The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

The powder rooms

A few pictures from my grandmother’s house. Her house is so groovy even the bathrooms are cool! First, the master bath. Note the silve...

August 30, 2010 by MeshuggaMel

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Denny’s Adventures in “The House of Prudence” (Part 3 – August 2010)

I can only imagine the era of when Sophie Tucker lived here. I’m not familiar with her work and am only now researching her after visi...

by denny

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TV personality coloring books …

This was a fun estate sale filled with kids toys that filled the rec room. Nothing was cheap and photos seemed the way to capture these trea...

by MyFunCloset

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Denny’s Adventures in “The House of Prudence” (Part 2 – August 2010)

When I was at the “House of Prudence” I was unprepared for such a whirlwind tour of this fabulous house that was once home to So...

August 29, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures In “Willis Wonderland” (part 2 – August 2010)

The stairs you see here lead to one of my favorite rooms here at Willis Wonderland. It’s like walking into a treasure chest of kitsch....

by denny

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Grandma’s rec room and wet bar

Even growing up, I knew my grandparents where sophisticated. They’re house was decorated like no other I’d ever seen, or, frankl...

by MeshuggaMel

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Ungapatchked – grandma’s living room

First, a definition. “UNGAPATCHKA” describes the overly ornate, busy, ridiculously over-decorated, and garnished to the point of...

August 27, 2010 by MeshuggaMel

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DETROIT WOODWARD AVE DREAM CRUISE…

http://www.wxyz.com/subindex/money/auto_news/dream_cruise The Fabulous 2010 Woodward Ave Dream Cruise was a great success today… The l...

August 23, 2010 by k2dtw

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the ELVIS IS ALIVE MUSEUM

This is the Elvis Is Alive Museum located somewhere along I-70 in Missouri. It was closed when I got there and could only marvel at the item...

August 19, 2010 by rudolofolasparii

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Supah Tacky Planter Collection

I’ve been collecting tacky planters for about 10 years. They’re really fun and inexpensive (most cost about $12.00). People don&...

August 14, 2010 by supah

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Florida Postcards

Here are a few postcards from my collection as promised. The one of Esther Williams and Tony Martin is one of my favorites, on the back it s...

by Danny

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Handmade Fruitflies

(catalogue description): Africa literally crawls with insects, they form a part of everyone’s daily life. Skillful observation of the ...

by Julie Brumlik

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Tree Growing Out Of Traffic Cone and Palm Trimming Nightmares Abated

Yesterday, all 31 palm trees that surround my house were trimmed. I’m used to this being a total nightmare. As much as I love my Palm ...

August 12, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Here kitty, kitty, kitty…

Oh, how I love Kliban cats! These are goodies I had stashed away in my hope chest for when I married and had my own home. The ten year old m...

by Georgia

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Plastic Peanut Purse

For someone like me who likes to have the right purse for any possible theme this 13″ long plastic peanut seemed like it was perfect. ...

August 10, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Dr Ben Casey…with postage due

Today’s adventure sale includes a gal who wrote to Hollywood stars in the 1960’s. With camera in hand, I snapped a small portion...

by MyFunCloset

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – You Are What You Drive

I’ve long said that everything about and around a person is a vehicle for self-expression. I mean the way you dress, how you decorate ...

August 4, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Owl String Painting

In the 1960’s and 70’s when string paintings were at the peak of their popularity more string owls lived on wallpapered and wood...

August 3, 2010 by Allee Willis

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It’s Time to Get down and do the Jewish Booga-loo! 3 fabulous lp’s.

When I go dancing I always keep bagels in my pockets, just in case. They help me move with ease. Jewish brass is hot. What is more hot than ...

August 2, 2010 by denny

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Pedal, Boris. Russian pedal cars.

Who among wouldn’t want to see a scary cartoon cat pedaling around the showroom floor when our communist parents were buying Moskvitz ...

July 31, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Plastic Flower Paperweights

Crazy flowers grow in the jungles of kitschdom. The blue one came from my early days of kitsch-collecting. When I was a teenager, I bought a...

July 28, 2010 by Nessa

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Monkey Mania!

These monkeys may not qualify for the Jungle Animal Petting Zoo because they’re more of the circus variety, but last week’s AWMo...

July 25, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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COWARDLY LION Wizard Of Oz Collector Plate, Numbered Edition

I bought this set of Knowles Classic The Wizard of Oz Collector Plates in their original boxes on eBay. There are 8 plates in the series and...

July 24, 2010 by Julie Brumlik

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 23

Vintage pool rules! What an incredible cover. Zsa Zsa Gabor – My Story! A gigantic drawer filled with all sorts of vintage ashtrays fo...

July 21, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 21

The very first printing of Pigmy Will’s adventures, produced by Prudence Fenton and Allee Willis. We love you, Pigmy. There should be ...

July 20, 2010 by denny

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