May 13, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, troph said: Man your design knowledge impresses! Basically learned all that crap just trying to figure out where the hell that table/chair set fit in in the grand scheme of things.
May 16, 20205 yr Author My brother just sent this to me. Not far from where we grew up in cypress. Really amazing MCM house for sale. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7-Hollow-Glen-Ln-Tomball-TX-77375/28250122_zpid/
May 16, 20205 yr 21 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said: My brother just sent this to me. Not far from where we grew up in cypress. Really amazing MCM house for sale.https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7-Hollow-Glen-Ln-Tomball-TX-77375/28250122_zpid/ Very Fay Jones/ Frank Loyd Wrightish.
May 19, 20205 yr Just discovered this thread and it reminded by of Frank Broyles house that was for sale a couple of years ago, designed by E. Fay Jones. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/721-N-Canterbury-Rd_Fayetteville_AR_72701_M70712-82476#photo26
May 20, 20205 yr Author So since I got laid off, I guess this is as good a time as any to get rid of some things I am not using. I was told these chairs are the real deal Herman Miller chairs, but I am not sure how to authenticate them. I was also told they could be worth $400 a piece, but again, I am not sure if that is right. If anyone is interested in them, please message me and I can send more photos. These were rescued from an abandoned YMCA not far from a famous mid century modern neighborhood (maybe some connection?).
May 20, 20205 yr On 5/19/2020 at 9:36 AM, Don Johnson said: Just discovered this thread and it reminded by of Frank Broyles house that was for sale a couple of years ago, designed by E. Fay Jones. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/721-N-Canterbury-Rd_Fayetteville_AR_72701_M70712-82476#photo26 Damn, that's a shit load of brown...
July 26, 20205 yr One of the benefits of being the only one left on my side of the family who drinks. Got to pick over my late dad's extensive bar ware yesterday. Also picked up some HIFI components and, hopefully, will have the 9 foot long console to load them back into before too long. But that part is a little more complicated.
July 26, 20205 yr So this is the HIFI console. Mom has moved out and the house is going on the market. But I have been granted right of first refusal on the console, which will stay there for staging for now. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm Surly 1% enough to swing the lamps (smaller stuff always seems to be worth more than the big stuff), but I would like to. The McIntosh components that go in there came home with me last night though. Amp needs a little more work.
July 27, 20205 yr 23 hours ago, troph said: That’s a pretty sweet style to land on, very nice. Saying goodbye to this house and this room hurts. Most of that stuff has been in our family for 60+ years. Edited July 28, 20205 yr by dcbc
July 27, 20205 yr So this is the HIFI console. Mom has moved out and the house is going on the market. But I have been granted right of first refusal on the console, which will stay there for staging for now. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm Surly 1% enough to swing the lamps (smaller stuff always seems to be worth more than the big stuff), but I would like to. The McIntosh components that go in there came home with me last night though. Amp needs a little more work. What Mac components?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
July 27, 20205 yr One of the benefits of being the only one left on my side of the family who drinks. Got to pick over my late dad's extensive bar ware yesterday. Also picked up some HIFI components and, hopefully, will have the 9 foot long console to load them back into before too long. But that part is a little more complicated.Love MCM barware.Blender still works like a champ. It has one speed.“Obliterate”Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
July 27, 20205 yr Love MCM barware.Blender still works like a champ. It has one speed.“Obliterate”Sent from my iPad using TapatalkLol all Waring Pro blenders have their speed set to obliterate. My wife loves and hates hers, it’s a retro avocado green and that thing will crush rocks if you put them in there.
July 27, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Ths71 said: Love MCM barware. Blender still works like a champ. It has one speed. “Obliterate” Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Nice. I like the starburst glassware, too. There are some vertical burst-looking lines on one of the red rimmed glasses I have, but the rest of them appear to have had that feature wear off over the years. Edited July 27, 20205 yr by dcbc
July 27, 20205 yr Nice. I like the starburst glassware, too. There are some vertical burst-looking lines on one of the red rimmed glasses I have, but the rest of them appear to have had that feature wear off over the years.Really need to be hand washed. Yours look like Georges Briard. His vintage stuff is pretty popular and usually has his signature somewhere.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
July 27, 20205 yr 25 minutes ago, Ths71 said: Really need to be hand washed. Yours look like Georges Briard. His vintage stuff is pretty popular and usually has his signature somewhere. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Thanks. Like a lot of stuff my parents owned, things got used. Dishes went int the dishwasher. I hand washed it all when I got it home and have no intention of putting any of it in the dishwasher. But that's just how they did it back then. I'm assuming those gold glasses are Culver. Edited July 27, 20205 yr by dcbc
July 27, 20205 yr 33 minutes ago, dcbc said: Thanks. Like a lot of stuff my parents owned, things got used. Dishes went int the dishwasher. I hand washed it all when I got it home and have no intention of putting any of it in the dishwasher. But that's just how they did it back then. I'm assuming those gold glasses are Culver. Yup, my grandmother had something like 5 sets of Noritake bone china, and she washed them all in the dishwasher. We inherited one set and it's still in pretty good condition, a few chips along the edges here and there but the patterns all still look good.
