💋the kiss💋{vienna calling, part 2} #thekiss #vienna Gustav KLIMT’s ‘The Kiss’ was the ‘chef’s kiss’ at the impossibly gorgeous ‘Belvedere Palace Museum / ‘Majolikahaus’ erected in 1898 & its majestic next door neighbor, both designed by architect Otto Wagner, were worth a major schlep ~ Sacher Hotel 🏨 is definitely where it’s at: Sacher Torte by day at Sacher Cafe & cocktails {Sacher Negroni & Sacher Martini} by night at my new favorite Blaue Bar / fell in love with the 70s vibe at our local Delia’s Cafe ~ ROMY SCHNEIDER on the wall & orange-hued decor plus excellent food & coffee / vintage gold jewelry / all over Vienna / Austria #Travel #TravelPhotography #PassionPassport #Wien #Austria #Europe #GustavKlimt #Belvedere #Museum #Art #Majestic #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Cafe #Sacher #SacherTorte #CafeSacher #BlaueBar #Majolikahaus #Architecture #RomySchneider #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Vintage #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @vienna @sacherhotels @belvederemuseum @caffedelias1010 @thirsty
🇦🇹vienna calling🇦🇹 #vienna #wien just as majestic as i remembered it from so many years ago; to put it simply: VIENNA is grand! / aperol spritz at ‘Palmenhaus Brasserie’ by Hofburg Palace & Park ~ ‘Nuss Kuss’ at Cafe Central ~ ‘Guglhupf’ at Cafe Landtmann ~ Engel Apotheke {pharmacy} ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart monument in Burggarten ~ scenic Vienna / vintage ‘Austria’ glass made for PAN AM airlines & ‘petty cash’ box ‘accessories’ both traveled from NY / vintage gold jewelry / all over Vienna / Austria #Travel #TravelPhotography #PassionPassport #Austria #Europe #Thirsty #Drinks #Drinkstagram #AperolSpritz #Eeeeats #CafeCentral #CafeLandtmann #Cafe #Palmenhaus #Engel #Mozart #Majestic #Grand #Historic #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @vienna @cafelandtmann @cafecentralwien @thirsty @palmenhausbrasserie
🌉never tear us apart🌉 #prague #praha it only took me 30 years {!} to return to this magical city / while my feet are still hurting, its beauty is truly breathtaking / PRAGUE views from the Town Hall Tower ~ Astronomical Clock ~ Charles Bridge ~ Bric a Brac vintage store ~ ‘Old’ Town & ‘Lesser Town’ views ~ Czech BEER at Kantýna & Kolkovna restaurants ~ central train station ~ nighttime on Charles Bridge / listening to INXS on repeat / vintage gold jewelry / all over Prague / Czech Republic #Travel #TravelPassion #TravelPhotography #PassionPassport #CzechRepublic #VisitPrague #Czechia #CharlesBridge #FranzKafka #AstronomicalClock #Drinks #Drinkstagram #Beer #Thirsty #Eeeeats #PragueEats #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #Gold #INXS #NeverTearUsApart #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @cityofprague @restaurace_kantyna @kolkovna_restaurants @thirsty @pilsnerurquell
👩🏻🦰mama’s day👩🏻🦰 #happymothersday #mama celebrating mother’s day in PRAGUE today was truly special / signature ‘Raphael’ cocktail at The Refectory Bar ~ a former refectory of Augustinian monks with the absolutely breathtaking baroque ceiling fresco dating back to the 14th century, inside Augustine, a luxury collection hotel / favorite local beer {pilsner urquell} aboard ‘Prague Boats’ cruise on the Vltava River / assorted highlights from the past few days & nights in this magical city / vintage gold jewelry & accessories / all over Prague / Czech Republic #Travel #TravelPassion #PassionPassport #TravelPhotography #Prague #CzechRepublic #Drinks #Cocktails #Beer #Drinkstagram #Hotel #HotelBar #RefectoryBar #River #RiverCruise #PragueBoats #VisitPrague #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #CharlesBridge #FranzKafka #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @museumkampa @prague_boats @marriotthotels @augustineprague @cityofprague
👼an ode to georges {part15}👼 #angel #cherub what’s not to like about ‘GEORGES BRIARD?’ / six angels//cherubs playing six different musical instruments with six different phrases {flying high ~ high spirits ~ celestial harmony ~ this is paradise ~ off beat ~ top of the world} / six vintage pink and black cased glasses with a gold starburst on the back / i’m completely smitten / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #WestVillage #NYC #GeorgesBriard #Glass #VintageGlass #CasedGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #HardToFind #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory @thirsty
🔆🔅{mellow yellow}🔅🔆 #blenko #fundraiser generally not my go-to color… but one cannot ignore one of Wayne Husted’s masterpieces! / BLENKO’s 5933 oval decanter ~ in jonquil, with a show stopping crystal stopper ~ with the acid etch mark ~ placing its sublime creation squarely between 1959 & 1961! / my heart skipped a beat when i spotted it at the annual Design on a Dime opening gala & dinner event in the @housingworks booth at the Metropolitan Pavilion / so, i came back the next day and got it / all for good cause! / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #BlenkoGlass #WayneHusted #Jonquil #Decanter #MCM #Retro #Collection #HardToFind #DesignOnADime #HousingWorks #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Flowerstagram #Peonies #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @hwdesignonadime @housingworks @acolorstory @metropolitanpav @traderjoes @blenkoglasscompany
⚜️april stuff⚜️ #recap #april started out slowly but gained momentum when we embarked on my very first trip to PITTSBURGH / the ‘fallingwater house’ is magnificent {see previous post} and i definitely need to come back for a more in-depth exploration / in order: an incredible exhibit of EVELYN ACKERMAN’s mosaic panels & tapestries {created between 1957 & 1982} at @randcompanynyc in SoHo, NYC ~ only the classics at Grand Central’s Oyster Bar {since 1913!} ~ finally made it back to the Elephant Trunk Flea in CT ~ aperol spritz at The National Arts Club ~ picking up some great MCM furniture pieces in PA {auction win!} ~ downtown Pittsburgh from the car ~ thrifting around Pittsburgh ~ celebratory dinner with ‘herbal capriccio’ at ‘Altius’ overlooking Pittsburgh ~ iced latte at the new ‘cool kid in the ‘hood’ @travelerspoetsandfriends ~ LINDA EVANGELISTA at the annual @hwdesignonadime opening night gala & dinner at The Metropolitan Pavilion / vintage gold jewelry / all over NYC & Pittsburgh, PA #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #Travel #TravelPhotography #PassionPassport #Pittsburgh #NYC #Exhibition #EvelynAckerman #Thrift #ThriftHaul #FleaMarket #FleaMarketFinds #ElephantTrunk #Drinkstagram #Eeeeats #DesignOnADime #LindaEvangelista #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @metropolitanpav @housingworks @hwdesignonadime @lindaevangelista @travelerspoetsandfriends @etflea @randcompanynyc @altius_pgh @chelsea_flea @visitpittsburgh @nationalartsclub @auntmilliesattic_ @nyoysterbar
