Well, This Has Been Out In The Garage For A Long Time. I'd Love To Re-cover / Reupholster It, But... Status: Time To Let It Go.

This was the first step on my ongoing journey to falling asleep in my very own Eames / Herman Miller lounge chair and ottoman. I had big plans for it too. I've even got some great upholstery fabric to make it all pretty and comfy but I'm so fickle and newer "Man" chairs have come and gone. I think perhaps it should be moved along.

New Vintage Modern Religious Architecture Feature. Status: Makes Ya Think.

Have you ever noticed that some of the wildest, most adventurous, least conservative architecture of the 1960's was religious in nature?  My particular neighborhood is rife with very liberal looking houses of God.  I'm starting with the King's Crown of Mod Religious Architecture here in St. Louis.  The Catholic Center building on Lindell Blvd.

Wanna Do A Little Shoppin' With The Mr.? Gus' New Shop - Vandeventer Vintage - Is Up And Runnin'. Let's Take A Peek Inside! Status: CLOSED.

The Girlfriend and I FINALLY got down to Mid-Town and had a chance to peruse Gus' new shop Vandeventer Vintage on...wait for it...Vandeventer Blvd. Keepin' real...and real simple!  Won't you join me on a little tour of the new facilities?

Two Vintage Wooden Purses Via The Girlfriend. Status: Babe Boxes.

Weird, right? But they are kinda cool. I think we picked up the white washed one at an estate sale, sans the Betty Page embellishments. I came up with that bright idea and started messing around with it's implementation one evening long ago.  The "babes" on the second, woodstained purse came with it.

A Very Special Episode Of Mr. Modtomic. Need Some Fine China? Status: Come-N-Get-It!

Mother Modtomic gifted this very pretty set of Sone China (Japan 1964) to me a few years ago I think because A. She knew I'd like bamboo motif, and B. They didn't really fit the style of items she sells in her antique mall spaces. Unfortunately I never warmed to the platinum or chrome edge. Too stuffy for my taste, so in the same spirit that the set came into my possession I will be pass these onto one lucky reader!

Can't Find Those "Just Right" Barkcloth Drapes? Look To Space Age Synthetics! Status: Stylishly Modern.

I don't find cool drapes often at the thrift stores but when I do I don't bother measuring or looking for small holes.  Oh sure, I'll unfold them and see what we have but I don't think I've EVER put a set back.

Tube Powered Webcor Record Player. Warm Sound From Warm Electronics. Status: Not Just Pretty...It Works.

This little beauty was sitting neglected in the basement of an estate sale a couple years ago. It was filthy and kinda hidden under a table and didn't really look like much but something about the stance...the little scamp had me at hello!

Sunday Late Afternoon / Early Evening Thrift Scores. Status: Nice Smalls

I stopped by a couple of Goodwills on the west side (St. Charles area) on Sunday after making a craigslist run and managed to procure a few little niceties!  Wineglasses, Salad Fork-n-Spoon and Dip Bowl to match my Chip Bowl!

Snnniiiiifffffff...Mmmmm. Smell That Cedar! Need A Place To Keep Those Wool Blankies Away From The Moths? Status: Just In.

There is a small (41" wide) area between our fireplace and the outside wall of the house where we have our TV.  It's really the only logical place for the TV in the room. Right now the TV is sitting on a round blond coctail table that is also supporting a 400lb "fatback" 36" Sony HDTV that gave up the ghost a while back.  The new TV thoroughly hides the old TV so it's been that way for a while, but I'd like to someday find just the right case piece to replace the coctail table and get rid of that old TV.

In Town For The Weekend? Need To Find A Cool Watering Hole? May I Suggest The Way Out Club? Status: Rockin' The South Side.

The Way Out Club in South St. Louis (2525 South Jefferson Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104-2307) is one of the best places to see a good punk rock band or a high energy rockabilly show while getting your Pabst Blue Ribbon on. I don't get down there as often as I used to but The Way Out is still at the top of my list of cool dive bars here in St. Louis.

Uhmmmm....If What I Read On The Internet Is To Be Believed, This Is A Burke Chair! Like The Famous Tulip Burke Chair "Burke"! Status: Huh?

These were actually bought by the Girlfriend many years ago during our early years as a couple and our first adventures in attending estate sales. I actually didn't think too much about them either way. She liked them so we brought them home. They were in continuous use for several years until she moved up here to Florissant.

Oh Wow, I Forgot I Had This! It's A Nice Little Danish Style Stool In The Manner Of Hans Wegner. Status: ESB From Last Summer!

I forgot all about this little danish stool! I got it at an estate sale last summer. It resided in the living room for a short while but at some point it made its way into the garage and well...out of sight, out of mind.

The Buffet Is Long Gone But They Didn't Want The China Cabinet Top! Status: Mmmm...Leftovers!

This china top was left behind by a couple who drove down from Minneapolis about a year and a half ago to pick up a Brasilia bedroom set. They snatched up the bottom half of it to use as a TV stand I think and didn't have a use for this. I had seen plenty of these on the web paired up with short legs to make nice curio cabinets so I was happy to keep it.

While Out Monkeying Around In The Garage Monday I Pulled This Out And Realized I Might Never Use It Again. Status: Straight To My Ads.

I picked this up YEARS ago and I used it in the spare bedroom for a while. Extra stuff migrated to the spare bedroom and the little table made its way to the garage. I pulled it out in order to unearth another item and decided it might be time to put it on the "list".

It Was So Freakishly Warm Out Today That I Just Had To Finally Drag This Heywood Wakefield Dining Set Out And Shoot Some Pics. Status: Pretty But Distressed.

Lately I've been getting inquiries via my craigslist ads wondering if I might have this or that. Usually I don't and will try to help them find what they are looking for if I have the time, but sometimes I actually do have what they are looking for and just haven't ever gotten around to shooting pics of it for my ads. This Heywood Wakefield dining set is one of those items.