Budget Minded Modernist
I’m finally back on the tour and have added the kitchen…you’ll get to see the new shelf all in place! For new readers, we did the entire kitchen ourselves with the exception of tiling the back splashes. At that point we were over it.
The kitchen is actually not finished, but it’s been good enough for the past year and a half while we tackled other, more interesting projects. We really need to get on that.
To see the kitchen before and now, go here.
Now to update the living room…
I thought the booth could use some holiday slices this year…so I made mini-versions to keep the price point down…$6 a sliver.
Will I ever tire of agate?
It’s been too dark and rainy here to take decent pics, so it seemed a good time to gaze upon some beauties from the Wright Scandinavian Design Auction going on the block Thursday, November 18th.
There are a lot of the classics, by all the greats, but these are my faves this round.
Paavo Tynell Lamp c. 1950 Finland
Est. $2-3k
Axel Salto Budding Gourd Vase c. 1940 Denmark
Est. $8-10k
Hans Wegner Chaise c. 1960 Denmark
Est. $8-10k
Bodil Kjaer Desk and Return c. 1960 Denmark
Est. $10-15k
Timo Sarpaneva Lamps c. 1964 Finland
Est $1-2k
Arne Jacobsen Charlettenborg Chairs c. 1936 Denmark
Est. $10-15k
Bengt Karlby Pantre Pendants c. 1965 Denmark
Est. $1-2k
Poul Nørreklit Selectform Library c. 1970 Denmark
Est. $2-3k
Stig Lindberg Vessels c. 1962-1966 Sweden
Est. $5-7k
For those new to ModFruGal, here’s the lottery picks disclaimer…”When I win the lottery, I will spend my new wealth on these shallow and meaningless objects only when the aged parents, charitable causes and purchase of an overseas home have all been attended to…c’mon..I’m not a COMPLETE monster.”
Busy weekend. After I washed the layers of mannequin make-up off my face, I got in some quality junkin’ time with my bud who was only in town for 24 hours. BTW, I scared more kids with the 80’s make-up than I did the medusa wig…go figure!
We saw some really good stuff Saturday. I didn’t have my camera, which is always a regret on these occasions. There was a fireplace set that we are still talking about. Gorgeous 70’s brass and glass ultra modern delish. Who didn’t snap it, even with our phones? Dumb-asses like us.
Knowing that I’m the crazy bird lady, (and she’s still my friend!) she spotted this for me…
I am forever grateful. It makes me sooo happy. $20. All it needed was a Noxon bath. Now he’s shiiiiiny. We’ve been calling him Jonathan Livingston Seagull for giggles…he might just be Jonny by the end of the day.
We got a fuzzy phone pic of this groovy sofa..$200. Great condition. Neither of us need it, but what a deal.
When I saw the lamp, I gasped loudly and cried out for my friend’s confirmation that I NEED it. $75? It would be rude not to buy it. I just sold a chair for $80, so it’s an even swap…right? RIGHT. They called it the “Alien Lamp” and I was smitten. I had wanted an Arco lamp for the living room, but I always knew that something else (affordable) was out there. Found!
I like hanging out under the alien…it’s like a creepy but comforting light hug. I’ll post pics from more angles when I update the tour. The base isn’t all that attractive, so you’re not missing much there.
We rounded out the under $100 day with a Jackalope sighting. Good times.
Just when we thought we had Halloween behind us, Thing Two’s school goes and has an 80’s family night…ARGHHH!!! I don’t wanna dress up…again. Seriously? OK, stop being a selfish beeyotch and get with the program.
Our plans for my Crafty Counterpart to swashbuckle his way as Adam Ant circa Stand and Deliver phase fell through, much to our absolute devastation. He would have really rocked it, and I’ve been singing Desperate but Not Serious ALL WEEK. Still singing it. Right now.
Given we had 1 day left to figure it out, we went the easy route…CC is to be Robert Palmer, with me as one of the mannequin swayers with guitars. We’ve settled, but we’ll do our best with it.
I’m at a meeting for 3 hours last night, and when I come home, the CC has already McGyvered a guitar for me…white duct tape strap and all. Cardboard and super thin melamine board…I’m amazed.
Alright, we’re ready. Here we go…
Have a great weekend..I hope to be back to a more regular schedule next week!
Now before you go calling the cops on me….let me ‘splain. My bud and I were out junkin’ and I brought her downtown to shop the mall where my booth is. As we stood in booth 50, I told her how hard it was for me to put a certain owl in there. I had wanted to keep it, of course, but I was resisting my inevitable morph into a crazy bird lady.
She told me I was nuts to sell it, and I, being of weak constitution, took that as all the encouragement I needed to steal it from MYSELF. Within seconds, that baby was in my purse faster than you can say Winona Ryder.
You can see why I resorted to petty theft…no? I had paid a hefty $10 for it at an estate sale.
To make you feel a little better, I also got this (another hard to photograph glass piece)..for $3.50.
It’s got a pale purplish hue on the edges with gold and silver speckles…and I SWEAR I paid for it.
Things have otherwise been very un-blogworthy around here, lots of cabinet and closet organization…cuz I know you’re dying to see me clean out under the kitchen sink. I’m planning on getting back to the tour soon now that I can actually find some things around here.
