As you may recall, last week I found this amazing Adrian Pearsall sofa. Immediately my head began filling with ideas about how I could change around my living room to accommodate this gorgeous beast. I knew that most of my current furniture would have to go—I’ve talked my parents into rehoming the sofa should I [...]
Category Archives: Individual Finds
Make Room For Adrian Pearsall
Lately I’ve been on a roll and I’ve been tearing through my New Year’s Find List. My latest incredible find not only crosses one more item off that list, it also helps rectify one of my oldest snagging regrets. What could this amazing item be? This Adrian Pearsall monster couch! Oh how long I’ve searched for [...]
Vintage Varsity Flair
A couple weekends ago I popped into a thrift store I frequent, but rarely find anything at. On this occasion, however, I managed to score an entire cart full of great vintage clothes. While most of these will end up being gifts or resold, there was one item that was all for me, this 1930s [...]
Drexel Declaration In High Fidelity
If you’ll remember back to our New Years Finds List from January, there was one item in particular I had my heart set on: a Motorola hi-fi in a Drexel cabinet. Well, I found it! The most important part of searching for something is to cast a wide net. My friends and family knew I [...]
Saarinen, Eames and Stumpf, Oh My!
Although I love a pretty broad range of mid-century design, there is a certain pang of excitement that runs through me when I spot a high-profile designer piece in the wild—especially when it’s cheap. Over the years I’ve bagged a Pollock executive chair for $5 (Charles Pollock for Knoll, 1963), an Eames Aluminum Group management [...]