Mid-Century Monday 06.01.2009- Chairs

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmBCSR28CCDTkQ2whCOMlP-eUR1JufXkNY3nHllNDE3Db7l3rSyES5ibz3LGQ6LEwPyC6wrWZxqoHuEIIbVrFAbCJ8yxs_Y58kG-W9fgn5UdNP4zSFUENgfA9imTFUdNMFHjGZiWfHM8/s1600-h/stingray.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342322021235119762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmBCSR28CCDTkQ2whCOMlP-eUR1JufXkNY3nHllNDE3Db7l3rSyES5ibz3LGQ6LEwPyC6wrWZxqoHuEIIbVrFAbCJ8yxs_Y58kG-W9fgn5UdNP4zSFUENgfA9imTFUdNMFHjGZiWfHM8/s400/stingray.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The "Stingray" Rocker.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYegGGKdznkCOH_i_mJUl04mB7bVyVfHxAEPYIQQukZrYSQDT4x0HFuyLUsp9fwkaVKuxRdWL4qIygNkM1v82R1nFiYZBsxLVLdTEd8MKwebt03zjHKGBoSFwqbGq3_ZiU49cvHUjb_E/s1600-h/mini_eames_chaise.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342322017563696898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYegGGKdznkCOH_i_mJUl04mB7bVyVfHxAEPYIQQukZrYSQDT4x0HFuyLUsp9fwkaVKuxRdWL4qIygNkM1v82R1nFiYZBsxLVLdTEd8MKwebt03zjHKGBoSFwqbGq3_ZiU49cvHUjb_E/s400/mini_eames_chaise.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Eames "fainting" lounge chair. These don't come cheap though. Somewhere around $5,000 each. Ouch!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TBWMbvMd1RqSNyBpVJhxzKcarIm0qdbiR2vEAdDm0X_Pxiv-XNEXrvNQ5KiUfBI10zkQQ0474JtG0tfnFZPO6Q_FmmgwD4pqGLxDk3ULVh0k_xdF1Uv33LZ5DCdCyhWgjOOjOQk7zHw/s1600-h/mid-century-modern-womb-chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342322015123503778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TBWMbvMd1RqSNyBpVJhxzKcarIm0qdbiR2vEAdDm0X_Pxiv-XNEXrvNQ5KiUfBI10zkQQ0474JtG0tfnFZPO6Q_FmmgwD4pqGLxDk3ULVh0k_xdF1Uv33LZ5DCdCyhWgjOOjOQk7zHw/s400/mid-century-modern-womb-chairs.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The "womb" chair. I had the chance to sit in one of these and they are so much fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp1AXFse3s74IegkrhIbw0iJPCET7xFSfQKdNapWDJxatzdD9nNRwQ480JgYg6Bd4YuobaZcN6WT5jiJa4LaWGEaeImnRIZoRmQjkuewDAkqy-lnzFOXtsA0lc4h1WN2Rh3jo4UeC14Q/s1600-h/midcenturychair2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342322010703288402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp1AXFse3s74IegkrhIbw0iJPCET7xFSfQKdNapWDJxatzdD9nNRwQ480JgYg6Bd4YuobaZcN6WT5jiJa4LaWGEaeImnRIZoRmQjkuewDAkqy-lnzFOXtsA0lc4h1WN2Rh3jo4UeC14Q/s400/midcenturychair2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 382px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Sunny side up please! I love this pillow over this Danish Modern chair!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4bwBkPhm8UBoPVkbPMMUicJr9AcDKXyhfHN6Ea8Fe46B58zNusY866qQ8npiJw_iMLxqMmoYfbir8j8dOpZMavdtfUb_-mW5BYO2A-h1fMZUSfqcy6a4SJZg2kGQo9szTYhVXxBgghk/s1600-h/ma8acz.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321913323631010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4bwBkPhm8UBoPVkbPMMUicJr9AcDKXyhfHN6Ea8Fe46B58zNusY866qQ8npiJw_iMLxqMmoYfbir8j8dOpZMavdtfUb_-mW5BYO2A-h1fMZUSfqcy6a4SJZg2kGQo9szTYhVXxBgghk/s400/ma8acz.