Why I Love Mid-Century Modern Furniture

The above is a picture of a table that recently sold on eBay for $371.00. The reason I'm posting it here is because we actually own this magazine/end table.

I, however, purchased ours at a the Farmer’s Market in Royal Oak, Michigan about three years ago. The price? A staggering $18. (Originally priced at $24, but I haggled.)

All in all, it just goes to show what a smart investment mid-century modern furniture is. (I doubt anyone will ever make money in 40 years on their Ethan Allen dining set.)

Just wanted to share. And, yes, gloat a little.

Mosaic Goodness

After months of waiting, we finally ordered the mosaic tile for the guest bath. As a refresher, here's what the guest bath looked like before we took a sledge hammer to it:
And here's where we are now and have been for six months. Only change from the picture is that the bath's doubling as a storage room till the kitchen is finished.
Essentially, here's the look we're going for in the vanity, the main difference being that our vanity's back wall will be one giant mirror.
The mosaic tile we bought is American Olean's Bijou de Verre in "Snow," seen below.
It's an iridesent white, which we scored big when we found it online at a www.oddlyenoughmosaics.com for only $10.43 a square foot. Everywhere else was charging $16 - $23. (Thanks, Erin!)

Anyhoo, I'll post updates on the guest bath progress as it's made. Right now though, we're just waiting for the mossaic tile to arrive. Then, we'll get our hands delightfully dirty.

The Great Outdoor

Sometimes, it's the little things that give us joy. In this instance, it's our address plaque. Seriously. We finally removed the old, nasty one that came with the house. (See below.)



In its place is a fabulous modern one manufactured by Craig. We had bought the numbers at Home Depot Expo a while ago. However, mounting each one individually onto and into the brick wasn't something that we were both groovy on.

Inspired by some expensive signage and another DIYer's homemade solution I had spotted online, we constructed our own out of simple Plexiglas that was sanded to give a frosted appearance onto which we mounted the numbers. The whole thing was then hung using spacers so that it, like the numbers, "floated" off the brick wall. Here's the result of Craig's hard work and my humble assistance:



Add to it the other mod details, like a swanky modern outdoor light that I spent literally DOZENS of hours online trying to find...



And this cool little doorbell button...



And all together, here's what our new, ubercool front entry looks like:



The door, FYI was stained by Craig, too. (You'll be seeing gobs more of his handywork soon.)

Already the plan is in the works to improve the front walkway, for which we've already selected super-groovy/affordable stone tile from, of all places, Lowes. Regrettably, other stuff takes priority, like our backyard with the HORRIBLE drainage issues that we have to fix ASAP.

Till next time...