Retro CoMO

Round-up of items on our local Craigslists this week.

Heavy wood office desk.

$75 in Columbia. Here’s the link: Office desk.

Yellow Formica Table.

$50 in Jefferson City. Here’s the link: Vintage Formica Kitchen Table.

Formica Table and Green Chairs. We’ve seen a few sets with these more 70s style vinyl chairs lately. I’m loving them, and the detail on the tabletop.

$50 in Eldon. Here’s the link: Retro Dining Table & Chairs.

Looking for a reason to head to St. Louis this weekend?

Kitchen Table Set.  I love the detail on the pink and slate tabletop, and the extra chrome detail on the blue chairs.  (I really love the metallic blue vinyl.  I think it’s my favorite color for metallic vinyl.)

$100 in St. Louis.  Here’s the link: Retro Dining Room Set.

Ceramic Punch Bowl.  The seller thinks you could use it as a soup tureen as well.  I’m not sure how big the cups are, but I like the color.  Very 70s.

$10 in Festus.  Here’s the link: Ceramic Soup Set.

Tweed and Metal Chairs.  Looks like they’re in good shape.

$125 for both in Olivette.  Here’s the link: Retro Vintage Tweed Chairs.

Black and White Chair.  Seller says it’s in good condition with no tears.

$30 in St. Louis Hills.  Here’s the link: Great Vintage Black and White Chair.

High Back Dining Chairs.  There are four of them.  If you have $300 to spend on vintage 1970s style dining chairs, you could do much worse.

$300 in Illinois (?).  Here’s the link: 1970′s White High Back Dining Chairs.

There are some new things on local Craigslists this morning!

Metal Lawn Chairs.  Rough shape but a few cans of spray paint, and you’re in business.  This is a pretty good price too.

$30 in Kirksville.  Here’s the link: Lawn chair rockers (on Kirksville Craigslist).

Chrome Table and Four Chairs.  It’s hard to tell what kind of shape the upholstery is in.  For this price, it better be pretty good.

$150 in Jefferson City.  Here’s the link: 1950′s Style Kitchen Table.

Patio Set.  These might be a little newer than my style, but I like them.  They would go well on a 1960s style patio after they’ve been cleaned up.  I’ve even heard that you can get these professionally redone with powder coating, but you’d really have to be in love with them for that.

$50 in Kirksville.  Here’s the link: Two Chairs and Table (on Kirksville Craigslist).

Hope you’re having a great fall week!  It’s been pretty so far, but it’s supposed to rain for the next few days.

Columbia is situated right between St. Louis and Kansas City, and both are an easy day drive (a morning’s drive, if you know how to work it), but I often forget about Springfield, which is just a little further away.  Springfield is just a little bit more than twice the size of Columbia, and yet they seem to be quite the stop for vintage modern furniture, if their Craigslist is to be believed.  Personally, I took a drive down there last spring to pick up a mid-century modern credenza that I found on Craigslist, and I got a deal on it too.

Next weekend, my family is taking a trip to Branson, just south of Springfield, so here is a pre-trip roundup of Springfield items.

Formica Table with 4 Chairs!  I keep telling you, wait it out for the tables with the chairs.  These were reupholstered a few years ago, so they should be in pretty great shape.  The table has an extra leaf.  Nice!  $150 in Springfield.

Here’s the link: Retro Formica Table.

Side Chair.  Turquoise vinyl upholstery in an unusual walnut frame.  Nice!  I kind of want this.  Seriously, I want this.  $39 in Springfield.

Here’s the link: Retro Side Chair.

Black Velvet Horse Painting.  How can you say no to a black velvet horse painting?  $50 in Fair Play, which is northwest of Springfield near Bolivar.

Here’s the link: Tri Chem Horse Painting.

Orange lamps.  Shaped like bulbs.  Pretty awesome.  $20 each or $30 for the pair (please don’t split them up!) in Springfield.

Here’s the link: Orange lamps.

Metal Lawn Chairs.  These have been repainted and they seem to have a lot of colors to choose from.  Pretty cool.  $55 each (which isn’t bad) in Greenfield, which is northwest of Springfield.

Here’s the link: Metal Lawn Chairs.