🌼an ode to georges {part 14}🌼 #table #vintagefurniture what’s not to like about ‘GEORGES BRIARD?’ / i need to pat myself on the shoulder for spotting this incredible GB glass accent table during my recent vintage shopping excursion to Pennsylvania! / i guess it was just hanging out in a dusty corner, waiting for me to rescue it?! / and at $19, i consider it one of my best retro haul scores from the trip / back at home, it was nice to discover i was on the right track ~ as per 1969 catalog pages / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Furniture #VintageTable #AccentTable #GeorgesBriard #GB #Glass #VintageGlass #Retro #Collection #Haul #RetroHauls #Thrifting #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #ModernGeometry #Color #ColorPop #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @georgesbriard
☑️the talented mr. RIPLEY☑️ #ripley #thetalentedmrripley if you haven’t seen the new RIPLEY series yet - run! / in b&w, gloriously filmed & edited in bella italia {Atrani, Rome, Palermo, Venice} / who knew that a beautiful vintage MURANO Seguso ashtray that i purchased years ago in London of all places, would so prominently figure in this latest installment! / in addition, there’s a ‘MAD MEN’ crossover involving a vintage Ronson ‘crown’ lighter that belongs to both, Dickie Greenleaf and Betty Draper! / and don’t you forget ~ Betty speaks Italian! / + my pride & joy ~ the sunbeam wall clock from the actual set of ‘MAD MEN’ / flowers from @traderjoes ~ peonies & lilacs from local bodega / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Prop #VintageProps #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Murano #Seguso #MuranoGlass #Ashtray #VintageAshtray #Lighter #VintageLighter #Clock #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #Flowerstagram #BlackandWhite #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @netflix @ripleynetflix @traderjoes @chelsea_flea @acolorstory @madmen_amc
🌏🌍🌎 earth day 🌎🌍🌏 #earthday #planetearth vintage {circa early 60s} and signed by a renowned MCM designer, David Douglas / round & rectangle white cased bent glass trays, both with turquoise & gold atomic tree design / apparently called ‘prestige,’ this pattern is rare, as compared to Douglas’ ubiquitous ‘pine cones’ for Libbey / flowers from @traderjoes ~ peonies from local bodega / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #CasedGlass #DavidDouglas #Prestige #Tree #SaveTheTrees #Gold #Tray #Atomic #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle # #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory @housingworks @earthdaynetwork
🔸🔶domino dominion🔶🔸 #domino #vintageglass NOS {new old stock} original 📦 and a spectacular vintage CULVER set! / 8 hi-balls in the ‘domino’ pattern ~ black & gold diamonds in mint condition from early/mid 1950s! / number 800 on the box and in the catalog / box still retains its original sticker from ‘Eger’s’ ~ a jewelry shop in Jeannette, PA! / courtesy of @the_well_stocked_bar in Pittsburgh, PA / can’t wait to display with all my matching pieces {as featured before & yet to be featured} / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #HomeBar #VintageBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #MCMGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Retro #Collection #NOS #Gold #DistinctiveDrinkware #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #Flowerstagram #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @thirsty @acolorstory @the_well_stocked_bar
🏡🗯️wow🗯️🏡 #fallingwater #franklloydwright three & a half years later but, at last, i got to see this architectural masterpiece in person / FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT designed ‘FALLINGWATER HOUSE’ for Liliane and Edgar J. Kaufmann in 1935!! / about 70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh / named as ‘best all-time work of American architecture’ / a true tour de force ~ simply incredible ~ lucky to visit on a beautiful sunny spring day / Fallingwater / Mill Run / Pennsylvania #MidcenturyModern #Architecture #ModernArchitecture #AmericanArchitecture #Historical #Landmark #Design #Nature #Man #Waterfall #Conservation #Cantilever #Stone #Steel #Color #Masterpiece #Iconic #Heritage #Pennsylvania #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Travel #TravelPhotography #PassionPassport #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @franklloydwrightland @visitfallingwater
❣️etc. etc. etc.❣️ #party #etc i know just the exact spot where this ‘etc. etc. PARTY set’ will make its permanent appearance at the house!! / as featured in the 1972 Federal Glass catalog, full 8-piece set, in ‘sundown color with sheer rim,’ and in its amazing original box!! / 🔑 party references optional / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #HomeBar #VintageBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #FederalGlass #NOS #70s #PartySet #Retro #Collection #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Flowerstagram #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @thirsty @acolorstory
🌕🌑celestial ~ eclipse🌑🌕 #eclipse #celestial midcentury modern glassware sure had that ‘eclipse thing’ down / a sun, a star, a moon ~ all represented in these fabulous starburst glasses by ‘STARLYTE’ ~ full set of zombies with 8 matching coasters {rare!!} ~ full set of hiballs with original caddy ~ all in black & gold and ready to rock! / vintage room divider with lights from @fluxmodern / flowers from @traderjoes / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Starlyte #Atomic #Starburst #Star #Moon #SolarEclipse #Retro #Collection #RoomDivider #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @fluxmodern @acolorstory @thirsty
🤞march madness🤞 #cheers #recap welcome to our MCM house… well, not just quite yet!! / while i not so patiently wait for all the renovation work to be completed, a few social outings in NYC and vintage shopping trips in upstate NY were squeezed in / aperol spritz x2 & freebie celebratory cocktails at Dante NY ~ various negronis at Vinyl Steakhouse & Mr. Capri ~ best donuts at {our now regular} Lakeside Diner in CT ~ vintage bliss at Vintage Addiction & Co. and Newburgh Vintage Emporium Warehouse ~ quick jaunt to Hudson, NY ~ first signs of spring at Jackson Square Park in West Village / vintage gold ring candy from @pippinvintagehome / somewhere in Connecticut, upstate NY, & downtown NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #MCMHome #MCMDesign #MCMLiving #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Eeeeats #NYCEats #Diner #Donuts #RetroHauls #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #NewYork #WestVillage #UpstateNY #Spring #MarchMadness #HomeRenovation #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @thirsty @jacksonsqpark @cityofhudson @nvewarehouse @vintage_addiction_co @pippinvintagehome @itsmrcapri @vinylsteakhouse @dantenewyorkcity