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Classic Eames chair by Herman Miller. We have this beauty in black and it is so comfy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD27qTwNzA4pn5gpO3gjf79aHCAv0WC1bTACJZbKHSFUjdhr2LhtPSviuKz06Jrz2fI1ML8D94fyogkJ9dVs4Tnyuzl_0GveLeyTq86_tnkcywkRS70tQjlnGqGL7LdUoAkr_2fZGwJE/s1600-h/GAR002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321913131874562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD27qTwNzA4pn5gpO3gjf79aHCAv0WC1bTACJZbKHSFUjdhr2LhtPSviuKz06Jrz2fI1ML8D94fyogkJ9dVs4Tnyuzl_0GveLeyTq86_tnkcywkRS70tQjlnGqGL7LdUoAkr_2fZGwJE/s400/GAR002.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />The famous Eames lounge chair with ottoman. My fiancee and I have two of these. One real, one not. The real one is rosewood and straight from the 50s. Super comfy!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BExa59pet8nzugm3HYRCxFJHbSQHepwBgjRYVhkJ2vr4kIl9kO4XDkH_XvngZYp0cXNru6zKAg5-G-G6vY3SGlOf-xBU9xQEu1CXaUjXksV6zPYl85NKYjXPJL8O53Gcs2przjdMn1U/s1600-h/eames_plastic_chair_RAR.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321906633685522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BExa59pet8nzugm3HYRCxFJHbSQHepwBgjRYVhkJ2vr4kIl9kO4XDkH_XvngZYp0cXNru6zKAg5-G-G6vY3SGlOf-xBU9xQEu1CXaUjXksV6zPYl85NKYjXPJL8O53Gcs2przjdMn1U/s400/eames_plastic_chair_RAR.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The yellow Eames RAR. We also own this one... in yellow! SO comfy too!!! Plus, it looks divine in any room!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_FT6sk4BVbvZ7R7WbsZVgp9KWXQp5e_68yZRmBg7l9nlekUJSM0Pwk1bOqalIbU4k6TawuRxXXgrzmwm4eXfyJVkhCS2Jyjh3DoMpN3DHaFSS0JSqNSC9KgwYLBID-RL4Tgp5CzYgZ8/s1600-h/Eames%2520plywood%2520lounge%2520chair.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321904917923890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_FT6sk4BVbvZ7R7WbsZVgp9KWXQp5e_68yZRmBg7l9nlekUJSM0Pwk1bOqalIbU4k6TawuRxXXgrzmwm4eXfyJVkhCS2Jyjh3DoMpN3DHaFSS0JSqNSC9KgwYLBID-RL4Tgp5CzYgZ8/s400/Eames%2520plywood%2520lounge%2520chair.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Low, near the ground and stylish.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQkvvl7iBmk8YTpkXM7-BLbnsG9xYQh9DnAXN7ek1JnR39K0u98caeom-e5NUl-Mi69fVOq3_PRhGmYnnMEEts9_XV3Cv6EKiuV-mwtFQKYt_cLVsU8Th3GA6A4S3IW8W40yyVStSR20/s1600-h/eames%2520chair.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321900050572098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQkvvl7iBmk8YTpkXM7-BLbnsG9xYQh9DnAXN7ek1JnR39K0u98caeom-e5NUl-Mi69fVOq3_PRhGmYnnMEEts9_XV3Cv6EKiuV-mwtFQKYt_cLVsU8Th3GA6A4S3IW8W40yyVStSR20/s400/eames%2520chair.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />I love this chair in bright yellow!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQb4_l9HEILZJZzRxAvDJw2zrpsrlqJfzdWJLiVdEqPngMZ6qvlqGUQjaTU64awjHMcW-pPITxvHTHh-kOcPKxT6nuH8ws4HRwemnEtK0q2rslMhgnzXSwPPNaS4VwKxSd87bIH0U7BU/s1600-h/chair.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321442092401490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQb4_l9HEILZJZzRxAvDJw2zrpsrlqJfzdWJLiVdEqPngMZ6qvlqGUQjaTU64awjHMcW-pPITxvHTHh-kOcPKxT6nuH8ws4HRwemnEtK0q2rslMhgnzXSwPPNaS4VwKxSd87bIH0U7BU/s400/chair.