Retro CoMO

Here are some local eBay auctions that are ending in a few days.  The sellers are around Columbia, so you should be able to pick them up without paying for shipping (though you can’t always depend on that- you should contact the seller to be sure before you bid).

Library Chairs in Columbia.  Bids starting at $59.00.

Here’s the link: 2 Eames-style Mid-Century 1960s wooden chairs.

Thonet Chairs in Columbia.  Bids starting at $99.00.

Here’s the link: 2x Vintage Mid-Century Eames Style Thonet Chairs.

Swag Lamp.  Bids starting at $19.99.

Here’s the link: Extraordinary Swag Hanging Light.

I haven’t had much luck on Craigslist lately, but maybe everyone is waiting for spring cleaning to get rid of their wonderful Danish modern stuff.  You think?

Anyway, here are some pictures from my house.  I’ve been meaning to post some since I started taking them last fall.

I bought the credenza (marked American of Martinsville) on Craigslist, the painting on Etsy, and the lamp from a store in Sedalia, Missouri, called Chelsea’s Antiques.

I bought the chair on eBay and the lamp from Funtiques in Springfield, Missouri.  The table above and the coffee table and corner table came as a set, and I bought them from the Brass Armadillo, an antique mall in Grain Valley, Missouri.  The stuff on the wall came from everywhere- family, Etsy, antique malls.  Most of it I’ve had forever.

The Cromcraft chair is from Chelsea’s Antiques in Sedalia.  The Flanders desk was free from a family member, along with the Olivetti typewriter (my mother’s high school graduation present).

The Dux couch I got on Craigslist, and had it recovered.  The chairs came from my favorite store in the world, The Future Antiques in St. Louis.

A better look at the chairs.  They are marked Moss Bly.

This is my beautiful Lux starburst clock, which I bought on eBay.  I actually replaced the hands on this with the original brass hands, which makes it look slightly different.

A better look at the base of one of the lamps in the living room.  I have to agree with Anchorman: I love lamp[s].  I bought this one at the Brass Armadillo antique mall in Grain Valley.

Generally, my house does not look this clean.  Most of these photos involved a few minutes of styling before I took the picture.  I think all of these photos were taken for my 365 project, which I have exhaustively covered over on my photo blog, if you have any interest in following it.  I may post more details later and maybe pictures of other rooms if they ever get clean enough to deserve documentation!

On eBay Buy It Now for $50 is this pretty cool mid-century modern lamp with the original shade.  I would be all over this if I didn’t have too many lamps already.  The seller is located in Columbia.

It’s a nice neutral color and the base has a bowl shape.  The seller has some plastic plants that probably lived in it for years, but you could fill it with something else.  Or leave it empty!  Or watch as it fills up with loose change, hairpins, and buttons!  (Or is that just at my house?)

The shipping cost is pretty high, but since the seller’s in Columbia, I would hope that the seller would allow a local pickup for free.  But ask before you buy it because it doesn’t expressly say so on the page or in the store policies.

Here’s the link: LARGE RARE Exquisite Eames Era Mid Century Modern Lamp – eBay.