Dana@Mid2Mod's Profile

I put off having my hardwood floors refinished professionally because I thought it would cost a fortune. When I finally got an estimate, I could have kicked myself for waiting. It was far less expensive than I had expected. Call several professionals, discuss refinishing vs. painting and get estimates. Even if you decide to do it yourself, you will have received some expert advice.

I write a daily mid-century design blog, and my son-in-law sells MCM furniture, and I don't know how anyone could call a classic chair by Hans Wegner, a beautiful sofa by Peter Hvidt or a gorgeous handmade bench by George Nakashima "trendy" or wish to see them dead and buried. The mid-century items that we generally refer to as "googie" or "kitsch," however, aren't my cup of tea.

That said, if a boomerang coffee table or a Keep Calm and Carry On poster or granite countertops make you look forward to coming home at the end of the day, then I say go for it. That's why we decorate our homes, isn't it?

Adorable room! Just be cautious in a few months, as that plant has toxic parts.

I like modern-fabrics.com, fabricguru.com, and winterbeachmodern.com.

The last house looks like most of the homes built here in North Central Texas in the early 80s. If I drove by that house, it wouldn't occur to me to call that a mid-century ranch at all.

I neglected to mention that dealers in our area generally keep from 30-50% of the selling price of a consignment item, with most leaning toward the high end of that range. Some owners may think that's a lot for the dealer to keep, but when you consider that the dealer generally picks up/unloads the piece, advertises it, and provides the manpower necessary to sell the item, in addition to which it's taking up floorspace on which he's paying all the rent and utilities, it's not really not an exorbitant fee.

The year was 1969, and I was 21. We did things a lot younger then (like getting married at 18) but not always a lot wiser. Would that I had waited till I was in my 30s to buy my first houseful of furniture, thus avoiding the sculpted velvet and heavily carved wood craze (and the conquistador picture behind the sofa)!

Incidentally, I just posted about designer name pronunciations on my blog recently, if any of you are interested. http://goo.gl/RS5Hr

I appreciate Mr. Modtomic's mention of my blog. I’ve been posting since last September, and our store opened about 3 weeks ago. They’re actually two separate entities, but I do let my readers know when the store gets something too good for them to miss.
Blog: http://mid2mod.blogspot.com
Store: mid2mod.com

I'm a retired librarian, and I agree with some of the others. The bookshelf tree makes me cringe. Books in a library are regularly "weeded," but who has access to that many books past their prime? I'm thinking the books and magazines in the picture are being prematurely aged. I love the wall collection tree, but who would want that many holes or pieces of tape on their walls?