New URL: http://midcenturyliving.wordpress.com/ Apologies for the lack of updates in recent months. Work and various real world dilemmas h...

One of the big local news stories that I've been keeping tabs on this year is the selling and buying of the beautiful Cliff May designed...

  Happy Holidays! I recently picked up a vintage holiday craft book called Christmas Magic by Margaret Perry, which was originally publish...

The new documentary, Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter premieres nationally Monday, December 19th on PBS - American ...

In case you haven't heard, Southern California is currently playing host to Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 - 1980 . This ambiti...

A few months ago I picked up a great little book that was published by Pittsburgh Paints in 1962. It goes into great detail about how to us...

In November of 1963 most of America was in mourning. President John F. Kennedy had just been assassinated and thoughtful citizens around the...

I just reviewed a film called THE LOVE MACHINE (1971) for TCM that was recently released on DVD and I couldn't resist sharing a few scr...

I recently came across these great ads for Halloween costumes in a Sears catalog from 1958 and had to share. Click on the images to see th...

Found these old recipes in a copy of the Better Homes & Gardens "Cookies and Candies" book originally published in 1966 and wa...