Blog posts

March 28, 2024
Elusive Pieces of a Mid Century Modern Bedroom Set

A look at vintage ads to understand the buying habits of homeowners when vintage mid century modern furniture was being produced.

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What's In Store - Grand Opening is less than 10 days away!

Mark your calendars and get ready to join us on September 9th for the grand opening of our store! We are located at 3801 Dodge St, Suite 4, Omaha, NE...

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Designer Profile - Paul McCobb

Learn more about Paul McCobb the designer of this week's dining set the Connoisseur Collection for H. Sacks and Sons.

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Space Age Deep Dive

What comes to mind when you hear the words "space age"?  An old scifi show like Star Trek or the cartoon The Jetsons?  Or maybe you think of the curvy,...

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Carlo of Hollywood Deep Dive

One of my favorite parts of being a vintage seller, is researching the history of items that we source.  When I picked up this large velvet cityscape signed "Carlo", I...

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Broyhill Brasilia Furniture History Deep Dive

I still plan to write part two to our last installment about Sears and Ward (the dueling department stores) but could not resist the opportunity to share some of my...

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Furniture History Deep Dive: The Dueling Department Stores Sears and Montgomery Ward Part One

In today's drop we are offering a Harmony House set for the first time.  Of course, I had to look up some information about Harmony House and was surprised to...

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Furniture History Deep Dive - Lane Perception

As far as mid century modern furniture makers go, Lane of Alta Vista, Virginia is probably amongst the easiest to find information about.  I believe this is partly due to...

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Furniture History Deep Dive - Johnson Carper

This week we decided to look into the history of mid century modern furniture maker, Johnson Carper. We have a lot of admiration for the design and durability of Johnson...

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