I thought this group would appreciate my summer project that I just wrapped up. My partner and I are trying our best to maintain our 1965 home midcentury charm while giving it the proper refresh ✨

It’s exactly what I was looking for to go with a room I’m redoing with a mid-century modern vibe.
I’m going to clean it up this weekend and put it in my house. I’m so excited!
There was another smaller one there, but it wasn’t in very good shape at all. I think this one just needs a little cleaning and maybe I will sand the top and refinish it. Otherwise it’s in very good shape.

Built in mid 1900’s

We are replacing our pendants in our house -- dining and kitchen -- and so far we've settled on the Herman Miller Bubble Saucer over the dining room table. We now need to decide what to do for the kitchen island (two pendants). Any recommendations? We like the idea of two Louis Poulsen VL45s cause they are nice and still fairly restrained, but are wondering if that's gonna make it too **globey**.

Any recs or suggestions? Thank you!

Can anyone help identify this chair? The owner says it has heat and massage functions. After some online searching, I’m thinking it might be a vintage Contour Chair-Lounge.

Anyone recognize the exact model or know more about it?

Thanks!

Considering buying these. Seller claims they’re authentic and thinks they’re most likely from the 1980s.

If any folks are able to weigh in on whether they think they’re authentic, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

My mom has these two dressers that she’s had from when she was a child. The pink stripes are actually colored strips that can be taken out and flipped over to blue, and there is another strip with yellow/orange. You can’t see the mirror well here but the mirror also has the color strips.

It’s so cute but she hasn’t been able to find any info about. I’m going to visit in a few weeks to help her sell it but wondering if anyone here is familiar with this set. https://imgur.com/a/SxL1eZA

Hello again!

This summer I posted about these pieces asking your advice and I wanted to give you an update.

We had to move them to another location due to renovations in our own house. We had no time to deal with this ourselfes so off they went and there they were pampered by my inlaws. A leather specialists made a paint for them, colour matched perfectly, and they were painted with delicate care as to not disturbe the stitches. The wood got a good buff too. As you can see the result is stunning!

They have now gone to auction to find a new home. I would never have guessed they were worth anything if it was not for this sub so Thank you!

You guys all said this is Percival Lafer and you were right. But with a little twist!

I took the liberty of copy paste from google (hope that's ok) and added in some of my own from what I've found here you go :)

The collaboration between the Norwegian furniture manufacturer Ekornes and the renowned Brazilian designer Percival Lafer took place around 1980. Some of you might know Ekornes by their Stressless chairs.

This partnership represented a rare and fascinating exception in Norwegian furniture history, as Norwegian manufacturers at the time seldom licensed designs from creators outside of Scandinavia.

Around 1980, Ekornes secured the rights to license-produce selected designs by Percival Lafer for the European market.

The most famous models produced by Ekornes were Paulo and Woodstick. These consisted of armchairs and sofas with a distinct, uncompromising character. The ones we have is Woodstick and marked with 211 on the original label.

They were described as bold, airy "seating sculptures" characterized by a brutalist and Mid-Century Modern aesthetic. They featured heavy leather upholstery mounted on frames made from the exotic Brazilian hardwood jatoba. These sofas are on a metal frame with wood legs.

The collaboration was born out of a close friendship. Former CEO Jens Petter Ekornes was a good friend of Percival Lafer and visited him multiple times in Brazil. His son, Arve Ekornes, later shared that the two met regularly at the major furniture fairs in Milan and Cologne during this era. Ekornes and Lafer discussed and traded knowledge about leather and wood and it is said that they helped eachother with sharing their exsperiance

Just picked this set up for $125. Obviously reupholstered, but the spring coils are in fabulous condition and my wife and I will tighten shit up and refinish the wood. They are filling up space in my art studio.

I know Yugoslavian pieces are difficult to place, at best, but these are stamped "YUGOSLAVIAN" fwiw

Hi everyone! I bought a cowhide Wassily chair directly from Design Within Reach a few years ago, and recently discovered that the upholstery had cracked along the stitching on the seat one morning.
Thankfully, DWR agreed to repair it under warranty after reviewing photos. However, I’m based in Seattle, where they don’t have a repair technician, so I’ll need to ship the chair to them.
DWR is sending me a box, but I’m responsible for packing and cushioning the chair myself. They’ve also told me they don’t offer coverage for damage during transit, which makes me nervous about potentially damaging the chair further.

I’d love some advice on a few things:
How would you pack a Wassily chair to protect the cowhide upholstery and chrome frame during shipping? I got it delivered white glove service so I don’t have the original packaging nor seen it get unboxed.
Would you proceed with the warranty repair despite the transit risks, or consider a local upholstery specialist instead?
Has anyone gone through DWR’s warranty repair process? How was your experience?
They said the repair should take about a week, although they may determine that more extensive work or upholstery replacement is needed.

I love this chair dearly and want to get it repaired so I can enjoy it without worrying about further damage. But I’m also nervous about shipping it across the country with no transit coverage.
Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for making it this far.

I looked at a lot of side tables that would complement an Eames chair and didn't find anything that was quite what I wanted, so I built my own. I do woodworking as a hobby, so it was a good way to come up with a fun project!

If you have a front door that adds a pop of color to your MCM home, does your garage door match the front door? Is it a different color completely? Does it match the trim? Would love to see some pictures.

I am not going to be painting the exterior of my house (currently a dark gray with brown undertones) but would like to paint the doors. Trim is white. My concern is that there are two exterior doors on the front of the house. The garage was not originally attached to the house, but was connected via a breezeway at some point, and there is an exterior door on the breezeway. Do I paint all 3 doors (front, breezeway, garage) the same? Just paint the doors the same and make the garage match the trim? I don't currently have a good picture that shows all 3 doors but will try to add one later if that helps.

Hello! I recently inherited this chair from a relative who collected great furniture.

There are no tags remaining on the chair so I am trying to figure out how I can determine if it an authentic or a replica.

Thanks for any help!

I got this off of marketplace for $60. I'm curious if it's possible to figure out when it was made. I saw similar ones from the 1950s and the leaf lock looks original.

The top is in really good condition. It came with a center leaf that I took out for now.

I’m assuming they are desks from a library of some sort. Anyone recognize them?

Not sure they sold right away at $1200 each. 😬