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Can Fido and I trade places?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAtrFebRo5NKP9r9xME6_FOR77S5LDV-jWefdF2ywY7duaUXAwWK2zYxoYUr_lAtVxSEXjeSVnBX25DH8QlS0KMsLf1TJhjUcK1nfr95z7m-iSEIM6yImX9h3HwQr7880BhzpLuYZLbc/s1600-h/437_eames-family-large.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321437122858258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAtrFebRo5NKP9r9xME6_FOR77S5LDV-jWefdF2ywY7duaUXAwWK2zYxoYUr_lAtVxSEXjeSVnBX25DH8QlS0KMsLf1TJhjUcK1nfr95z7m-iSEIM6yImX9h3HwQr7880BhzpLuYZLbc/s400/437_eames-family-large.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> One of each... thanks. : )<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUhfOfj8iJn8_ehDmk4M0kGkblsbgZatWuBv4OWE_9kPxkeoxYwvRqza-h0CyOy_dMzAX_0SrR_M4vb65DO1gL48lpXVkd7HN5QwLO7KEvvc_H-sQ78mVfAIrH9lS3LwyT2nOvRGJBrI/s1600-h/34%2520chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321432478678962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUhfOfj8iJn8_ehDmk4M0kGkblsbgZatWuBv4OWE_9kPxkeoxYwvRqza-h0CyOy_dMzAX_0SrR_M4vb65DO1gL48lpXVkd7HN5QwLO7KEvvc_H-sQ78mVfAIrH9lS3LwyT2nOvRGJBrI/s400/34%2520chairs.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Mid-Century seating at its best.<br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrl8tzeJ4hyphenhyphenlgtwNWF5Mi3cRJqRELahDuqHoSvlF5A-HgM2ucMybHKiEl9Kaq2tOV7tTMAmLRvtffIT-T2rHgeNIoVQQqxkR-p76ivn-FZ4ZGBPPcurBAMUjvS0o7jfCxti_053E02lw/s1600-h/6a00d834515c5b69e200e54fc25fa48833-640wi.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321429322866130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrl8tzeJ4hyphenhyphenlgtwNWF5Mi3cRJqRELahDuqHoSvlF5A-HgM2ucMybHKiEl9Kaq2tOV7tTMAmLRvtffIT-T2rHgeNIoVQQqxkR-p76ivn-FZ4ZGBPPcurBAMUjvS0o7jfCxti_053E02lw/s400/6a00d834515c5b69e200e54fc25fa48833-640wi.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>The king of all mid-century dining chairs. Sexy!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN3kNMeVMYq6Mm_QYpAgL0Fv-lNOqffBZB0Di86HA2L5SCRr98O4YCGbm3Cj0L6U-bumf6gYqSqjVEyx5LHZu9eSxyQgAPAgVR3PbWmOhKSGuvPXtuhKyU6TSN1O_Orl0rd6gJYbtJPI/s1600-h/6a00d834515c5b69e200e54f44781b8833-640wi.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342321424188089874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN3kNMeVMYq6Mm_QYpAgL0Fv-lNOqffBZB0Di86HA2L5SCRr98O4YCGbm3Cj0L6U-bumf6gYqSqjVEyx5LHZu9eSxyQgAPAgVR3PbWmOhKSGuvPXtuhKyU6TSN1O_Orl0rd6gJYbtJPI/s400/6a00d834515c5b69e200e54f44781b8833-640wi.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Eames RAR in bright red. Gorgeous!</div><div></div></div><div align="left">I hope you enjoyed today's selection of mid-century seating. These can be found allover the web. Try <a href="http://www.dwr.com/">DWR </a>to find some of these beauties. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">E-Bay </a>and <a href="http://www.craigslist.com/">CL </a>may have some of these from time to time, as well. Good luck in your search for the perfect chair. : )</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Happy Decorating!</div><div align="left">Mina</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

