Mid-Century Modern Accessories & Decor

14.11.07

Spiekermann House Numbers on Sale at DWR

Here’s a piece of news that intersects my two obsessions: home design and typography. Design Within Reach is offering a rare substantial discount on Erik Spiekermann’s House Numbers. What were...

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02.11.07

Tasteful Plants and Flowers from Red Envelope

Red Envelope’s Asiatic Lily in Faux-Teak Pot, Evergreen Holiday Trees, Lotus Bamboo Palm Bonsai, and Palm Amaryllis.See more » Conventional flower delivery services rarely have the simple, modern arrangements that I’d...

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22.09.07

Chinese Checkers: Beautiful Fun

My only extracurricular activity in high school — other than the newspaper and ‘B’ team tennis — was the Chinese Checkers Club. We went to old folks’ homes and played...

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09.09.07

Teak Cabinet of Curiosity

An eBay seller in Holland has posted this remarkable Danish modern cabinet with swinging compartments. Perhaps it was made to be a sewing stand, but the 14w x 23h x...

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29.07.07

Bullet Planter by Hip Haven

Borrowing its form from the staple of 1950s indoor gardens, the Retro Bullet Planter is compression-molded fiberglass with a steel powder-coated tripod base that comes in three heights. Normally $150...

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27.04.07

KLH Model Twenty-Plus Turntable and Speakers

Today, my KLH Model Twenty-Plus and I celebrate our one year anniversary. Here’s what I wrote in my journal the day after I responded to the Craigslist ad:

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04.03.07

Edward Wormley Globe

Dunbar Illuminated World Globe by Edward Wormley on eBay

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