Now we don’t have any sort of hard evidence on the matter, but it seems to us–at least unofficially–that of all the types of furniture out there, of Mid-Century Modern designs, there seems to be a lot of coffee tables available. Simple or complex, the fact is that not many — Continue reading
The star burst is one of our favorite design elements that reminds us of Mid-Century Modern design. It’s also a very popular one, leading vintage star burst accessories, and even newly made ones, to often be expensive. As we’ve seen before, like in this amazing DIY Mid-Century Modern ceiling medallion, — Continue reading
Sometimes a DIY project comes across your way that makes you weak in the knees and want to run to the nearest home supply store to make it yourself. This DIY Starburst Ceiling Medallion is so clever/brilliant/fun/flexible–we’re practically running to Home Depot right now. The medallion below was spotted in — Continue reading
We are totally into the Etsy store Paint Square. They feature made to order, customize your own, Mid-Century Modern, lots of different sized, original framed wood sculpture art. They are turning wood scraps into one-of-a-kind, handmade, framed, ready-to-display pieces of art. They are a couple “whose mutual interests in all — Continue reading
Ever dream of turning your house into a living replica of the offices of Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Pryce? Well with this brightly-colored and business-minded Etsy shop we discovered today, you sure could. Joe Vintage, are you sure your first name is Joe, and not Don? You’ll find all kinds of — Continue reading
You ever dream about how you want your life to look like in the future? What you want your future home to look like? We know you’re supposed to live in the present and stuff like that, but sometimes we get swallowed up by our dreams of what we might — Continue reading
We’re not sure how to pronounce today’s Modern Etsy store focus, but luckily Hinkdvik also speaks the language of awesome home decor accessories, which we are quite fluent in. We hope to have many, many more conversations with this Etsy store. There’s just something so soft, lovely and caring about — Continue reading
Today’s designer is a guy who is constantly surprising us. That would imply he’s still alive. Well, he’s not. But, we always think we know what his work looks like, and then we see a piece we’ve never seen before and are pleasantly surprised. Who is exactly are we talking — Continue reading
Is “Mad Men” such a popular show because the main character, Don, is a suave womanizer? Or that all the other actors are easy-on-the-eyes? To an extent, of course. But shows like “Mad Men” are so popular today because they showcase a time in our history when glamour was up — Continue reading
Today’s Modern Etsy shop focus is on a lovely and delicate shop, full of bright colors, sweet patterns and enough charm to cajole a chicken out of its feathers. We’d be lying if we didn’t say we kind of want to buy every thing we see in the Etsy store — Continue reading
Today’s designer was a huge influence in a number of different design arenas during the Mid-Century Modern period, and he had a big influence on style. Also we wanted to test if you are paying attention to the blog here at 2Modern… Designed for books, book jackets, furniture, magazines, interiors, — Continue reading
Surfing onto the Etsy shop page of Atomic Attic is like walking into your favorite grandmother’s house, where it’s all warm and cozy and it smells like chocolate chip cookies that she’ll soon be putting in front of you saying things like “Eat! Eat! You’re too skinny for goodness sakes!” — Continue reading
Not everyone working in the Mid-Century stuck to stark lines and minimalist aesthetics. A style known as “Hollywood Regency” was very popular among those actually in Hollywood, and today’s mystery designer’s work was much sought after by actors and actresses–as well as those rich people operating in more seedier professions. — Continue reading
Oh Rhan Vintage, you sure know how to curate an Etsy store that makes this modern design blogger want to post about you. There’s something a little disorganized about this collection of Mid-Century Modern and vintage pieces, like that artsy girl who was in your intro to drawing class in — Continue reading
Classy. It’s not always a word you associate with modern interiors, or really interior design in general. But as our love for the fabulous looks of the Mid-Century continue to pervade our rooms and homes, it’s a word we should become accustomed to; they certainly had it in spades back — Continue reading
Most of the Etsy shops that we post about are sleek, retro, Mid-Century Modern collections of the highest degree. But every now and then, we come across a shop who’s just a little bit sweeter. Who exhibits a homier, more charming, simple collection, full of items that you know the — Continue reading
What do we love even more than awesome Mid-Century Modern furniture from famous companies like Herman Miller? Retro spoofs of advertisements and commercials of Mid-Century Modern furniture from famous companies like Herman Miller. You’re going to want to check out the YouTube video we were sent that has some doozies — Continue reading
This one should be a pretty darn simple one to guess. This Mid-Century Modern designer’s work is iconic and quite easy to recognize, and was definitely one of the first designers to perfect pieces that make folks go “there’s no WAY that could be comfortable, [after sitting] well I’ll be!” — Continue reading
We’re pretty sure we’re not mermaids, but like those gorgeous mythical angels of the sea, shiny objects sure capture our attention. Though, we have to admit, colorful items arrest us even more. For all these reasons and more (except the mermaid part), we chose the fabulous Etsy shop The Vintage — Continue reading
Today’s mystery Mid-Century Modern designer could be a tough one, as this designer was prolific: tons of designs were created over very productive decades, and the style didn’t always stay the same. Championed as a designer whose work is very accessible, he designed tons of lines that were popular during — Continue reading
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