Retro CoMO

Vintage Desk.  I like this desk.  It looks a lot like the one I have at my house.  Nice Danish styling and tapered legs.  Useful but decorative.  Seller says it’s wooden and in fine condition, but I am sure that is veneer.  Mine cleaned up really nicely with Restor-A-Finish.  (I am not paid by Restor-A-Finish, but I am willing to sell out.)  The top of my desk is not even wood veneer, so I bought some glass for the top, which camouflages it nicely while providing some protection.  It was cheap and worth it.

$30 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Wooden Desk.

Postal Sorting Table.  This is the kind of thing I love to see on Craigslist.  Who would not want this in their house?  Sure, it weighs 400 lbs, would take up my entire living room, and I have no practical use for it at all.  What is your point, exactly?  I want it.  It was just removed from service at the Armstrong, Missouri Post Office and was made in 1956.

$300 OBO in Moberly (30 minutes north of Columbia).  Here’s the link: Postal Sorting Table.

Matching Lamps.  These have a sort of newish look to them, but I’m reading the details and I think they are vintage.  I like the shade.  It looks vintage as well.  They would be great bedside lamps, don’t you think?  Seller says they’re in excellent condition.

$30 for both in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Matching Deco Lamps.

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.