Welcome to Mid-Century Living! My name is Kimberly and I'm a longtime admirer of mid-century design. My husband and I recently bought our first home and it's a beautiful old custom built 1954 atomic ranch house in Napa, CA. I plan to share my adventures in home restoration and remodeling as well as various decorating tips, gardening and landscaping ideas, recipes and anything else that falls under the banner of "Mid-Century" or "Living." I'll also be writing about local issues and various things that interest me as a new home owner. I hope you'll enjoy your stop here!
Home Made Simple - Repurposed Umbrellas
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Most of you know that I have quite the addiction to umbrellas (although we won't mention the other addictions to paper, dishes, glasses, owls, mushrooms and ...
Life and a Thank You
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Life lately.....
It's been messy with tears.
{oh these two trouble makers}
It's been fun with giggles.
{first time in a bounce house}
It's been adven...
Baby Stroller dilemma
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Here are the strollers I am considering at the moment... However, I can not
make up my mind. The @babyjogger city select offers the most versatility
.. B...
Sonoma olive oil orchard villa
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A winding road leads past a cluster of olive trees, up a hill to a villa
with a vista of the valley. Abstract artwork flanking the stone fireplace
anchors ...
The BIG GIANT fireplace
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It's finally April! Just a small confession here about my previous post.
Thanks for all your comments! I am a pretty personal person and am
horrified when ...
Doc Ricketts’ Elusive Lab
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I’d wandered up and down that street a hundred times looking for the
unassuming wooden facade. On two separate visits in the past four years, I
looked for ...
Napa Vintage Market – New Website
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Hello all! We have a NEW website up and running for the Napa Vintage Market
opening in April! Here are direct links for Vendors: Vendor Info:
http://napavi...
Mod Boxes
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Mod art can be found in the most fabulous of places. Today I ran across a box of vintage Store boxes in my office. When I'm out procuring inventory I often b...
Kool Kitsch For Sale on eBay
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By Sara In AZ Hey y’all, check out all the cool stuff that is up for sale
on eBay right now! First up, this super cute Vintage Cherry Design Cotton
Terry T...
Carl Auböck
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Carl Auböck Carl Auböck (1900-1957) was an Austrian designer. He completed
an apprenticeship to a bronze and chisel worker in his parents' workshop
from 1...
New Vintage Finds! Space Age, Industrial, Mod.
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I've been pickin'! Here are some of my recent finds:
Clip on yellow lamp. Love these! They're so versatile: office, loft,
reading nook, bedroom...
Ind...
Bold & Noble Geometric Prints + Weekly Wrap Up
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We made it through design season and it’s time for a little holiday break.
It’s as if the holiday gods know that the design industry could use a few
days o...
Pretty Keys
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Today I'm swapping ideas with German-based blogger Katja (of Katbuzz.com).
She loved the knotted cord bracelets Erica and I whipped up and is sharing
th...
liberace: behind the candelabra
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kittens, i've been waiting FOR-EV-ER for the premiere of behind the candelabra. my former boss, howard cummings, is the uber-talented production designer beh...
The Cabin That Dreams Are Made Of
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1100.00 Leland Meadows Guys I have a problem. I look at cabins in the woods
all the time. I will never move to one and its sorta a way to torment my
soul. ...
I’m living in films for the sake of Russia
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<3 Andrew Eldridge. Anyhow…here’s a MTB iris called “In My Veins”. I’m one
of the people who adores the vertigo-inducing swirly bokeh of Zeiss, so
this len...
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In the Brasilia airport, ready for the last leg of the trip in Rio. Brasilia was a modernist fantasyland, a time capsule of optimistic, future-making ambitio...
birdnote q&a: crow or raven?
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PERHAPS NO BIRDS are more familiar than crows and ravens—but which is which
in these similar-looking members of the genus Corvus? And who’s smarter?
Elle...
Plant SOS! My Fiddleleaf Fig!
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[image: fiddle leaf fig brown leaves]Ok, popping in with a crisis. Pardon
my terrible cell phone shot but this is a bit of a plant emergency and I
didn’t...
We love Lyle and Bernard Waber
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One of my favorite children’s book author’s died last week–Bernard Waber,
author of 30 plus children’s books and creator the most charming and
beloved cro...
