Mad for Midcentury
Mid-Century is Hot in Austin
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
Here's what RedFin...
Easy World Map Mural for a Travel Nursery
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
We love the painted world map wall mural in our travel-themed nursery. But it was admittedly a pretty large effort to get it all painted. Between outlining with small brushes, letting it dry and filling in with bigger brushes and painting it all twice to make it look even, the world map mural took over three...
Mid-Century Modern Color Trends
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
The first time I heard the name Doty Horn was in this episode of Off Book.
Doty was the Director of Color and Design at Benjamin Moore for seven years but has since moved on to open her own color forecasting and color marketing company, ColorVoyant. Two years ago she had some interesting things to say about...
List of Great Architects
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- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
Here's a fun little film with, The ABCs of Architects. It's nice to see some mid-century staples like Niemeyer and Wright make the list.
In case the letters go by too quickly, here's the full list:
Alvar AAlto :: Säynätsalo Town Hall :: Finland
Luis Barragán :: Satellite Towers :: Mexico City
Santiago Calatrava :: Lyon...
Mid-Century American of Martinsville Hotel Furniture
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
About once a week or so, someone will email me a question about mid-century furniture. And more often than not it's about pricing mid-century furniture. But it's not every day someone emails and says, "I am dealing with the estate that owns the Park Avenue Motel in Herrin, IL. This is a 20+ room complex built in the late 50s...VW Bus Fire Truck Wagon for Kids
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
Taubmans Mid-Century Paint Ad
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
Mid-Century Modern Christmas Decorations at JCP
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- Published on Friday, 04 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
I think our tree looks great with our mid-century modern star tree topper, but every now and then I wonder what a glass finial would look like on top. Our Modern Mess has me asking the question again with their find of mid-century modern christmas decorations on clearance at JCPenney.There are a few glass finials and a box...
Mid-Century House Paint Colors from House Garden
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- Published on Thursday, 03 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
The September 1948 cover of House & Garden has a pretty outstanding collection of mid-century colors for painting.
The list of their mid-century paint colors includes: geranium red, sweet pink, stone gray, kingfisher blue, purple heather, sprout green, citron yellow, brick, avocado green,...
A Vintage Travel Poster Gift
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- Published on Wednesday, 02 January 2013
Authors: Justin Clemens
My family came down to Austin for a holiday visit and along with all the presents that were wrapped up in pretty packages, my mom handed me a garbage bag and said, "We found these in grandpa's basement and I thought you'd want them." I didn't know whether to be excited or scared. Turns out excited was the correct...