🟩🟦let’s hear it for the spring🟦🟩 #spring #cheers i am so very ready for SPRING; aren’t we all? / fabulous CULVER glass in my favorite color combination of blue & green {with some gold accents, of course!} / three different styles of glasses, plus GIN decanter with original brass stopper / all in ‘rondo blue’ pattern, from late 50s/early 60s as per catalog / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Rondo #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #Flowerstagram #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @thirsty @acolorstory
🗿work in progress🗿 #midcenturyhome #midcenturyliving monday morning greetings / ultra rare, signed, MCM, double sided, blue resin tiki sculpture, created circa 1965 by designer extraordinaire ~ SASCHA BRASTOFF / joined by a new resin ‘friend’ in fiery red / both acquired at @chelsea_flea several years apart / MCM teak wood planter by Danish architect & designer, Arne Wahl Iversen for Møbelfabrik / original home built-ins, including the breeze block, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Design #InteriorDesign #SaschaBrastoff #SaschaB #Resin #ResinArt #Tiki #TikiBar #Sculpture #Teakwood #Planter #VintagePlanter #Plants #Breezeblocks #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @chelsea_flea
🔑it’s all greek to me🔑 #happyspring #greekkey happy first day of spring ~ i’m so, so ready!! / NOS {new old stock} original box 📦 and a spectacular vintage CULVER set / cased white glass hi-balls with gold greek key pattern / in mint condition; number 820 on the box and found in an undated catalog {early to mid 50s!} / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #CasedGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Retro #Collection #NOS #Gold #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @thirsty @acolorstory
✨magic✨ #vintage #magic THERMORAMA ~ gold wrought-iron vacuum action double-wall insulated tumblers ~ in 8 fabulous ‘decorator’ colors / filled with delicious cottage cheese! / some with original labels! ~ these are so fine!! / as per original ad in Wellsville, New York Daily Reporter, June, 1958 / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #WestVillage #NYC #Thermorama #WroughtIron #Insulated #Tumbler #CottageCheese #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Retro #Collection #Color #ColorPop #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #ThriftFinds #Flowerstagram #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory @thirsty
🗿TIKI TIME ~ take 2🗿 #tiki #tikitime 3-sided genie bottle with a very intricate geometric design ~ in the most sumptuous shade of blue ~ with a cool triangular stopper / produced in Italy in the 60s & 70s / i’m SMITTEN with this recent treasure find / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #ItalianGlass #TikiGlass #Empoli #VintageBar #TikiBar #VintageDecor #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Color #ColorPop #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory
🧿work in progress🧿 #midcenturyhome #midcenturyliving vintage EMPOLI glass, in my favorite shades of blue & teal green, helps me pretend i’m somewhere in sunny Italy, instead of waiting on the seemingly never-ending home renovations on this cloudy winter day / MCM teak wood planter by Danish designer & architect, Arne Wahl Iversen for Møbelfabrik / original home built-ins, including the breeze block, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Design #DanishDesign #InteriorDesign #Teakwood #Planter #VintagePlanter #Plant #Glass #VintageGlass #ItalianGlass #Empoli #Breezeblocks #Retro #RetroStyle #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @housingworks @chelsea_flea @acolorstory
🩵🩶sliver of silver🩶🩵 #vintage #cheers my first SILVER CULVER MCM glass score and it doesn’t even have a pattern name; it’s just known as CUV63 / but ~ how cool is this gorgeous 7 piece martini set {with a bonus stirrer!} ~ in the loveliest shades of blue & silver?!? / very, very cool / circa early 60s; found during my most recent trip to SoCal / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #VintageLove #HowIVintage #HomeBar #VintageBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #VintageCulver #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Silver #Retro #Collection #ThriftFinds #RetroHauls #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory @thirsty
💘february {leap year}💘 #cheers #recap one extra day and a quick trip to SoCal / but in between: Valentine’s Day cala lilies {in front of Arne Jacobsen’s MCM 3030 series sofa in olive green} ~ ‘aperitivo hour’ with ‘crossing over’ & ‘negroni sbagliato’ at Dante ~ ‘scarlet letter‘ & friends at Scarlet Lounge ~ classic Negroni at Bar Six ~ ‘Arak Limonada’ at Malka ~ strawberry margarita at El Parador ~ ‘jardinero’ & ‘cucumber fizz‘ at Port Sa’id ~ Karl Lagerfeld dresses from the 1960s at the Jewish Museum’s exhibit ‘Gaby Aghion & the House of Chloé’ ~ street art by @porktomic in Asbury Park, NJ / vintage gold & costume jewelry / all over NYC #MyNewYork #ILoveNY #Drinkstagram #Thirsty #Cocktails #Eeeeats #NYCEats #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #Gold #Fashion #Exhibit #Chloe #KarlLagerfeld #ValentinesDay #Flowerstagram #ArneJacobsen #Retro #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @aristonflowers @dantenewyorkcity @barsixrestaurant @malka_nyc @port_said_nyc @scarletloungenyc @arnejacobsenofficial @thirsty @thejewishmuseum @elparadorcafe
🦢an ode to georges {part 13}🦢 #georgesbriard #capote 1) who else is watching FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans? / totally obsessed with absolutely everything ~ NYC in the 60s & 70s ~ the socialites ~ the fashion ~ and, of course, the BARWARE! / TRUMAN is {consistently} drinking from his Culver rocks in the ‘Devon Black’ pattern 2) what’s not to love about ‘GEORGE BRIARD?’ / here’s a fine sample of GB’s very own rocks, made in the late 60s, 70s, and even into the 80s ~ in various lovely patterns / sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between these two vintage brands, so it’s nice the glasses were usually signed! / procured at @chelsea_flea & @vintagethriftnyc / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Briard #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Prop #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #TrumanCapote #Swans #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @vintagethriftnyc @chelsea_flea @traderjoes @thirsty @feudfx