Thrifting Roundup: 05-22-2013
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Hi everyone. Doing a mid-week round up this time. I know it’s standard to
get your thrift round up posts in right after the weekend (especially to
particip...
Seeing the Sun Rise on Dulles International Airport
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[image: Seeing the Sun Rise on Dulles International Airport]
In 1964 my father accepted a job as Press Secretary for Senator Carl Hayden
of Arizona, so my...
What We Need To See at ICFF
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The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) is back in full swing—
and we couldn’t be more excited! As North America’s premier showcase for
contem...
Watch This Space
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It's summertime (well, almost) and we just wrapped the spring semester at school... and I'm looking at the list of summer projects. The deck tops the list — ...
The Old Fashioned: This Week’s Retro Cocktail Recipe
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With Season Six of MAD MEN in full swing, I thought I’d (finally) feature
the favorite cocktail of Creative Director Don Draper, The Old Fashioned
Truly ol...
blog readers get 20% off in my shop!
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it's been a really great season and i'd like to thank all of you that read my blog! i'm offering 20% off in my shop. please enter code BLOG20 when checking o...
The Return of Cathrineholm
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As with many popular mid-century items, we knew it was just a matter of
time before some thoughtful person decided to re-release the now famous
Cathrineho...
Sponsor Salute! May 2013
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This month, I'm happy to bring your attention to a few amazing things from
my sponsors. Make sure to click those links to the right so you can see
what els...
Dianoche Designs
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PARENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD use night lights for their small children.
Nothing is more terrifying than walking down a dark hallway in the middle
of the nigh...
Blair Aluminum Furniture
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It's important to realize that time does not stand still. For a designer
this means that design ideas change, new approaches are tried, new
materials becom...
Ray Eames Exhibit
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On a recent trip to our state capitol my husband spotted this....
Good eye mister!
We spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon taking in all the eye candy.
T...
A New Venture
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Well, I finally got sick of all the stuff in my storage building. When a
new flea market opened up here in town, I rented one of the first booths.
My boo...
What I Wore: 4/16/13
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Sweater: JCPENNEY (IKNORITE?), Striped Tee: TARGET, Pants and Vans: PACSUN
I just pul...
Moondoggie's Most Wanted
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Living in England makes tiki collecting difficult (and even more expensive) but I guess that's part of the fun. I thought I'd post about some mugs I would l...
3-Way Tie (For Last)
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Red, orange and white? Why, yes, those are our three favorite colors made
available by *Artemide* for their *Giano-Giano-Vano *side tables, *Telegono
*lamp...
Painting the Kitchen
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So, I never shared these photos with you guys, but when we painted our
dining room a few weeks ago, we went ahead and painted our kitchen, too. As
a quick ...
Blog moved.
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Not sure who is still following this blog, considering that it's been over
2 years (!?) since my last post. I'd like to start it up again, since I
liked t...
I've moved!
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Hello my faithful obsessive followers.
The time has come to say a fond farewell to Blogger...and a big hello to
Wordpress! Blogger has, for me, unfortun...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR KITTENS! Wishing you all a very successful Year full of
prosperity, adventure, & oh so Rocken' of a good time! Gals just
think... the possi...
We're still here!
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I know it's been quite a while... but we are still here and still love
living in our Rummer.
The major projects are mostly finished and we're sort of just...
Build LLC in Seattle
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This is just a little shout out of love for one of my new favorite
architectural blogs.
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Build LLC is a design/build firm in Seattle tha...
Reading Round-Up -- Yee Haw!
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Hey everyone! Yes, I'm busy Accomplishing all sorts of things, just not on
the list. For example, I did FOUR loads of laundry and mopped the bathroom
flo...
Cerulean Indy | Private Preview Dinner
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Indianapolis finally has a legitimate food scene. Spots like Bluebeard, Black
Market and Recess are teaching this town how to eat. Each has my very
vocal...
The Beauty Of Moving On
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Settle in, friends, it's a long one...
Clearly there’s been some radio silence lately. Truth? I had every
intention of getting back to blogging daily aft...
Mid-Century Album Covers III
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I recently stumbled across a great website for Mid-Century album
covers called the *Audio Preservation Fund*. Above is a selection o...
semi-weekly round-up
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Been a tough couple of weeks working on a difficult job. That one's over
now, so it's time to get to the stuff the difficult job made late. yay!
