What The What? Two Livingroom Sets In Two Days? Yeah! Although THIS Set Is A Little More In Keeping With What Ya Might Expect 'Round Here. It's Got That Adrian Pearsall Look, But It's Not Craft Associates. Still, Good Lookin' Set, Right? Status: Available!

Funny story: before making my way downtown to pick up the Ikea set I featured yesterday I stopped by a Friday morning estate sale that happened to have a Pearsall sofa and couple of chairs.  I didn't go out early or anything and consequently the set had already sold.  I wake up Saturday morning, check craigslist and find This set!  What are the chances?

Whew...Feast Or Famine! Not Much New Has Been Passing Through The Gate Of Modtomic Central...But Then, I've Been Slackin' Hard. It's Been Cold! But I Got Lucky Sunday Night And Snagged This Great Adrian Pearsall End Table. Status: (Not) Available.

Other than not having much to talk about here on the blog, I'm not too bummed with the recent dry spell I've been having.  I've GOT to start moving some of the accumulation that has been building up around here, and when I don't have MORE coming in...well, it just makes it easier to concentrate on the stock on hand.  That said, I certainly ain't ignoring the "traps"!

The VERY Day We Were To Have Our Annual Nightmare Before I Had To Take A Couple Hours And Pick Up This Pair Of Adrian Pearsall Style Lounge Chairs. Status: GONE.

Yes, this fabulous pair of living room chairs are currently available in my booth at The Antique Mall of Creve Coeur.  It took great effort to get them there too, since I should have been cleaning the house in preparation for our yearly Halloween / Christmas party.

It's Been A Little While Since I've Done A "Not My Turf" Post. Here's One From Madison Wisconsin And There's Lots Of Good Stuff To Be Had. Status: Check It Out!

Yes, Greeting indeed!  Why does it seem that the more northerly cities have more cool vintage modern?  Not that there's no good stuff in the south...why, Mr. Modtomic just dropped about 10 ads on the New Orleans craigslist!  Yup, shameless self promotion.  Anybody between StL. and NOLA need me to bring them anything around Halloween?!

Good Stuff And Great Sales Down At The Green Shag Market Right Now! Some Of The More Mod Leaning Vendors (Like M Is For Modern...Pretty Much Obvious That One) Are Having Great Sales. Now Is Probably A Good Time To Clean 'Em Out! Status: Available!

Ain't been by The Shag in a bit?  Now might be a good time to stop by.  There's some great merch up front in the consignment room and if you look around you'll certainly find that a number of the vendors are having big sales!

Restoration of an Adrian Pearsall Sofa, Part Three…Or... Measure Twice, As You Would Have Others Do Unto…errr…A Cut In Hand Is Worth Two On The… ummm…Never Mind

Oh yeah, "Measure twice, cut once" is the proverb we're looking for, and if there is a rule #1 in upholstery, (No. Really. I don't know if there is a rule #1) this might be it. "Don't talk about upholstery rule #1" is probably a close second. We left off last time with new straps, burlap, foam, and dacron on our seat platform, and now it's time to start laying on fabric.

Out with the old, in with the new…or…Restoration of an Adrian Pearsall sofa part two

Ready to continue getting this Pearsall sofa back on its feet and lookin' lovely again? The hard part is almost finished, and the messy part is about to begin.

"Old Upholsterers never die, they always re-cover." Or…Restoration of an Adrian Pearsall sofa Part One

Yeah, I know, a saying THAT stupid/corny could only be found on a t-shirt. And yes, I did have that shirt and wore it more than once. (Underneath something, of course) Hello Modtomotrists. My name is Jeff, and I'm an upholsterer. An upholsterer who loves mid century design, and attempts to give new life to vintage furniture that may otherwise end up in a landfill, or worse yet, a man cave.

I've Got Some Good News And Some Bad News. Bad News: Closing The St. Charles Shop. Good News: Got More Booth Space! Status: Deja Vous?

Seems like just yesterday I was pontificating upon the beginnings of setting up shop in an antique mall...wait, it WAS just yesterday! Little did I know that I'd be shooting pics of my Own new empty booth space today. Life IS funny that way...or at least it THINKS it is.

Where Are They Now? Some Of The Lighting That Has Been On The Blog Before Never Made It Back Out Of The House. We Call These Keepers. Wanna See What They's Up To? Status: In Situ.

When last we saw this lamp I had just brought it home from the flea market and I didn't have a bulb for it.  I actually took the lamp with me to the hardware store to make sure I got the correct socket size...it was a weird one that I hadn't seen before.  Well, it kinda pokes out but I think it's supposed to!