🗿TGIF ~ TIKI TIME🗿 #tiki #tgif made in Italy exclusively for the British market, these MCM tiki cased glass vases by Empoli are not so easy to find on this side of the Atlantic / got a long way ahead to complete the 🌈 ~ i believe there are 14 different colors in total! / vintage room divider with lights from @fluxmodern / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village, NYC & Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Glass #VintageGlass #CasedGlass #ItalianGlass #Empoli #VintageBar #TikiBar #VintageDecor #RoomDivider #Retro #Atomic #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticStyle #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Color #ColorPop #WestVillage #NYC #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory @fluxmodern @theendofhistory
☀️sunshine for a long weekend☀️ #sunshine #socal a quick jaunt to SoCal for collegiate ‘family weekend’ / bonus: missed the snow back home👍 / botanical campus tour: beautiful scenery with indigenous plants, flowers, and stunning courtyards / paid a visit to two incredible local MCM establishments: @simplymod & @modernforall / squeezed in two dining outings in LA: ‘bloody mary’s’ at Lawry’s Prime Rib in Beverly Hills and ‘tequila strawberry limeade’ at Saffy’s in East Hollywood / plus, got some local thrifting in {next year, perhaps I’ll finally make it to Modernism Week?!} / vintage props from home: gold jewelry and TWA cocktail stirrers / Claremont / Pomona / Los Angeles ~ CALIFORNIA #Travel #TravelPhotography #PassionPassport #California #LosAngeles #Claremont #Pomona #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Thrifting #LAEats #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #BloodyMary #Tequila #Botanical #Plants #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmaporoved @saffysla @lawrystheprimerib @simplymod @modernforall
🎭mardi gras🎭 #mardigras #cheers four different styles of CULVER’s famous ‘mardi gras’ glasses ~ festively costumed jesters in 22k gold, with colorful raised studs / including a full set of eight cocktail glasses in their original box! / circa 1950s / vintage two-tier bar carts with glass trays & walnut details {including CULVER bar cart in ‘coronet’ pattern} / flowers from @traderjoes / somewhere in Connecticut & West Village, NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #HomeBar #VintageBar #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #BarCart #VintageBarCart #BarCartDecor #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @chelsea_flea @acolorstory
💚work in progress💚 #midcenturyhome #midcenturyliving WAYNE HUSTED created some of the most incredible glass pieces in the midcentury USA / just before he became Blenko’s chief designer in 1963, he worked for Bischoff Glass Company, which in turn was sold to Indiana Glass Company / his beautiful textured pieces appear in the Indiana Glass catalogs ~ my favorites include set of decanters and pitcher, all in deep GREEN ‘concord’ pattern / green lucite grapes from @chelsea_flea / MCM teak wood planter by Danish architect & designer Arne Wahl Iversen for Møbelfabrik / original home built-ins, including the breeze block, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Design #InteriorDesign #TeakWood #Planter #VintagePlanter #LuciteGrapes #Glass #VintageGlass #WayneHusted #BischoffGlass #IndianaGlass #Blenko #HandblownGlass #Breezeblocks #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @chelsea_flea
🌟box it up🌟 {part two} #thirsty #cheers CULVER glass in its absolute glory / early to mid 50s, the classic ‘bandbox’ pattern with gold and black stripes / whiskey decanter set {in its original box!} / vodka~gin~bourbon~scotch decanters / ‘cocktailmaster’ & ‘barmaster’ sets / obsessed and determined to use! / need ‘cherries’ to complete / vintage bar cart from West Germany / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Bandbox #Cocktails #Drinkstagram #Whiskey #Decanter #Barcart #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory @thirsty @chelsea_flea
❄️january : subdued❄️ #newyear #recap it was a good time to slow down after a busy december but i was able to cobble together some highlights of the longest first month of the new year / the CT house was covered in snow and looked very pretty ~ alas, it’s still not ready! / ‘rosé piscine’ at Frenchette ~ ‘pressé royal’ at Pastis ~ ‘negroni desperado’ at Peter Luger Steakhouse ~ rosé at The Smith ~ latte at Jack’s Wife Freda ~ chai latte at Frenchette at the Whitney Museum ~ annual ‘Burns Night’ dinner ~ ‘Lakeside Diner’ in CT ~ q&a with Valerie Steele post screening ‘Looking for Chloe’ {about fashion designer Gaby Aghion} at Walter Reade Theatre / vintage gold jewelry / all over downtown NYC & CT #MyNewYork #ILoveNY #Drinks #Cocktails #Drinkstagram #Eeeeeats #NYCEats #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #Gold #MCMHome #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #BurnsNight #Snow #Fashion #Chloe #Film #Documentary #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @frenchettenyc @frenchettewhitney @pastisnyc @peterlugersteakhouse @jackswifefreda @thesmithrestaurant @pippinvintage @chelsea_flea @valerie_steele_fashion @filmlinc
🌟box it up🌟{part one} #thirsty #cheers CULVER glass in its absolute glory / early to mid 50s, the classic ‘bandbox’ pattern with gold and black stripes / vodka ~ gin ~ bourbon ~ scotch decanters / ‘cocktailmaster’ {vermouth & bitters} & ‘barmaster’ {olives, lemon peel, onions, & marmalade} sets / obsessed & determined to use! / need ‘cherries’ to complete / vintage bar cart from West Germany / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Bandbox #Cocktails #Drinkstagram #Condiment #Relish #BarCart #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @thirsty @acolorstory @chelsea_flea
👀🗡️file under RARE: cloke and dagger🗡️👀 #tgif #thirsty ‘DAGGER RUM’ was a legendary brand of dark Jamaican rum produced for a hundred years until the late 50s / it was used to create some of the finest tiki cocktails from 1930s through 1950s / in July 1953, an ad was run in the Cosmopolitan magazine for Dagger aficionados to purchase this set of 8 ‘CLOKE and DAGGER’ frosted highballs {cloke being a play on words for coke/cola & cloak} / the ‘Cloke and Dagger’ cocktail called for 1oz of Dagger Rum over ice with cola added and three dashes of orange bitters {and sprig of mint, if desired} / original Cosmo ad on slide 2 / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #HomeBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Rare #ClokeAndDagger #Rum #DaggerRum #Tiki #Cocktails #Drinkstagram #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory @thirsty @vintagethriftnyc