July 27, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, dcbc said: Saying goodby to this house and this room hurts. Most of that stuff has been in our family for 60+ years. I can imagine. my folks don't have shit in the way of fine furniture or stuff. my pops is a borderline hoarder and truth is (other threads explain it) I don't want any of his stuff. There is one exception - an old windup Victrola - but I'll let my brother and sister decide that one. I on the other hand have started to collect some items (currently art and hoping to add rugs next) that are extremely collectible and usable. We'll see what my kids end up wanting. we'll someone will see but it won't be me. Heirloom items can be really special. sorry you're here at this juncture, I'm sure it's full of sorrow and other difficult emotions. hang in there. the memories made that those pieces and that room are associated with won't go anywhere, maybe there's some solace there?
July 28, 20205 yr On 7/27/2020 at 11:58 AM, Ths71 said: What Mac components? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 70s Solid State. 2125 Amp, C27 Controller/Preamp, M77 Tuner. Dual 1245 Turntable. Edited June 29, 20232 yr by dcbc
July 28, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, troph said: I can imagine. my folks don't have shit in the way of fine furniture or stuff. my pops is a borderline hoarder and truth is (other threads explain it) I don't want any of his stuff. There is one exception - an old windup Victrola - but I'll let my brother and sister decide that one. I on the other hand have started to collect some items (currently art and hoping to add rugs next) that are extremely collectible and usable. We'll see what my kids end up wanting. we'll someone will see but it won't be me. Heirloom items can be really special. sorry you're here at this juncture, I'm sure it's full of sorrow and other difficult emotions. hang in there. the memories made that those pieces and that room are associated with won't go anywhere, maybe there's some solace there? Thanks. I'm doing alright with it. It's business. I have my pictures. It hurts. But I've already accepted that I've spent my last holiday season there. We'll make new memories.
July 28, 20205 yr 70s Solid State. 2125 Amp, C25 Controller/Preamp, Tuner. Dual 12xx Turntable.That is awesome.
July 29, 20205 yr Correction. C27. Tested the amp tonight. Seems like I still have some work that needs to be done. C27 works fine. Both were in briefly a room with a bit of moisture during Harvey unfortunately.
August 10, 20205 yr This house is pretty cool.https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/10607-Olympia-Dr_Houston_TX_77042_M70325-25254
August 11, 20205 yr Here's a pretty sweet one in Henderson. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/402-College-Ave-Henderson-TX-75654/87514739_zpid/
August 11, 20205 yr 10 hours ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said: Here's a pretty sweet one in Henderson. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/402-College-Ave-Henderson-TX-75654/87514739_zpid/ the first and only time "mid modern" and "Henderson, TX" will be in the same sentence. wow.
August 13, 20205 yr On 8/10/2020 at 11:02 PM, NotActuallyALonghorn said: Here's a pretty sweet one in Henderson. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/402-College-Ave-Henderson-TX-75654/87514739_zpid/ Looks kinda like a Villains lair from a 60's bond film... and where in the hell are the windows ??!
August 13, 20205 yr Author Looks kinda like a Villains lair from a 60's bond film... and where in the hell are the windows ??!And that is exactly how I would want my house to feel. Which brings up a question for y’all, what is the tropical flavored mid century modern design called? Is it just “tiki” for everything? I’m talking the already mentioned villain lair (007, Incredibles). But I am not sure if that also describes Brazilian mid century modern, which probably could be its own subset.
August 13, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, Patricio Swayze said: And that is exactly how I would want my house to feel. Which brings up a question for y’all, what is the tropical flavored mid century modern design called? Is it just “tiki” for everything? I’m talking the already mentioned villain lair (007, Incredibles). But I am not sure if that also describes Brazilian mid century modern, which probably could be its own subset. Tiki might have been prevelant during the mid century modern movement (I think it's a by product of WWII sailors, and marines in the Pacific), but I wouldn't call it mid century modern. I'd go crazy in that space without windows. It's a pretty bizarre set up in my opinion, kind of disjointed.
August 13, 20205 yr Author Tiki might have been prevelant during the mid century modern movement (I think it's a by product of WWII sailors, and marines in the Pacific), but I wouldn't call it mid century modern. I'd go crazy in that space without windows. It's a pretty bizarre set up in my opinion, kind of disjointed.I guess what I mean is, mid century modern with a distinctive tropical influence. Is there a name for that?
August 13, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, Patricio Swayze said: I guess what I mean is, mid century modern with a distinctive tropical influence. Is there a name for that? Could be, but just don't know for sure. I think of mid century modern as strictly modern, international style, and jet age influenced architecture. That tiki look was often paired with modern design influenced hotel/ report spaces so that's part of the link in my opinion.
August 17, 20205 yr Picked this lamp up from an estate sale recently and thought it was pretty cool. They had a bunch of nice furniture that sold immediately for really good prices.