This May Well Be The Coolest Fireplace I've Ever Seen! You? It's A Scandinavian Morso Model 1125 And You Won't Easily Find Another Like It, But If You're As Smitten As I...You'll Find This One At The Green Shag Market! Status: Available!

This little green thing is HEAVY!  Super Heavy!  All cast iron.  It's been making Frank drag his butt for a couple days now, but it's gonna be in the booth at "The Best Vintage Shop 2013" in St. Louis sometime Saturday afternoon (The Green Shag Market).

Is There Any Cheap Style To Be Had In The Capitol Of Iowa? Let's Peruse The Des Moines C-list And See If We Can't Find A Bargain Or Two. Status: Not My Turf.

 

Des Moines Ia isn't too far from the fair city of St. Louis and looks like it's about the same size.  Surely we can find some cool stuff here.  Wanna take a look?  Click through and let's see what we find.

Decided To Take A Virtual Shopping Trip To Seattle WA Today. Looking For Some Bargains Up In The Northwest? Sure Ya Are! Status: Not My Turf!

I've only been to Washington state once.  It was beautiful!  We drove through a Giant Sequoia tree!  Really, if you've never been to the giant redwood forests...go.  Make it your Summer Roadtrip Vacation!  Plus, check out the Seattle C-list while you're up there, 'cuz I found some really good stuff just now.  Click through and take a look!

Ahab Had His Great White Whale...I Had This. I've Missed Out On A Number Of Pearsall Coffee Tables In The Last Few Years But I've Finally Netted This Fine Catch. Status: Headed To Da Fish Market. Update - GONE!

Last night, just before shutting down the old (nearly antique, by computer standards!) PC, I thought I might peruse C-list one last time before heading off to bed.  Good thing too, cuz this Adrian Pearsall biomorphic coffee table was a waitin' on me there!  I shot off an e-mail to the seller and shuffled off to sleepy town, hoping for the best.

Merry Christmas Er'body! 'Specially You: City Of Brotherly Love, Home Of The Cheese Steak. You Looking For Some Cheap Style To Go With That Broken Bell? Sure Ya Are! Status: Not My Turf!

Min in Philly requested a scouring of here local craigslist a few days ago HERE and I'm happy to oblige.  Hope you find some good stuff in here Min that you can pick up after opening all your presents and cleaning up all the wrapping paper...that is, if you don't gorge yourself silly on Christmas dinner!

Looking For Some Cheap Style? Who Ain't? This One's For You Allie, CinciNasty Oh Hi! Status: Not My Turf!

Another river city like St. Louis Mo, Cincinnati Oh. was screwed by Chicago and the railroad barons of the time and had it's growth stunted.  Still, like the StL, it continues to thrive and well...has a great craigslist vein just waiting to be mined!  Click through and let's dig in!

Looking For Some Cheap Style? Knowledge Is Power In Nashville Tennessee Where We Will Be Trolling For Treasure This Morning. Status: Not My Turf!

Nash-Vegas Baby, Nash-Vegas!  Home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, lots of amazing independent singers / songwriters and even a full scale replica of the Parthenon!  That's all well and good (especially the singer / songwriters) but you all know why your reading this and it ain't for no guided tour, at least not of the city.  But maybe Nashville's craigslist...now that might be interesting.  Let's have a look.

Happy Independance Day! Mr. Modtomic Is Ready To blast Off In This Rocket's Red Glare! This Vintage Coin Op / Photo Op Is At Rocket Century. Status: Rocket Century Gots The Goods.

While at Rocket Century's "Swank-A-Rama" parking lot sale Mr. Modtomic took a little stroll through host's indoor sales area. You might remember seeing a few photos of this from their earlier sale here. This time Rocket Century had a little more time to properly stage their selling area and it looked great. They have some really nice stuff available!

The Auction At Vandeventer Vintage Sunday. Did You Make It? Status: Lots Of Buyers.

We got a late start this morning and scavenged the Wentzville Flea Market and in doing so almost missed the Vintage Modern Auction at Vandeventer Vintage. We still managed to miss maybe the first 20 minutes. I had already scored some good stuff at the flea market so I was set. I just wanted to see how it would go...and report to you!

I've Been Getting Lots Of Emails Asking For Help IDing Items And Have Been Able To Help Some. Others, I'm Still Looking. Here's One I'm Stumped By. Status: From Oh My Mod.

I do my best trying to help with these ID inquiries but sometimes fall short (Sorry Peter L. of BG Galleries! I'm glad you were able to find out what it was!). I feel like replying to inquiries without an answer kinda sucks and I'm always thinking I'm gonna post about the item if I can't find it myself. But then I forget. Well, here's one from Oh My Mod for ya!