🩵💙blue monday💙🩵 #bluemonday #vintageglass in honor of {yesterday’s} annual ‘blue monday’ ~ let’s lift everyone’s spirits up! / part of my collection of midcentury BLUE cased glass ~ mostly by Holmegaard & Kastrup from Denmark and Empoli from Italy / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #MCMGlass #CasedGlass #Holmegaard #Kastrup #Empoli #Carnaby #PerLutken #Retro #Atomic #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #Color #Blue #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @instagram @acolorstory @holmegaard_design
📌fred press friday📌 #fridayiminlove #fredpressfriday reunited and it feels so good! / before i even knew what/who ‘FRED PRESS’ was, i fell hard for the vintage ‘scotch & bourbon’ liquor bottle set and now, years later, its twin ‘gin & rye’ is a welcome addition to the ‘family’ / both in their original brass caddies / it’s a good friday, indeed! / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #WestVillage #NYC #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #FredPress #Scotch #Bourbon #Gin #Rye #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @housingworks @acolorstory @thirsty
🎀work in progress🎀 #midcenturyhome #midcenturyliving baby, it’s cold outside: wish i was sitting by the fireplace ~ but the house is in the middle of unexpected and seemingly never ending ‘upgrades’ / so, in the meantime, here’s some PINK vintage goodness to lift everyone’s spirits / vintage pink cased and opaline glass from Italy, France, & Germany ~ vintage pink grapes from the U.S. ~ vintage rose pink ‘Princess Phone’ by ‘Western Electric’ / MCM teak wood planter by Danish architect & designer Arne Wahl Iversen for Møbelfabrik / original home built-ins, including the breeze block, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Design #DanishDesign #InteriorDesign #TeakWood #Planter #VintagePlanter #Glass #VintageGlass #CasedGlass #Opaline #Empoli #Telephone #PrincessPhone #BreezeBlocks #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @housingworks @chelsea_flea
🦄first post of the {new} year🦄 #pyrex #mrsmaisel stars aligned and my very last purchase of 2023 was this marvelous PINK DAISY PYREX 043 lidded casserole dish @chelsea_flea / in production from only 1956-1962, MIDGE’s pride & joy appears in the very first episode of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. MAISEL’ ~ it’s all about the brisket! and keeps returning in the following seasons / also new to me is this white milk PEACE ☮️ & DOVE 🕊️mug from the 60s/70s by Glasbake {and still very appropriate for today!} / + my very own pride & joy ~ Sunbeam wall clock from the actual set of ‘MAD MEN’ / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #WestVillage #NYC #VintagePyrex #PyrexLover #PyrexAddict #PinkDaisy #Glasbake #Mug #VintageMug #Peace #Dove #Retro #Collection #Prop #MadMen #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @chelsea_flea @acolorstory @maiseltv
♐️💚december💚♐️ #cheers #december always the busiest month of the year! / BIRTHDAY GIFT haul {slide 1}: gold and coral cocktail ring ~ ♐️ charm bracelet ~ set of vintage starburst FRED PRESS highballs ~ ‘feltz bagel with caviar’ by Lucy Sparrow @sewyoursoul ~ homemade rose oatmeal soap & candle in vintage cup by @2greenwitches {thank you FRIENDS!} + the only THRIFT find from LA: GEORGES BRIARD gold rimmed bowl in ‘forbidden fruit’ pattern / some of the b-day celebrations before & after the LA trip: negronis at Dante West Village / Libertine / Justine’s ~ National Arts Club b-day treat ~ beer! at McSorley’s Old Ale House & Little Poland ~ annual eggnog at Pete’s Tavern ~ family outing at Nobu ~ q&a with the incredible ISABELLE HUPPERT, after ‘la syndicaliste’ screening at Quad Cinema / flowers from @traderjoes / all over downtown NYC #MyNewYork #ILoveNY #Birthday #Sagittarius #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Negroni #Eggnog #Eeeeats #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #FredPress #GeorgesBriard #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #IsabelleHuppert #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmlocal #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @2greenwitches @sewyoursoul @thirsty @isabelle.huppert @quadcinema @noburestaurants @petestavernnyc @littlepoland_nyc @mcsorleysoldalehouse @nationalartsclub @justinesonhudson @libertinenyc @dantewestvillage @dantenewyorkcity @pippinvintage @chelsea_flea
🥃happy holidays🥃 #drinkstagram #drinkup back in 1956, holiday editions of the ‘Old Kentucky Tavern’ whiskey bottles were quite exquisite! / the shape!, the stripes!, the pastel colors! / + two original 50s ads for reference / flowers from @traderjoes / West Village / NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #HomeBar #VintageBar #WestVillage #NYC #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #OldKentuckyTavern #Whiskey #Liquor #Thirsty #Retro #Collection #Stripes #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #happyholidays #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @traderjoes @acolorstory @thirsty @housingworks @iwastoldtherewouldbevintage
🍭for your pleasure🍭 #obsession #vintageglass one of my favorite obsessions: snacks ~ tidbits ~ nuts ~ ritzy cigs / vintage West Virginia Glass home bar accessories from the 50s/60s / cased glass footed snifters in powder blue, baby pink, lilac, orange, green, & white / original home built-ins, including wood wall paneling & the credenza, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #MCMGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #WestVirginia #CasedGlass #GlassCollector #Snifter #Snacks #Tidbits #Nuts #RitzyCigs #Drinkstagram #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyHome #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @acolorstory @annata_boutique @grabmyglass
🏠‘tis the season🏡 #drinkstagram #tistheseason drinking from MCM decanters is definitely more fun! / especially if they look like row houses made out of glass, with plastic tiled roofs and chimneys! / vodka ~ gin ~ scotch ~ bourbon ~ all four in the prefect blue//green color combo / created by Wheaton-Nuline / vintage room divider with lights from @fluxmodern / {mostly vintage} booze related books / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Wheaton #Decanter #Vodka #Gin #Scotch #Bourbon #Cocktails #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #RoomDivider #MidcenturyHome #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @acolorstory @fluxmodern
