drew-o-rama

mid-century chairs

Check out this cool mid-century chairs poster:

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christmas by charley harper

I love this Christmas illustration by Charley Harper painted in 1956:

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yarn wreaths

Check out these super cool yarn wreaths from Etsy seller Knock Knocking:

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I love the vintage kitschiness!

camera ads

Loving these cool vintage camera ads...

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Check out more, here.

minimally vintage

I am loving the collage style of Illustrator Anthony Zinonos...

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It's very minimal and vintage-y which always makes me melt. See more on his website and Flickr page.

scandi logos

Check out these cool vintage Scandinavian furniture company logos...

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via [ISO50]

bookworship

Check out this super cool blog, Bookworship, for some fun vintage-y book covers.

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via [ISO50]

jere urchin sculpture

We had one of these urchin sculptures hanging over the fireplace for years...

Jonathan Adler is now selling reproductions for almost $1000. I wonder if my mom still has the original. hmmm....

danish modern

I'll take one of each from remodern.dk, please.

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Thanks.

vero construc

I'm loving this old instruction booklet for a children's toy called "Vero Construc."

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via [grain edit]

mrs. roper

Don't you just love Mrs. Roper and her maxi dresses?!

mod love

I am so loving these vintage 60s illustrations from "La Vie Privée de Dyane" (1968)...

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Drawn by Michel Quarez, artist on "Mod Love" (1967).

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via [world of kane]

new items!

There's lots of new items in my Etsy shop, Kitsch Café. In fact, the shop has more than tripled in size since June. So, go take a look! I'd love it if you stopped by.

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repot depot fabrics

I want one of everything at Repro Depot Fabrics, please. Thanks.

blue rondo a la turk

generation mid-century

Check out the cool mid-century British Columbia home of "Generation X" author Douglas Coupland featured recently in the New York Times:

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Coupland was an artist before he wrote "Generation X." His home is filled with his art, much of it inspired by Damien Hirst.

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via [modern craft]

a little piece of yourself...

This vintage yarn ad makes me smile:

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via [a beautiful mess]

the new antiquarians

Check out this New York Times article and slide show about three homes covered in antique and collectibles.

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The homes are sorta Royal Tenenbaums-ish, don't you think?

girard

I love this Herman MIller wall hanging illustrated by Alexander Girard...

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I love me some Girard. That's why a few years ago I created some ornaments for my Christmas tree using some of his illustrations:

wall hanging via [the crafts dept.]

pastels!

I keep staring at this cool spread from "Know The Joy Of Better Cooking Electrically" from 1963...

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It looks as though each room was photographed separately. But if you look closer, you can see the shadows cross over in to each "room". This set was created just for the photo shoot!

via [ctb59's Flickr photostream]