Amy’s Adorable Abode

Thanks so much to Amy for sending me these awesome photos of her home.  It looks fantastic!

If you’d like to share photos of your home decorated for the holidays, I’d love to see ‘em: midmodlove@yahoo.com

North Pole Party People: Tad Carpenter

If you are lookin’ for a cute and fun gift this season that will not hurt your pockets, look no further!

Tad Carpenter’s board game is it.

“Each year I create a set of holiday goods to give to friends and family. This year I created my own little board game called North Pole Party people! Each game comes with 6 figures and stands, dice and 18×24 inch gameboard. Super fun for the whole family. Each piece is silkscreend in 3 colors including metallic gold. So grab the fam and start a game!”

Pulled from Tadcarpenter.com

I couldn’t think of a better way to spend 20 bucks than this incredible game!

four day weekend itis.

I am so very tired still from the holidays. Also sick. I am sick. Woe to me. WOE IS ME. ‘But Rose however can you find yourself being able to post furniture in that condition.’ Cuz I aint no quitter thass why. Even if my finger bones feel like they are going to fall off and my head is about to explode brain matter all over the walls. I am still here! Come see me flu! You dont have anything on me!

40.00 in Alameda.

100.00 in Hayward.

125.00 Gunlocke swivel chair AH SHNAP. AH SHNAP.

75.00 Oh how sweet.

180.00 I really want one of these. I think they are very bootiful.

95.00 Looks like this dude might need seem attention. Lounging though! Look at all the potential lounge that could happen.

160.00 Angles. Sharp angles.

1200.00 You read right my friend. I dont even know if that’s a deal or what. I just think that is one interesting splendid looking chair that I want to go back and reference later in life. Incoming CAPSLOCK:
MID CENTURY MODERN
DONALD SHOEMAKER
“SLOUCHER”
LEATHER SLING CHAIR
circa 1960′s

It’s beginning to look a lot like X-Mas …

I waste no time decorating between holidays. Here is what xmas looks like in my home. Can you e-mail me photos of what it looks like in  yours? midmodlove@yahoo.com

Happy Leftover Day!

We were all too busy stuffing our faces to do posts, and now is the time of recovery. We’ll be back soon with fun posts and more stuff to look at! In the meantime, here is an adorable picture of Rose and a few pugs lounging on my couch with some post-feast remorse and sleepiness..

Full of joy! Bear Rug coasters

I came across these bear rug coasters from DandyTion, while searching for stuff to put together the ultimate table of my dreams (maybe your dreams too). They are insanely cute and need their own post. Yup. I hope you all have a Thanksgiving full of all your favorite food, drinks, and company!

Just a few..

$35.00 telephone chair. OMIGARSH, guys. That’s great. GET A LAND LINE, JUST FOR THIS LITTLE CHAIR.

$100.00! That’s a steal.

CALLING ALL EVIL VILLAINS: Are you in need of a chair to dramatically spin in? If you have a ‘thang’ for gold, this will especially be fitting for you! And a gold cat, and a gold.. hat and gold.. flat. In London. Buhhhh. $200.00 in Vacaville.

$500.00 for four Burke chairs that.. “swivel freely.” No swivel oppression here, guys.

Little sewing bench in Land Park for $50.00. Storage inside!

Mail makes me want to wag my tail!

I absolutely love getting mail. This is the dance I do whenever I receive something from my friends and I’m not even kidding.

That’s why I am very serious about making sure my X-Mas cards are out on December 1st. I’ve already picked out my cards, purchased my holiday stamps and  taken my holiday photos … aaaaaand since I have some time to spare, I thought I’d help you out with yours.

Here are some super cute MCM inspired card designs:

Charley  Harper’s Twowls Christmas Card – $12 for a dozen

Charley Harper Assortment – $15 for 20 cards

Letterpress Holiday Dogs – $15 for 6

10 cards for $7.95

5 cards $10

And I haven’t forgotten about our dear Jewish readers. Unfortunately there aren’t as many options, but these two are pretty cute:

10 cards – $20

10 cards – $14.50

I WANNA ROCK!

Serene, here! And in the subtle words of Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, “I WANNA ROCK”. And in the case of the Mimomito writers, it’s true. Last week Rose showed y’all her brand new beautiful addition to her family – er – home, an original Eames shell rocker with Modernica base. So with the recent acquisition of a knock-off Tapiovaara rocker, here are my boyfriend and my wave-makers.

The Tapiovaara knocker (see what I did there) needs to be glued, painted, sanded, oiled and a bunch o’ other things before extensive hours of sitting could commence. The Eames-wannabe in blue is a kids version that fits both Alan and my stature, but we’re still keeping our eyes open for an original fiberglass model. (They really are sturdier and more comfortable – I know, I took a good long sit in Rose’s.)

So readers, do any of you have a sweet love of Midcentury rocking chairs thumping in your heart and home? Let us know, and send us photos!

GIT’R'DONE: Dianna’s Midcentury Couch Reupholstery Project

Mimomito reader Dianna (who is also a seller of beautiful refinished pieces of Midcentury furniture on Craigslist,) sent us step-by-step photos of her reupholstering a sad slumped in couch, into a beautiful rejuvenated treasure!

Read on to see the finished product!