♐️birthday week in La La Land {part one}♐️ #losangeles #birthday happy to report, it didn’t rain in Southern California during this visit! / a lovely & sunny week, with TWO epic DEPECHE MODE concerts, one on each end / stahl house tour {see previous post} ~ lots of celebratory outings {post to come} ~ dinner with my oldest friend ~ and another great stay in a beautifully holiday-decorated Beverly Hills / The Beverly Wilshire Hotel ~ in & out of Rodeo Drive ~ Beverly Hills Gardens sign at night ~ Frank Lloyd Wright’s glorious ‘Storer House’ from 1923 in Hollywood Hills ~ The Sunset Tower Hotel {since 1929} in West Hollywood ~ Mel’s Drive-In in Hollywood ~ street art in Venice Beach ~ carousel and the end of historic Route 66 at the Santa Monica Pier / vintage gold & coral cocktail ring from @pippinvintage in NYC / Los Angeles / CALIFORNIA #Travel #TravelPhotography #PassionPassport #LA #California #BeverlyHills #RodeoDrive #BeverlyWilshire #SunsetTower #Hollywood #WestHollywood #VeniceBeach #HollywoodHills #SantaMonica #Route66 #FrankLloydWright #StorerHouse #MelsDriveIn #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #EverydayBeauty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @beverlywilshire @santamonicapier @sunset_tower @melsdrivein @secret.losangeles @cityofbevhills @gucciosteria @gucci @pippinvintage @chelsea_flea @franklloydwrightland
🪩the Stahl House🪩 #stahlhouse #mcm Case Study House #22 / designed in 1959 by architect Pierre Koenig in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles / this steel & glass house is considered an iconic representation of modern architecture in Los Angeles during the 20th Century / simply stunning / Buck & Carlotta Stahl brought up their 3 children and lived here until their passing / among many movies, TV series, & advertising campaigns, the house was used in ‘Prescription:Murder’ ~ the 1968 pilot episode of TV series ‘Columbo’ {see slide 10} / Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles / CA #MidcenturyModern #MidcenturyHouse #MidcenturyHome #PierreKoening #Architecture #Design #MidcenturyDesign #Iconic #Landmark #CaseStudyHouse #HollywoodHills #LosAngeles #California #Columbo #MadMen #PrescriptionMurder #OnLocation #EverydayBeauty #PursePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @stahlhouse @visit_losangeles @columbophile @madmen_amc
❇️everything’s gone green❇️ #barcart #vintage ‘toledo’ = ancient city in central Spain / ‘toledo’ CULVER 22K gold & green two-tier, glass, brass & walnut bar cart from late 50s//early 60s / matching ‘toledo’ pattern on footed mini suburbans & martini pitcher + serving dish / original built-ins, including the breeze block, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcentuyModern #MCM #HowIVintage #VintageLove #HomeBar #VintageBar #VintageBarcart #BarcartDecor #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Toledo #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyHouse #MidcenturyDesign #BreezeBlocks #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @thirsty @rosiesvintagestore
🌈november in a nutshell🌈 #thirsty #drinkstagram delays, delays, delays / love our new MCM house but hopes of spending Family Thanksgiving weekend there were dashed with all this ‘improvement’ work still to be had / original stained glass window from 1966, as seen from the upstairs staircase / alas, NYC in November it was: negronis at da Umberto, Hotel Chelsea, Ribalta, & Motel Morris ~ ‘Challah-Day Spirit’ at Laser Wolf ~ ‘Beirut’ at Shmoné ~ ‘Arak Your World’ at Miriam / indoor & outdoor ‘Diwali’ celebration / gold & costume jewelry, mostly vintage / somewhere in Connecticut & all over NYC #MyNewYork #ILoveNY #Local #Drinks #Cocktails #Negroni #Festive #Celebration #Thanksgiving #Eeeeats #NYCEats #Gold #Jewelry #CostumeJewelry #VintageJewelry #StainedGlass #Window #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #MidcenturyModern #MidcenturyHome #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @da.umberto @hotelchelsea @ribalta.restaurant @motelmorris @laserwolf_bk @thehoxtonhotel @shmonenyc @miriamrest @hsternofficial @gucci @pippinvintage @chelsea_flea
🐟TGIF🐟 #fredpressfriday #tgif happy friday / classic vintage glassware at its very best / FRED PRESS tom collins glasses ~ white cased ~ hand painted fish embossed in gold / midcentury room divider with lights / {mostly} vintage booze-related and design books / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #FredPress #CasedGlass #Retro #Collection #RoomDivider #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyHouse #InteriorDesign #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @thirsty @fluxmodern @chelsea_flea
🐎bring on the dancing horses🐎 #giddyup #vintageglass rare & much harder to find than LIBBEY’s ‘cavalcade’ pattern, these ‘golden stallion’ glasses are truly stunning / frosted pink at the base and fading to clear at the top, decorated with a black stallion; mane, tail, and rim are all in 22K gold / straight from the 1956 catalog! / vintage room divider with lights & mostly vintage ‘booze-related’ books / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #MidcenturyGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Libbey #GoldenStallion #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Retro #Collection #Color #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyHouse #InteriorDesign #RoomDivider #EverydayBeauty #PyrsuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @chelsea_flea @fluxmodern @thirsty @acolorstory
❇️the devil wears PRADO❇️ #thedevilwearsprada #cheers a few new additions to one of my favorite vintage barware collections by CULVER Glass / ‘PRADO’ pattern, embossed in green & gold / featuring 4 rare gorgeous decanters {with original brass stoppers} ~ vodka ~ gin ~ scotch ~ bourbon / MCM room divider with lights & mostly vintage ‘booze books’ / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Prado #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyHouse #InteriorDesign #RoomDivider #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @acolorstory @rosiesvintagestore @fluxmodern @valleyvintage168
✴️thankful✴️ #happythanksgiving BLENKO GLASS: created in 1958 by Wayne Husted and in production for only two years ~ with its beautiful ‘onion’ stopper ~ number 5826 decanter, in tangerine / vintage glass mushrooms for scale / teak planter by Danish designer & architect Arne Wahl Iversen, from 1960 / flowers from @traderjoes / original home built-ins, including the breeze block, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut & West Village, NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Blenko #BlenkoGlass #WayneHusted #Glass #VintageGlass #Decanter #Planter #Plants #DanishDesign #TeakWood #BreezeBlocks #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyHouse #InteriorDesign #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Flowerstagram #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @blenkoglasscompany @chelsea_flea @acolorstory @traderjoes