August 17, 20205 yr I was able to find a matching pair online, but the price is about three times what we paid. I picked up another by the same designer though.
August 18, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Pescado_Rojo said: Which one of you fuckers bought this beauty in Georgetown? I did. Bulldozers show up tomorrow. Gonna build a Tuscan Hill Country revival, split level barndominium with a metal roof and 4 turrets and an infinity pool in the front yard. All my contractors are going to park in front of the neighbors' houses while construction is going on. (cool house)
August 19, 20205 yr On 8/17/2020 at 9:44 AM, Onboard 2.0 said: Why does Barbara Eden suddenly pop in my head ? She's been popping into my head since I was about 5.
September 1, 20205 yr This place is kind of a hot mess, but has some interesting features. https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/08/31/see-inside-this-texas-time-capsule-house-mid-century-modern-abode-listed-for-245k/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2&fbclid=IwAR2p_oT2mceny633Z3ORsYTKsWbn31mf4COnAT_LbCj-nRtq_a8U9EbSUtY
September 1, 20205 yr This place is kind of a hot mess, but has some interesting features.https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/08/31/see-inside-this-texas-time-capsule-house-mid-century-modern-abode-listed-for-245k/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2&fbclid=IwAR2p_oT2mceny633Z3ORsYTKsWbn31mf4COnAT_LbCj-nRtq_a8U9EbSUtY Ha, saw that earlier. The comments piss me off. So many people would rather have a beige McMansion. Absolutely zero imagination or vision for anything interesting.
September 1, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, Okie State said: 1 hour ago, utee94 said: This place is kind of a hot mess, but has some interesting features.https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/08/31/see-inside-this-texas-time-capsule-house-mid-century-modern-abode-listed-for-245k/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2&fbclid=IwAR2p_oT2mceny633Z3ORsYTKsWbn31mf4COnAT_LbCj-nRtq_a8U9EbSUtY Ha, saw that earlier. The comments piss me off. So many people would rather have a beige McMansion. Absolutely zero imagination or vision for anything interesting. People can like what they like, but I just about blew iced tea out my nose at the person who suggested refinishing all of the dark wood paneling in pickled oak. Ugh... just... ugh.
September 1, 20205 yr People can like what they like, but I just about blew iced tea out my nose at the person who suggested refinishing all of the dark wood paneling in pickled oak. Ugh... just... ugh. I had to Google that. Jesus.
September 1, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, utee94 said: This place is kind of a hot mess, but has some interesting features. https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/08/31/see-inside-this-texas-time-capsule-house-mid-century-modern-abode-listed-for-245k/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2&fbclid=IwAR2p_oT2mceny633Z3ORsYTKsWbn31mf4COnAT_LbCj-nRtq_a8U9EbSUtY You can see Marsha B. descending that staircase...... It has potential, as soon as that horrible brown, and orange go away, and those exterior windows on the corner of the covered porch are re detailed,( it's a completely public sector commercial detail).
September 1, 20205 yr It's not the coolest MCM house I've seen and needs a lot of work, but still a more interesting starting point than a lot of houses out there.
September 1, 20205 yr 17 minutes ago, Okie State said: It's not the coolest MCM house I've seen and needs a lot of work, but still a more interesting starting point than a lot of houses out there. That ain't hard with some of the architecture for the 70's on. I think we're actually seeing a resurgence of good architecture in this country with the new modernism, and reinterpretation of classic farmhouse, and bungalow/arts and crafts style design.
September 1, 20205 yr 26 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: That ain't hard with some of the architecture for the 70's on. I think we're actually seeing a resurgence of good architecture in this country with the new modernism, and reinterpretation of classic farmhouse, and bungalow/arts and crafts style design. Agree for the most part, but it seems like a lot of the "new" arts&crafts style is so... fake, or plastic, or over-produced, or something. It's like they're capturing the forms, but not the materials and the craftsmanship. While I think new modernism is actually going the other direction, utilizing more of the traditional modern materials and less of the fake-modern too-futuristic plasticky crap that came on in the 70s.
September 1, 20205 yr Just now, utee94 said: Agree for the most part, but it seems like a lot of the "new" arts&crafts style is so... fake, or plastic, or over-produced, or something. It's like they're capturing the forms, but not the materials and the craftsmanship. While I think new modernism is actually going the other direction, utilizing more of the traditional modern materials and less of the fake-modern too-futuristic plasticky crap that came on in the 70s. Yes, the arts and crafts thing jumped the shark a couple years back, but there was a strong contingent that really was nice, before they started putting battered columns on 2 story boxes, and calling them Arts & Craft. I think there has a been a nice new traditionalism movement though. I'm seeing it with some of the smaller, and mixed use developments in our region. I think the development of cement siding materials in sheet form, and a little bit of an industrial twist with corten, and corrugated materials is making the new modern stuff very warm, and more inviting with nice textures and colors. Kind of a very loose Mondrian pattern look in many cases with glass, and material juxtaposition.
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