Time To Check Out Another Cool Shop Here In St. Louis. Retro 101. Status: Schoolin' Us In Retro

After a pretty good morning getting rid of things in the Garage and an EPIC FAIL while trying to load a large oval smoke glass table top (earned a nice future scar for my stupid effort) I made a little trip to Retro 101 in the Cherokee Street Vintage Shopping Area.

See! She's An Enabler! I'd Probably Be Just A Normal Guy With CARS In The Garage If It Wasn't For HER! Status: Me - Great Big Liar / Her - Great Big Enabler.

That's Right! Looky...There's the PROOF! Those are all HERS!!! That's Right...HERS!

Before And After Time! Eh, Just Some Pics Of The New Sofa In The Spare Bedroom Really. Status: Full Day's Project.

Top is After, Bottom is Before. It took me all day to get the two "old" sofas and bookcase out of here and the two "new" sofas and bookcase in. That bookcase barely made it through the door...and barely fits!

Starbursts Vs. Amoebas. Oooh...The Battle Is ON! Status: On Like Donkey Kong!

Which do YOU think better represents the Mid-Twentieth-Century Aesthetic? Vote for your favorite!

Where's Eero? Please Tell Me You "Get It". Status: Diamond In The Rough?

Yes my friends, that is an Eero Saarinen (designed the Gateway Arch!) executive chair by Knoll stuffed in there. It might be coming home with me tomorrow along with a half dozen of his buddies!

Paint By Numbers...The Great Equalizer? Art For The Everyman? Art...For Thee Peoples! Status: Eez Good Comrad.

What could be More American than a Paint By Numbers Painting? OK, so maybe we aren't a nation of Do It Yourselfers Anymore, but it seems like we once were.

I'm in the middle of trying to ID this cool little side table when I accidentally ID the Belleville Flea Mkt. Chair! Status: Half Full or Half Empty - You Decide!

I bought this at Steve's Antiques over the summer. I had seen it there languishing in the back for quite a while and finally realized that it just needed to come home with me.

Jere (ish) Metal Wall Art? I Has It! Never Had Any Before But Found Lots Last Week. Status: Available Now!

Pretty, huh?! Could this make an attractive addition to YOUR living room, bedroom, uh den....bathroom...maybe?

(100th Post!) Two Of The Cool "Finds" From Unique Thrift Store. Status: A. Needing Little TLC - B. Needing Info

This Triptych set was found at Unique Thrift the other day. I kinda hemmed and hawed over their purchase. I just wasn't sure about them. I'm glad I bought them.

Cool New Retro Coasters from the French Market in New Orleans. Status: Lookin' Good

I usually stroll through the French Market in New Orleans just to do the "touristy" thing and maybe pick up a T-shirt or two, some sunglasses and a new wallet.

Great Mid Century Desk Find / Fail. ::Shrugg:: Status: Hit "Unique Thrift" Store Instead!

Pretty cool looking desk, right? It was offered up on C-list for a mere 50 bucks! Wow, I though.

Triangle Tidbit Plates X 5. White and Chrome Crackley Coolness. Status: Available...Times Five.

Dag, that's a pretty cool picture...if I do say so myself!

Mr. Modtomic Likes Pretty Things Too. Hazel Atlas Orchard Snack Trays with a Manhattan Platter. Status: Often Confused for One Another.

I found this Serving Platter a while back at a Thrift Store with only a slight inkling of what it was.

Just Brought This Great Big Sectional Daybed Style Sofa Home Today (and why Estate Sales sometimes suck). Status: Installed

I had kind of a Crappy weekend at the (only) Two Estate Sales I attended this weekend. Snatching this up made up for it!

A Before and...uh...During. Heywood Wakefield Cocktail Table M 335G. Status: Getting there.

I bought this little cocktail table from a C-list seller a last weekend. It's finish is...well, finished.