🍁🍂sunday funday🍂🍁 #sunday #sundayfunday there’s absolutely ZERO FILTER in this picture / while i already miss warmer temperatures, there’s no denying that autumn brings a lot of beauty to the table / MCM house, built in 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #MCM #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #MidcenturyHome #MidcenturyDesign #Autumn #Leaves #AutumnLeaves #Color #ColorPop #Connecticut #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #GoodVibesOnly #AMomentInTime #NoFilter #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @visit.ct @ctvisit
☠️name your poison☠️ #poison #thirsty my first three ~ these are the coveted, 1970s flared double rocks made by CERA exclusively for the Neiman Marcus department store, in the original brown & gold color combination / cyanide ~ arsenic ~ strychnine / and the search continues! / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #Drinkstagram #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Cera #NameYourPoison #Cyanide Arsenic #Strychnine #NeimanMarcus #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #Rare #HTF #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @thirsty @chelsea_flea
✳️work in progress✳️ #midcenturyhome #midcenturyliving vintage BLENKO glass was my very first vintage love & i still get excited when i find a new {to me} piece / this large green specimen from @chelsea_flea is over 21 inches tall & is sporting an amazing swirl stopper plus an original paper sticker {catalog number 6953} / MCM teak planter chest by Danish designer & architect, Arne Wahl Iversen / original home built-ins, including the breeze block, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Blenko #BlenkoGlass #Glass #VintageGlass #Retro #Collection #Planter #VintagePlanter #TeakWood #DanishDesign #DanishVintage #ArneWahlIversen #BreezeBlocks #Plant #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #InteriorDesignIdeas #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @blenkoglasscompany @chelsea_flea
🧚♀️don’t give up {part 4}🧚♀️ #barcart #dontgiveup okay, from now on, just call me the ‘BAR CART LADY!!’ / i didn’t even realize that this amazing midcentury bar cart was produced in this incredible green & gold ‘toledo’ pattern! / well, here it is ~ from the late 50s//early 60s, 2-tier bar cart in glass, brass, and walnut by CULVER / original home built-ins, including the breeze blocks, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBarcart #BarcartStyling #BarcartDecor #Culver #CulverGlass #Glass #VintageGlass #Toledo #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #MidcenturyHome #MudcenturyDesign #BreezeBlocks #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @acolorstory
💎work in progress💎 #midcenturyhome #midcenturyliving back in circa 1960, danish architect & designer, Arne Wahl Iversen created this incredible teak planter chest with a removable metal liner tray for Vinde Møbelfabrik / still playing around with decor but thinking a blue theme works well {for now} / vintage glass: L.E. Smith swung vase {american} & Empoli ribbed & smooth decanters {italian} / vintage ‘princess phone’ by Western Electric / original built ins, including the breeze block, from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #ArneWahlIversen #DanishDesign #DanishVintage #TeakWood #Planter #VintagePlanter #Glass #VintageGlass #LESmith #Empoli #SwungVase #BreezeBlocks #Phone #VintageTelephone #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #InteriorDesignIdeas #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @housingworks @keramik.kid @chelsea_flea
🍃october recap🍃 #thirsty #nyc wish we could turn back time and pretend things didn’t happen during the first weekend of october / most social events were preplanned but the loveliest surprise was discovering another classic diner in Connecticut / ‘Quaker Diner’ in West Hartford, CT ~ in business since 1931! ~ mint green color theme definitely a bonus! / all about negronis: Fanelli’s ~ Little Ned at The Ned Nomad Hotel ~ Bar Six ~ Rosemary’s East ~ Motel Morris ~ Libertine / Halloween spirit at Gramercy Park / vintage gold & costume jewelry / all over downtown NYC & West Hartford, CT #MyNewYork #ILoveNY #Drinks #Cocktalils #Negroni #Drinkstagram #Eeeeats #NYCEats #Tasty #Diner #AmericanDiner #HistoricalDiner #QuakerDiner #Connecticut #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #CostumeJewelry #Halloween #HalloweenDecor #EverydayBeauty #PursePretty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmlocal #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @gramercyparkinsider @libertinenyc @motelmorris @rosemarysnyc @barsixrestaurant @littlenednomad @thenednomad @fanellis
👻file under: RARE👻 #halloween #vintagehalloween just in time for HALLOWEEN ~ one year later! / my super rare & super cool collection of vintage ‘elixir’ barware has grown quite a bit / including the ice bucket, procured by a friend all the way in Ohio @flowerchildcle / and, cheers to brighter days / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Elixir #Fixed #Rare #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Cheers #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #MidcenturyDecor #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @flowerchildcle @housingworks @thirsty @acolorstory
✴️TGIF✴️ #tgif #weekend it’s still difficult for me to post during these dark days but vintage treasures continue to serve as a good distraction / tremendously heavy yet super stylish cube-shaped, lidded ice bucket made by ‘colorflo’ in a beautiful orange-y fall color ~ in resin/lucite and wood, lined with natural cork / definitely a true MCM statement piece! / vintage room divider with globe lights / mostly vintage ‘booze-related’ books / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #IceBucket #VintageIceBucket #Colorflo #Barware #VintageBarware #Resin #Lucite #Retro #Collection #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyDesign #MidcenturyHome #RoomDivider #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @acolorstory @fluxmodern
🌍destination unknown 🌍 #world wish we could all wake up & go back to those simpler times / National Geographic Globe from 1962 / two complete 1960s sets of high and low ball TWA cocktail glasses, with gold & frosted glass labels / Italy ~ Spain ~ England ~ France ~ Greece ~ Switzerland ~ Germany ~ Hong Kong / two-tier glass, brass, & walnut vintage bar cart / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #TWA #Globe #VintageGlobe #GlobeTrotter #BarCart #VintageBarcart #BarCartStyling #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Travel #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @acolorstory @housingworks
