My friend Chris (he who sends the fabulous links and designed my logo) sent this to me the other day. I already posted about Retro Renovations recently but here is a video done by the blog creator and Etsy Labs talking about Mid-Century Modest.
I’m pretty much in love with this idea right now – loving the house you’re in and making it work for you. I won’t lie, I love looking through home decor magazines (at the library) but they are all about tearing down walls and finding the perfect this and that which always comes with a capital C cost. I’m not in the design world and even I know that Mid-Century Modern is super popular right now but who can afford a living room full of Eames Chairs or what have you? And to be honest – a lot of that furniture isn’t terribly comfortable and with two small children, a small space and a large husband what we all want is a space we can be comfortable in. Also, having one style in a home seems pretty boring to me and as much as I love all-things retro I’m not interested in living in a time capsule.
I love this – so comfortable and so much more attainable than the mid-century stuff you see in the magazines. And as cool as they may look, Eames chairs are no good for snuggling.
We’re slowly accumulating a lot of old (1940s-1960s) furniture and household stuff from Mark’s family and from yard sales and junk stores. A lot of it is handmade, quirky, and not of any real value, but we love it.
I guess I fall into the colonial eclectic type? I have alot of 1930 and 40′s stuff, and Sam has the maple dresser that was granny’s very similar to the video!