Mid century for sale
Many of you know I’ve been going through this de-cluttering feng shui thing. It was a weekend task but has gone on and on (too long) and has effected every aspect of my life in a fantastic way. And…I don’t use the word fantastic lightly. I’ve unloaded 3 truckloads of goodies but I saved this stuff for Ebay. When I see em up on this post, I’m tempted to keep it all, but….not gonna do it! Enjoy this brief but colorful tour of American mid century history and one girl’s obsession! Don’t feel sad for me, I had loads of odds and ends. Partial collections of this and that. I kept plenty and I’m replacing some of this with super cool atomic stuff. I will def give you a peek. Probably more than a peek!
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Hey Kimi! Thanks so much for checkin’ up on me! Sent you an email… :)
Love the pink plates (esp. the small ones). And, we have the same yellow table, just the smaller size. Ha- why am I not surprised? ;)
Yay for down-sizing and keeping the cream of the crop!
xoxo
Ha….so glad to hear you’re well! I was a bit worried. I always think it’s great to be too busy for blogs and internet and such. it’s real livin!!! Take care and really, great to hear from you! kimi.
What a wonderful collection. I recently cleared my home of most of my vintage treasures and although it was hard sying goodbye I feel better not worrying about storing it all. My theory is that these things can be with us for a short time to enjoy before being passed to a new home to love it some more. xxx
Bingo!!! Exactly. A lot of the fun is the hunt , anyway , right? Thanks….I need that!
Kimi
It just won’t be the same eating at your house! Not that we ever ate on the pink set, but the other sets…and those glass pink plates. But, I am proud of you and can’t wait to see what you’ll replace it with…atomic? I don’t know what that is. Can hardly wait!!
You know what? Those plates and the cool pink glass aren’t dishwasher happy. They are getting ruined and faded so i thought I’d better pass em on before they are candidates for the garbage. AND….don’t worry…I have loads of pink coming! You will love! Atomic is the wacky 50s space-age inspired stuff that I love so much. I think you’re gonna be just fine! hahah…and funny thing. I’ve learned that nobody here but me like eating and drinking from red plates and glasses. Can you believe?? All these years nobdy said anything?? They were letting me be the queen, I guess. Yay for me! love you. kimi.
I want your table and chairs please :)
Arent they great? The chrome stuff was in my great grandpas basement and the other chairs were here when i bought this house from its original 1965 owners. Well they were dead but from their nephew! Ha! Thank blissy….always fun hearing from you!
It is a goal of mine to find a table and chairs like that! Sounds like you were lucky :)
Most of everything you see here is luck! People give me the stuff they consider ugly that nobody in the family wants. SCORE for me everytime! ;) AND…you have to know I started collecting mid century when it was cheap. The thrift shops were full of it. Now they are full of 80s junk. Search craigslist and ebay.
Thanks for the tips!!
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Like a breath of fresh air! Wonderful! :-)
Haaa!!! ThNks! It will be even fresher when i sell it all and get my table top back! Dont u love all the colors? Kimi.
Oh I do love all the co;ours – vibrant!!!!
Oh my goodness! If only you weren’t so far away! Such a beautiful collection
Its some cool stuff, huh?! I wish someone close wanted it all so i wouldn’t have to pack it up! I am drawn to all those colors over and over! Happy day. Kimi
What a gorgeous framing and collection of pics of our collection. Love how you bring things together. I have been seeing a lotf postslike yours on purging and organzing since beginning of year… Which have inspired me to do the same… At least in my closet! Keep on! Enjoyable as ever Kimi!
Hi Rene!!! Thanks!! And seriously…this had been a life changing process. We laugh cuz jay had never noticed how much stuff i collect. Me neither. I’m just a sucker for color and design , really! Im glad to hear others are talking about it. It effects everything about us. The way we live showcases whats inside. Hahaha…scary! You take car!!! Great to hear from you! Kimi.
I love your style! It’s really creative, innovative, yet so deliciously retro! Well done! You should write for a magazine!
I would love to. You are always so encouraging!
you deserve it! You have a unique style!