In with the Mid Century Modern.

a little story for your tuesday. I spent my saturday strolling around the Hayes Valley neighborhood of san francisco. darling by all accounts and filled with little shops full of treats and treasures. A particular favorite of mine is a store which sells its own handmade line of soaps and lotions and all manner of potions - but tucked in among these things is a stunning, and i do mean stunning collection of mid-century modern furniture and pottery. drool. it really is the only interaction i can have with these pieces & their very cool price tags of 1200 or more. Fast forward and as i leave the store and round the corner what do i spy in the back of a salvage truck?! this.

plucked from the depths of a dark (and spider filled basement) was this not so ancient but oh so beautiful treasure. and so i loaded it on my back (spiders and all) and carried it to the nearest friends house where i left it for 20minutes so i could go get my car and drive it home. With a little more love (it need to be tightened up in a few places but thats it!!) and a new cushion and strapping (provided by my local upholsterer) I will be the proud new mamma of a MCM chair.

excited? YES YES YES.

suggestions on cushions material/color for me would be appreciated.

make a wish: hans wegner wishbone chairs

so i first spotted this sleek piece of furniture in the sept.09 issue of food&wine magazine - just a tiny corner, a hint, a glimpse of the sophisticated wishbone chair. seems a few people around here already know about it since it was designed by the renowned danish furniture designer hans wegner - but if you are already enlightened try for a moment to return to that state of euphoria you felt when you first made this stunning discovery - aaahh see now you know how i am feeling - and i thought since it is such a stunning piece that you wouln't mind spending a little bit of your thursday morning with it - what a truly stunning piece this really is - it very well may be my first adult purchase, seriously im that head over heals for it!
its almost hard to believe that these chairs were designed around 60 years ago!! having grown up on the east coast they remind me of a much much much cooler hitchcock chair - do you see the similarity that i see??
what i like about the hitchcock chair is its clean lines, woven seat and dark frame - and its also what attracts me most to the wishbone chairs - they have that farmhouse feel only a super super chic farmhouse feel- simple, clean lined with an air of aristocracy but also a humbleness to them in that woven seat - again a modern take on a classic - and a way to bring freshness into the farmhouse - to lighten up that traditional rustic heaviness a bit and give it some elegance with out being fussy or overly complicated the above and below images capture this attraction nicely.

as seen on the citysage - for more images of these chairs look here

as found on kitka design toronto

here i love the way the white table and natural color of the chair give this a cottage feel - again the versitlity or chamelion like quality of these chairs to go from rustic farm house to formal town house with ease and above all sophistication is astounding - a new love to obsess over - ive already begun scouring craigslist in any city i have a friend and eby - let the games begin!