Most any girl graduating high school in the 1960s received a cedar wood mini hope chest box from Lane. Back then, the local furniture store ...
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How to Make an Orange Crate Chair
This article, “Orange Crate to Juvenile Chair in 20 Minutes” appears in the 1956 “Do-It-Yourself Booklet” published ...
Ships Wheel Coffee Table
This is sitting in storage. It’s a very scary coffee table. I refused to move in here unless it was taken down to the basement. It was...
1975 Sears Catalog
I really, really wish I owned everything in this catalog....
Kennedy Half Dollar Chair
Chair spotted in a hotel in the Beverly/La Cienega area — made completely of welded Kennedy Half Dollars and wire....
Orange 60’s (maybe 70’s) Lamp with a Fleur de Lys Shade
I grabbed this from the “free store” at our local dump. I just brought it out of storage and it sits in our living room....
Wooden Game Board 1970
This wooden multi game board was found at a garage sale in Florida. What attracted me was the black and red tear drop design on the board. T...
The Academy Award Orchestra: Hits from 1967
This is just a straight up cool album cover. Can’t say much else….....
Immobilized by Mantovani
Way to go, Mantovani! You’ve managed to advertise your own records on the cover of your own album! And this beautiful woman has appare...
Oh, Arthur Fielder, You Naughty Boy!
What on earth are you doing at this Doris Day themed brothel?! Actually, I don’t think he knows at all what he’s doing here! He ...
Vintage TV Lamp With Pink Dish/Planter
This is one of my faves. I purchased this on Sanibel Island in Florida. There is a great shop there with kitsch from the front to the back o...
DAY-NIGHTER zippered cover
DAY-NIGHTER zippered cover that fits right over sleeping pillow – your own sleeping pillow now becomes a comfortable decorator pillow ...
lamp
I love lamps and acquire them whenever I can. One thing about Cape Cod living is that our dumps have what they call “Dump stores”...
TV Leaf Lamp
This is the lamp made to sit above the TV giving enough light but not a glaring flaring amount. It is so simple and friendly. And uses a rea...
Vintage Barrel Table & Chairs
This set was Christmas present from my partner. I was so thrilled. It has been with me for 12 years and shows no sign of deteriorating. It i...
Swagtastic lamps
Ah, swag lamps. There’s just something inherently sophisticated about a lamp on the end of a chain, especially one that extends lazily...
genuine resin angel with lucite resin grape platter
You go to a fundraiser, there’s a silent auction, and there it is, gotta have it…a good friend is already bidding on it, now it&...
Wendy’s Restaurant Tabletop
This is a vintage tabletop from a Wendy’s fast food restaurant. I always liked these when I was young and always wanted to take one ho...
Hand Chairs
I love the look of these chairs, but unless they are the only option available I never actually use them for sitting. They are not the most ...
The “Trek-arella” chairs by Chromcraft
These chairs are fit for both James T Kirk AND Barbarella! I got the set of 4 chairs and the table for a steal! My friend has the table to g...













