigslist:

Bedroom Set (minus a bed frame).  I’m really impressed with this set- it looks like it is in nice condition.  The wood is beautiful.  It has the two pieces above (highboy and lowboy dressers) plus two nightstands.  I don’t like the handles (I can personally vouch for replacements from Rejuvenation instead) and the seller says that the hinges need to be replaced (probably on that top piece with the mirror or something).  It’s probably worth the price and you would pay more anywhere else.

$400 in Midway.  Here’s the link: Dresser w/Mirror, Chest of Drawers, etc.

Chest of Drawers.  Blonde wood.  Looks like a handle is missing, but I feel like we’ve seen a lowboy dresser companion piece to this recently elsewhere.

$20 in north Columbia.  Here’s the link: Chest of Drawers.

Wicker Fan Chair.  Nice!  You should buy this and that Thonet Bentwood chair that I posted about the other week (they’re still trying to sell it).  I love this seventies kitsch.

$20 in Tipton, which is southwest of Boonville.  Here’s the link: Wicker Chair.

Vintage Toaster Oven.  Seller says a knob is missing but it is in otherwise excellent condition.  The price seems high for something with a missing knob, though.

$45 in southwest Columbia.  Here’s the link: Vintage Toaster Oven.

Kitchen Table & Chairs.  More 70s!  Hexagon table, people!  Wicker!  Insane.  Comes with six chairs.

$50 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Kitchen Dining Table and Chair.

Lamp.  Definitely looks retro and pretty weird.  Retro floor lamps can be difficult to find, especially for this cheap.  Pretty entertaining!  This plus the fan chair or that bentwood chair, and love it.

$7.50 in Millersburg.  Here’s the link: Floor lamps.

Planning your road trip to Kansas City this weekend:

Dinette/dining set with chairs and table. This is admittedly very 70s and a little past my preferred style, but it is modern.  And vintage.  And kind of awesome.  I bet these chairs are super comfortable.  You need a big stained glass hanging light over the table too (something like this, but maybe bigger and more gaudy- lots of jewel tones.  But that’s just in my mind).

$45 in the Kansas City Northland.  Here’s the link: Kitchen Table Set.

Nice looking curio shelf. I love the atomic star detail.  I bought something very similar to this a few months ago and I’m planning to hang it up this very evening and fill it with my vintage cameras.

$50 in Prairie Village, Kansas.  Here’s the link: Huge Retro Wall Hanging Mirror with Shelves.

TV stand from the 1950s, complete with casters.  The seller says it measures 27″ wide.  You could use this as a TV stand if your TV fits, but you could also use it as a spot for your printer or as an end table.  The possibilities are limitless!  Well, they’re not limitless.  But there are probably more possibilities than you think.  This is the second time I’ve seen this one posted.

$20 in Overland Park, Kansas.  Here’s the link: Retro 1950′s TV Stand.

Stereo console with working turntable.  I like these as furniture- you can use the top for decorations or as a television stand (depending on how heavy your TV is, anyway), use the turntable if it works or strip out the nonworking electronics and retrofit some new speakers and an iPod dock inside.  Pretty cool.  But this one works, so don’t break it.  It does appear to come with a few old albums.

$60 in Richmond, Missouri (about 30 minutes northeast of Kansas City).  Here’s the link: Cabinet Stereo with Albums.

Full bedroom set, all matching 1960s, and a good price.  I’ve included photos of the headboard and the dresser with mirror.  The seller also lists a matching footboard, additional chest of drawers, and 2 nightstands (along with the full-size mattress & boxspring).  Though most vintage headboards are full-sized, there are people who can retrofit them to queen- or king-sized mattresses, and that might be worth it.  (I would find the footboard unnecessary- perhaps you could use it to extend the headboard.)  This was posted a few days ago, but check into it anyway.

$400 in Overland Park.  Here’s the link: Queen Bed Set.