Mid-Century Monday 06.01.2009- Chairs

The "Stingray" Rocker. Eames "fainting" lounge chair. These don't come cheap though. Somewhere around $5,000 each....

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Home Office

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4qZmn-JqrSjsUOCYJ-YONo1l427GEpJrJBlje0Ne7dXNYyqMxK0c633H3AFp6qwfK8_9u1n8avJ-3dQ9BsJGw53liyg8Z07oqVUN5U7CciB7OxRPjaGdKgKv9l0JYtzZSyJzSbSTNIk/s1600-h/100_4003.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148456555459277410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4qZmn-JqrSjsUOCYJ-YONo1l427GEpJrJBlje0Ne7dXNYyqMxK0c633H3AFp6qwfK8_9u1n8avJ-3dQ9BsJGw53liyg8Z07oqVUN5U7CciB7OxRPjaGdKgKv9l0JYtzZSyJzSbSTNIk/s320/100_4003.JPG" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0GDT5g42hybsyCt3aY16yrkabkKU_xZ-JI-01QkAit-pkh0LDUfGmB67-N5MFaXoSzDahE8Eky4zKfuT_XHR-XGO0MxpK_hCak5CR1wLX7WS5mOIs3vsPlYrEH4S2mCuO3h7VmhfC5Y/s1600-h/100_4003.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#339999;">When creating a home office, there really is no rule as to where you should place it. If you have an extra room to make into an office, then by all means, use it as such. However, for some of us, space is a precious commodity in our home. Therefore, you may wonder whether you should have a home office at all. The answer is... you can put whatever you choose in your home. The hard part, is making it look appropriate and well placed. </span></strong></p><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#339999;">I've walked into many homes where there is a computer and desk in the living room or the kitchen. But, people tend to stick to the tried and true desk and desk chair with wheels. Trust me, this does <em>not</em> look cute! The picture you see here is my living room's office space. As you can see, I placed a vintage chair as my office desk chair. It's very comfortable, believe it or not, and I'm not sacrificing my vintage decor. Artwork and the pieces you place around your desk are just as important. If you keep your vintage look in mind, you can make the viewer completely miss the hideous computer. By placing a large piece of artwork behind the desk and above the monitor (as I've done here), you draw the eye of the viewer upward and not straight towards the computer. The chair has the same effect. Because it's unique in its form, it draws the eye downward. Notice also the fact that the chair is an old windsor chair with columns on its back. It does not have a solid back. If you have a small space to work with, open backs work best when choosing a chair. The reason being, that it forces the eye to look through it, thus making the space appear larger than it really is. </span></strong></p><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#339999;">Hint: Unique chairs such as this one can be found at local vintage shops and boutiques. They can run anywhere from $25-$400, depending on where you look. The $400 ones are usually new chairs that have been made to look old. Personally, I like the real thing. I paid $35 for this chair at Blue Moon Trading Co. in South Tampa. Another option, if you are the frugal type, is to look through your local thrift store and pick out any chair for its "bones" and not it's finished look. This way <em>you</em> can sand it down and paint it the color your would like for your home decor. Between the paint, sand paper and chair, it will probably cost you somewhere around $20 and it will be a unique piece that you made! I hope this helps you solve your "office" problem!</span></strong></p><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#339999;">Happy Decorating!</span></strong></p><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#339999;">Mina</span></strong></p></div>

Home Office

When creating a home office, there really is no rule as to where you should place it. If you have an extra room to make into an office, then...

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