Retro CoMO

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.

This item is one of the reasons I started this blog.

I have seen this posted at least two other times, and it needs a good home!

It’s a road trip away in Osage Beach, Missouri (which is in the Lake of the Ozarks area, about 1.5 hours from Columbia), listed for $300, which is on the high end of a reasonable price for what looks like excellent condition with the original vinyl in a bright pretty color.  (All those matching buttons!)

Seller says there’s a chair, a corner chair, a two-seater bench and a three-seater bench, along with the table.  Seller is pretty specific and includes table measurements.

Here’s the link (on the Lake of the Ozarks Craigslist): 50′s Looking Retro Kitchen Table/Dinette Set.