Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Off to Austin...
So we have four days and are headed to Austin. We hope to go to some terrific Mid-Century Modern stores and a Mid-Century Modern exhibit about the "Age of Cool". We also hope to get some spa time and golf time in over the weekend. I will post photos when we get back!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Come Celebrate Earth Day with our Earth Day Sale on ETSY
The Vintage Market Team Earth Day Sale April 20-25
Celebrate Mother Earth by buying vintage!
Hurry on over to Etsy.com and use the search term "vmteamearth". Mark your favorites. Hundreds of vintage items are waiting for you! Find discounts between 20% and 50% OFF from participating vintage sellers. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Buy Vintage!
Be sure to visit ModGirlVintage and ModVintageTravels for 20% off every item in the store!
The best way to recycle is to buy vintage!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Vintage Necklace signed Les Bernard
This is a very mod cool vintage necklace by Les Bernard, INC.
circa 1970
It is a long necklace measuring 24" in length
It is gold chain with Peach-Orange large beads the beads measure
3/4" diameter.
To purchase this item visit me at
www.modgirlvintage.etsy.com
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Harp Chair
Harp Chair 1950's
These chairs were my grandparents that I inherited from their home. We knew we wanted to update the fabric so we picked out a beautiful neutral fabric that meshes with our current decor and furniture. The thick green fabric was from the 1960's is what we thought was the original fabric. So we were dating the chairs back to the 60's. When the upholster got the chairs and started to get the green fabric off he called to say Hey! There is fabric under the green fabric! So to our surprise these chairs date back further than the 60's and the green is a recover over the original floral very
1950's fabric.
Before photo, Green fabric
Photo of the original floral fabric...
My dad vaguely remembers the floral fabric now that he has seen it and seems to remember a matching sofa with the chairs way back when... who knows where the sofa has ended up over the years.
The burlap had rotted and the double fabric and many staples next to the vintage wood created a challenge for our upholster but he was able to get both layers of fabric off and replace the burlap. The chairs were so old that they were basically being held together by the heavy duty layers of fabric surrounding the wood. He was able to secure the backs on the chairs after removing the fabric and we now have a nice sturdy chair. The new fabric really updates the look and we are so happy to have them in our home and have the memories of my grandparents attached to these beautiful chairs. We know we will use and cherish these chairs for many years to come.
After Photos of Finished Chairs
These chairs were my grandparents that I inherited from their home. We knew we wanted to update the fabric so we picked out a beautiful neutral fabric that meshes with our current decor and furniture. The thick green fabric was from the 1960's is what we thought was the original fabric. So we were dating the chairs back to the 60's. When the upholster got the chairs and started to get the green fabric off he called to say Hey! There is fabric under the green fabric! So to our surprise these chairs date back further than the 60's and the green is a recover over the original floral very
1950's fabric.
Before photo, Green fabric
Photo of the original floral fabric...
My dad vaguely remembers the floral fabric now that he has seen it and seems to remember a matching sofa with the chairs way back when... who knows where the sofa has ended up over the years.
The burlap had rotted and the double fabric and many staples next to the vintage wood created a challenge for our upholster but he was able to get both layers of fabric off and replace the burlap. The chairs were so old that they were basically being held together by the heavy duty layers of fabric surrounding the wood. He was able to secure the backs on the chairs after removing the fabric and we now have a nice sturdy chair. The new fabric really updates the look and we are so happy to have them in our home and have the memories of my grandparents attached to these beautiful chairs. We know we will use and cherish these chairs for many years to come.
After Photos of Finished Chairs
New Blog
Well, I am starting a new blog related to vintage items. I really want to focus on mid-century items but will probably have a variety of items featured because my taste varies from mood to mood sometimes :-)But one thing remains. If it is vintage I love it!
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