In most im...
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I heart I Heart Daily, the pop culture and lifestyle newsletter so
effectively curated it's become a bible for both super awesome teenage
girls I want t...
Duchess Casserole Promotional Set
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This is the Duchess promotional casserole. Isn’t she lovely? It was a
hostess party gift for Stanley products, one of the many collaborations
Pyrex has don...
Tying Up Loose Ends
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After my accident, I thought I'd focus more on this blog, but it turns out
I was totally wrong. The opposite actually came true. I can't really
explain why...
Electricity use for the year
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I just got my electricity bill-- the one that finally marks one year in the
new eco-ranch, ergo, all of the usage shown on our bill is for the time we
actu...
Carlo of Hollywood Painting
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We found this original Carlo of Hollywood picture in the Dawn’s Delight
second hand store in La Grande for $40.00. It it is quite large, 23″ x 65″,
and is ...
WTF?!? Friday. Stacked.
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WTF are these five funky servings of? And are we honestly expected to
believe that sauce with a sheen not unlike Charlie will enhance the layers
of gastr...
We Won!
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Long Beach Heritage has acknowledged our efforts and awarded us a 2012
Restoration and Preservation Award. How cool is that? Thanks Rochelle
Kramer of Ranc...
New Mailbox
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*If you have $200 to spend on a modern mailbox...*definitely buy this one:
http://www.neutrabox.comThe craftsmanship on the Neutrabox is unparalleled
and t...
The Beekman 1802, to the tune of Buddy Greco
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The American Hotel. Picture courtesy of The American Hotel site.
Old Sharon Springs, NY tourist sign. Picture courtesy of The American Hotel
site.
Rosebo...
Cinebeats.com Is Moving!
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12/9 Update: My blog is still here. Have no idea why? Blogsome reps haven’t
explained what’s going on. Users were told that Blogsome would close its
doors ...
A Few Found Objects
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Had these photos I took sometime during December of last year and thought I
would post them with a few comments. All of these items were basically free.
Th...
back in the high life, again.
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I've taken on a new approach to blogging here at Love of Thornhurst. And
that is to try doing it. After a long spell of not posting, it seems like
we owe ...
The Trimmers are Coming, The Trimmers are Coming!
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AEP PSO has informed us that they will be returning soon to trim trees near
utility lines. When I have exact dates I will include them. In the meantime
I...
Freshening Up a 1959 Tri-level in Madison
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*Hello,*
*We have a 1959 tri-level in Madison, Wisc., and we need to repaint. At
some point someone painted it the current paint scheme, a redwood co...
GoVintage MOVED: Update your RSS Now!
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And finally I did it!!! :D
As I explained you in A New Home for GoVintage and A New Home for GoVintage
#2, GoVintage was moving ...
We won, we won, we won!!!!!
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We won, we won, we won!!!!!, originally uploaded by Atomic Village. I have
been obsessed (according to my husband) with winning the neighborhood yard
decor...
Adorned Walls
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I love doilies. 'Always have... Lol, don't ask, but look! Oh-la-la! 'Love how the owner of this bedroom took out her grannie's collection and gave it a f...
Long Overdue
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This post is long overdue. I've been working a ton lately and feel pretty
fortunate that we are as busy as we are in the current economy. Thought I
would ...
Furniture Sustainability
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The closing quote from Milo Baughman in *Modernism's *Summer 2010 article
about his life and work sums up his deepest concerns:
‘“The structured environmen...
Recent Events & Inspiration
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The past month has been an exciting time for us here in Ridgewood. Allow us
to tell you about it with a break down in three parts:
*Part 1.* Apartment T...
Flip Clocks Inspired by the Solari Dator 5
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This is a BT637 calendar clock by Pierre Bodet, produced in the ’70s. Here’s the patent (PDF). It sold on eBay today for nearly $400. This tasty bit of eye c...
Vintage Atomic Switch Plates
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One of my favorite flickr users, JAVA1888, posted this ad on his
photostream and I just had to share! Aren’t these AMAZING? Sure beats the
ordinary plastic...
Fabulous! Thank you so much for posting!
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