A trip home...

Gran's House...Originally red asbestos shingling, original ironwork on front porch.

So I took a few days last week to make the drive up to North Alabama to visit my family.  Monday of course was the City Hall East sale (more on that coming!), so I headed up on Tuesday and stayed for a few days.  I had a great time looking around my grandmother's house, which was built in the 50's.  Gran's house is a super cute ranch, with beautiful original light oak floors and a den on the back of the house with walls and ceiling of knotty pine paneling.  There are tons of details in her house that are great and much of it is still original (she did get rid of the red shag carpeting some time ago that lived in the den!).  Here are some pictures I took of some of my favorite details.

Classic 50's door!

Original stove hood.

Another great mid-century detail on the hood.

View from kitchen to dining...original cabinets and "tile" paneling.

Hood detail, push button!

Original laundry room off the carport with great built-ins.

Built in heaters throughout.

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Knotty Pine and a wagon wheel chandelier in the den.

Great vintage Anderson aluminum screen door on laundry room.

Brief Getaway...

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So I had a brief getaway for a couple of days last week in NYC.  I was there to do a little freelance design at the International Gift Show at Javits Center.  It was a whirlwind couple of days, but I really enjoyed it.  I only snapped a couple of pictures, but I did manage to see some nice George Nelson Bubble Lamps in the hallway of the hardware store I ran in to.  I also had the chance to stay at the fabulous Muse Hotel right off Times Square between Broadway and 6th Ave.

We put this together in 2 days!  Laurie of Bittersweet Designs lovely booth.

Bittersweet Designs booth in Designer Handmade.

Friday Photo Round-Up...

A rare lavendar/purple Northcrest original bath!  The tile is in beautiful condition!

An original Northcrest bathroom in yellow.  I flipped over that countertop...it is so awesome!

Two original Northcrest lights and an awesome intercom system from a 1961 traditional split-level.

Great MCM building off Armour Dr. that is home to Puddle of Pooch.

Vintage Vera and Marcel Breuer...

I love vintage Vera Neumann textiles, and have been collecting Vera scarves for a while now.  There is currently a resurgence of Vera prints coming out at in the likes of clothes, stationary, accessories, bedding, and table linens.  This is all thanks to the licensing deals that The Very Company, based here in Atlanta, are making.  They house all the Vera archives, including tons and tons of screens.  Vera made at least one new design a day up until the time of her death.  I adore a vintage lady screenprinter especially since I studied printmaking in college!  There is also a wonderful book coming out in September that chronicles much of Vera's work and is written by Susan Seid, who saved the archives from an uncertain future.

Vera was also friends with Marcel Breuer who designed her home, The Neumann House 1952, as well as her New York City Showroom.

   Vera Neumann on Ebay: