New and new-ish things I like

Tom Dixon 'Beat' pendants

West Elm side tables

Vava lamp from Ikea

Console desk from [yet again] Ikea

West Elm Geo table

Damn you Craigslist...

Don't you know I can't be buying more crap?? But...found this swank fiberglass chair with aluminum base [which I've only seen a few examples of]. Ok...you can be mine

Dining...

So, I picked up the Docksta table and [Ikea, not West Elm but still decent] chairs last night - I think will look way fab in the new place...

And yet I'm still shopping...

My place is in disarray, but saw this on Craigslist. Afterall, I am going to need dining room furniture - Ikea Docksta and what looks like older West Elm chairs? We'll see - checking it out after work...

Change...

New year, new decade, new apartment... ugh - change. A long time ago an acquaintance once cheerily said to me 'change is growth, and growth is good!'. Yeah, ok...I'm trying to embrace it. I'm just in that limbo stage between the move - boxes and crap everywhere and my pups are all like 'wtf??'. But when all is done I keep telling myself I will have a new and larger modern place to decorate! But visions of minimalism are pretty much shot right now as I sit amongst a shit-ton of accumulation.... Random yet orderly interiors to keep me focused:

I'm in...

Well, as everyone knows, moving sucks. But when you are going to a fabulous location, it certainly less-sucks. Packing sucks too, but not as bad - at least you get a chance to weed out all the useless crap. And that is my goal - I hadn't planned on moving any time soon as I've been saving for a little modern home somewhere. But, change is growth and growth is good. Certainly will be saving less as this fab new place ain't coming cheap - but, dammit, I'm worth it!

Eviction 2010

Can you say 'stress' ?? I haven't posted on here in a few days as I've been crazy stressed about finding a new apartment [which, of course, must meet my snobby stylish needs]. My current condo complex owners decided to kick all us renters out and remodel/sell all the non-owned units. Whatever... Anyway, I have 60 days [57 now] to find a place. This is the current front runner and I should know by today:

Designed by local architect Jonathan Segal, it is just amazingly gorgeous. I currently live in one of his older loft buildings in downtown San Diego:

Score!

Offi Mag table...$8 thrifty SCORE! Doh...still no camera.

So...

My gorgeous upholstered Eames shell chair is now perfectly mated with a reproduction low rod base - love, love LOVE! But, alas, I loaned my camera to the bf so no pics yet... Also, more crazy thrifty pics coming...

I have a set of Eames wire chairs which, believe it or not, I picked up at a thrift store for $5 each [don't hate]. All in decent vintage condition and look like this:

But I'm thinking of taking two of them and transforming them into this:

Still waiting...

Well, finally back to work and was hoping the base I ordered would be waiting for me at the office...but no. Maybe today... For fun, here's one in brown:

But I was also thinking of the rocker base:

Speaking of rockers, so in love with this one - the 'Buttercup' from Blu Dot. The one I saw in the showroom was very scratched from people sitting...that would make me sad:

Hello lover...

Well look who's here! And just plain gorgeous!! Arrived a bit scrappy, but with a little spa treatment, she's as sexy as day one [pic shows weird crotch wear, but just a shadow]. Now, just waiting for the low rod base [hopefully sitting at my office!].

Just a lazy Saturday...

Today's thrifties...

All $1 each! Except the hourglass...that was $8

I really just have a thing for sugar bowls, but I feel guilty if I don't get the creamer too...

White turd ashtray...love it!

I really don't know what this is, but it has cool lines. I'm thinking maybe for saki?

Julius Shulman House for sale...

Here is the listing. Hopefully will be purchased by someone who appreciates it...

Needing an intervention...

Chairs. I just don't know what it is - I've always been crazy for them but now I am a full blown slut for them. Or maybe I just needed a fix while I wait for my new shell chair? Just picked up this little lovely over the weekend - it was being held captive at a stuffy antique mall and begged me to take her home. Never really a fan of the Tulip, but this little knockoff got my attention:

Changed my mind...

I decided to try a low-rod base [or cat's cradle] base for my new shell chair. Just bought one online on impulse [it's Christmas Eve day at work...who's working??]:

So it should look something like this [minus the giant turd]:

yay me...

I am finally getting a vintage Eames upholstered shell chair! And in super rare black!! Won it on ebay and appears to be in great shape. Doesn't come with a base, but as you know, someone won an Eiffel base recently for 99 cents. Merry Xmas to me!

Crabtree Building

One of my favorite buildings in downtown San Diego is the Crabtree Building. Designed by Robert Jones of Deems, Martin & Associates for Hodge Crabtree [read about his modern home here] and built in 1962. An award winning design in its day, the scale and balance of this building is stunning. Cantilevered over the main floor, the upper floors are encased in a beautiful meshwork of shade panels. The building is currently up for sale and I hope it will eventually receive the restoration it deserves.

 

 

Update 12/6/2012: Sad to report that since this beautiful building was sold, the entirety of the external meshwork has been removed. Although the building has been updated, what made it stand out from all other buildings in downtown San Diego has been compromised.

Not your grandmother's rocker...

From ModernLine

I spy...

Vintage DAXs?? With x-bases??? Perhaps...hard to tell, but I'm thinking they may be. Several of these chairs have been visible on the balconies of this senior housing building. Makes me think they came with the apartments?? Anyway, trying to come up with a plan on liberating them. Any ideas?