Retro CoMO

Orange Chair.  Metal frame with orange cushions.

$25 in Jefferson City.  Here’s the link: Orange Eames-Era Chair.

Formica Table and Chairs.  Black and white.  I can’t tell from the pictures if there are rips in the white part of the chairs, but the seller seems chatty and would probably tell you.

$150 in Centralia (about 20 miles northeast of Columbia).  Here’s the link: 50’s Stylish Table & 4 Chair Set.

Yellow Rocker.  Really cool with that side detail!  I like it.  The upholstery looks like it’s in good shape, and all the buttons seem to be included.  Nice.

$65 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: 1950’s Yellow Rocker.

Cedar Chest.  I’ve seen a few of these come up with the mid-century detailing.  It’s nice to have a cedar chest for blankets and wool clothes.  I love the cedar smell.

$85 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Lane Blonde Cedar Chest.

Blonde Chairs.  3 chairs- two without arms and one with arms (I like it when they call them Captain’s Chairs).   Nice upholstery, I think.

$45 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: Blonde Chairs.

Vintage Chairs.  Two of them, and the seller says they’re in good shape.  I like the vinyl lace design.  These would be nice for a kitchen.  I’m sure that’s where they’re from.

$35 in Columbia.  Here’s the link: 2 Vintage Chairs.

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.

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.

How you doing, St Louis?

King-size Danish modern headboard, $75 in Highland, Illinois (on the far outskirts of the eastern St. Louis suburbs).

What did I just tell you?  Wait it out for the chrome table with the matching vinyl chairs, because they’re out there.  Looks like these have been upholstered.  $150 for all!  Looks like the same seller as the one above, same location in Highland, IL.  Still, I just had to point out this out.

I’ve seen this one posted a couple of times, so though this posting is a few days old, it might be worth trying.  $135 for armchair and ottoman in an early 70s design.  In St. Louis.

Poorly photographed, but $65 for this sixties-style dinette table & chair set in the Overland area of St. Louis.  The top is laminate, but I like the Danish lines and detail, and that’s a pretty good price.

Two Lane Acclaim tables for $135 in St. Louis with the inlaid wood feature, tiered tops, and tapered legs.  That’s pricey for what is clearly rough condition, but they might clean up pretty well without a total refinish (I’d try Restor-A-Finish before you go all the way with it), and they are solid wood.