On the Road, Again....Mid Mod Style!

Jeff and I have just returned from a mini-vacation roadtrip to Oklahoma City.  Why were you in Oklahoma you ask?

For this George Nelson exhibit, of course!

It was spectacular and well worth taking the trip.  Of course, we made a map of antique and junk stores, stopped and browsed bought along the way, checked out Route 66 for mid-century Googie signs, saw Oral Robert's mid-century modern marvel of a university, chatted with shop owners, dined inside a Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome, and just enjoyed the open road.  We headed up to Tulsa to see the lovely mid-century modern neighborhood Lortondale, and might I add, it was a great place to call home.  Flat roofs and loving owners occupied most of the homes, and it was nice to compare and contrast Lortondale to Northcrest.  Here are a few teaser images to hold you over!

More coming soon!


p.s. Did you know what a mid-century hotbed Tulsa is?  Wow!  Mid-century around every turn!  We loved it!

Northcrest Neighborhood Yard Sale Extravaganza!

This Saturday, October 16th from 8am-4pm!

Mid-Century Modern Neighborhood Yard Sale!

HUGE SALE, MULTIPLE HOUSEHOLDS!

Northcrest Neighborhood Yard Sale Extravaganza, featuring 40+ homes. Yard Sale Headquarters at Northcrest Swim and Tennis Club (3524 Bowling Green Way, 30340), get official Yard Sale Locator Map, buy snacks and refreshments, and use our restrooms. Vendors will sell at the Swim and Tennis Club too! Go to http://www.northcrestclub.com/ the day of for the map and listing of homes.

Come check out everything from clothes and household items, to Danish Modern furniture and vintage kitchenware!

AND....if you live in Northcrest be sure to come out to vote for the Northcrest Sign Design Contest!  The ladies of the Hoe n' Hope Garden Club will have a booth at the pool selling items and baked goods to raise money for our new neighborhood sign.  They will also have the entries on display and voting for households in the neighborhood!

Patio Living...

We worked hard on the basement workshop this weekend, which means we are rounding the corner to other projects!  We did lots of organization and thanks to a lucky find through our neighbor, we now have the perfect basement work bench (more on this later over on Home Sweet Split Level).  Having the workshop finally finished (2 years in the making!) means we can conquer other projects with much more ease.  We are finally focusing on finishing up the basement Rompus Room, which will feature our vast tiki collection, a new tiki bar, the Heywood Wakefield rattan set we bought a while back at Kudzu Antiques, and the WW2 bathroom.  It is so nice to have an end in sight on that project.....which means we are adding more projects.  Since fall is just around the corner, we are hoping to squeeze in a quick patio build for the next couple of weekends.  We bought an awesome vintage patio table and chairs (also at Kudzu) last summer and they are awaiting a good refinishing by me.  This will be the perfect time to get that project done.

Here is just a taste of some of the things we are thinking for the patio....

City Hall East Sale...

Last Monday was the first day of the City Hall East Sale.  It was a landmark day for all Atlanta junkers and history enthusiasts!  The city had the entire basement open with office furniture, cabinets, cubicles, chairs galore, and even saddles.  Furniture was lined up in neat rows, and there was plenty of Knoll and Herman Miller office furniture to be had if you were early and committed!  People swarmed, had friends staked out on their claim, and the check-out line was well, long to say the least.  We met our neighbor Ken there, and of course ran into a couple of other Northcresters, Eric and Rick.  We didn't see anything we just had to have, but it was a great experience walking around that giant basement, thinking about when it was a huge department store, and what it is slated to become.  History in the making I tell you! 

Eric and Ken browsing.

Rick in line with his treasure, shell chairs for $5 each.

Don't forget that this weekend Highland Row Antiques is offering 20% off for Labor Day!  Go buy something awesome, you deserve it! 

Highland Row Basement Sale This Weekend!

Highland Row Antiques is having their monthly Basement Sale this weekend.  If you haven't been yet, you need to see all the great mid-century gems they have.  They will have a ton of furniture loaded into the basement and most of the dealers will be there!  Mingle, meet some cool people, and bring home some awesome mid-century furniture!  Sale starts at 10 a.m.!  Look for Justin's booth!

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