🩵👑victory👑🩵 #barcart #vintage ‘coronet’ = a small crown / one of the earliest of vintage CULVER glass 22K gold & turquoise patterns / my recent crowning glory, the 2-tier glass, brass, and walnut bar cart, together with: complete highball set ~ super rare decanter set {scotch, bourbon, & rye} ~ cake stand ~ all in the lovely ‘coronet’ pattern / original house built-ins & breeze blocks from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #MCM #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBarcart #BarcartStyling #BarcartDecor #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Coronet #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #MidcenturyHouse #MidcenturyDecor #BreezeBlocks #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @acolorstory
🩵reunited🩵{story time} #vintageglass #reunited in these dark days surrounding us since saturday, it’s been difficult for me to even think of posting / here’s something positive ~ within one week i was able to reunite this beautiful MCM glass set ~ first just decanter and caddy & then matching shot glasses ~ all by CULVER in the ‘pisa’ pattern ~ procured at two different locations! / then i remembered i already had matching oil & vinegar cruet set as well as the roly poly glasses / i found this 3-tier vintage wrought iron stand on NYC’s Upper West Side standing on the STREET, in front of a townhouse! ~ meant to be! / vintage room divider with lighting & mostly vintage booze-related books / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #MCMGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Culver #Pisa #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #RoomDivider #WroughtIron #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #InteriorDesign #MidcenturyHome #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmhome #mmmapproved @acolorstory @thirsty @rosiesvintagestore @housingworks @fluxmodern
🚀rocket burst🚀 #thirsty #russelwright created in 1960 by RUSELL WRIGHT for Bartlett Collins’ ‘oklahoma line’ ~ commonly & mistakenly referred to as ‘asterisk’ pattern / these fabulous ‘rocket burst’ cocktail tumblers in orange {aka flamingo}, yellow, & green with gold are the very essence of MCM design / alas, they only came in 4 colors {sorely missing blue} / vintage room divider with lighting & part of my vintage booze-related book collection / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #HomeBar #Glass #VintageGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #BartlettCollins #RocketBurst #Cocktails #Drinkstagram #Atomic #Retro #Collection #RoomDivider #MidcenturyHome #MidcenturyDesign #InteriorDesign #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @acolorstory @chelsea_flea @bronxpicker @fluxmodern
Found my #MyspaceRecords T-shirt 😂😂😂😂😂😂 #mmmvintage #socialmedia #myspace
☔️september recap☔️ #thirsty #drinkstagram well, it was a wet one!! / a roof leak at the new house definitely dampened the spirit but not all was wet or damp / the ‘fashion icons with fern mallis’ @92ndstreety with LINDA EVANGELISTA event was simply wonderful / ‘french 75’ at Balthazar ~ pretending it’s still summer with aperol spritz at Rosemary’s ~ a true MCM FREE find on the streets of NEW YORK!! ~ ‘miss moneypenny’ & ‘eastside kiki smith’ at Gab’s ~ iced chai at Rosecrans ~ back at the wonderful Lakeside Diner in Stamford, CT {obsessed with that pink starburst counter!} ~ standing ovation for Linda / gold & costume jewelry, mostly vintage / all over NYC #MyNewYork #ILoveNY #92ndStreetY #Drinks #Cocktails #DrinkUp #Eats #NYCEats #Fashion #Supermodel #LindaEvangelista #FashionIcon #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJeweley #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Diner #OldSchool #StreetsOfNewYork #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmlocal #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @92ndstreety @lindaevangelista @fernmallis @thirsty @rosecrans @gabs.nyc @rosemarysnyc @balthazarny
🧞♂️i’m a genie in a bottle🧞♂️ #vintageglass #geniebottles all the way from down under, finally got my fingers on the book by/from @glasstreasure ~ all about beautiful vintage italian EMPOLI genie bottles / this is just a temporary display and only of the textured bottles {procured in New York & London over the years}; need to figure out how to fit some of the stoppers and add ‘smooth’ decanters to the mix / all original home built-ins from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Glass #MCMGlass #Empoli #EmpoliGlass #ItalianGlass #Textured #Decanter #Collection #Retro #GenieBottleCollection #Color #ColorPop #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyHome #InteriorDesign #RetroHauls #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @glasstreasure @vintagethriftnyc @chelsea_flea @housingworks @acolorstory @jubilee.market
🦄in the wild🦄 #imperial #vintageglass file under ‘never did i ever’ ~ IMPERIAL GLASS full set in its original box and original plastic wrapping! / super rare ‘toril de oro’ pattern {check out two incredible STICKERS!} / 8 perfect gold encrusted tumblers, circa late 60s, from @chelsea_flea / vintage room divider with lights from @fluxmodern / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBar #ImperialGlass #TorilDeOro #Glass #MCMGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #NOS #HTF #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #MidcenturyHouse #InteriorDesign #MidcenturyDesign #EverydayBeauty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmhome #mmmapproved @thirsty @chelsea_flea @fluxmodern @acolorstory
🥨pot luck garden🥨 #vintageglass #oneofakind probably one of the most unique and rare MCM glass pieces in my possession / ‘pot luck garden’ canister set in its original box ~ pretzels ~ potato chips ~ pot luck ~ plus lid cover / made by West Virginia Glass Co & procured from @rosiesvintagestore / so bright & shiny, it’s hard to capture, but it’s definitely a winner! / vintage room divider with lights from @fluxmodern / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #MCM #Glass #MCMGlass #CasedGlass #WestVirginia #Potluck #Pretzels #PotatoChips #NOS #HTF #Retro #Collection #MidcenturyHome #MidcenturyDesign #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #RoomDivider #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @rosiesvintagestore @acolorstory @fluxmodern
💥don’t give up {part 3}💥 #madmen #barcart one more story with a happy ending / last february i saw this amazing, midcentury modern, Vladimir Kagan-style bar cart while out of town and, well, i wasn’t able to procure it / a little while later, to my great surprise, i realized this beautiful thing had appeared on my favorite TV show, specifically at Pete & Trudy’s NYC apartment! / fast forward to summer ‘23 and miraculously, the fabulous two-tier glass, brass, & walnut bar cart is now living happily at my new home! / original home built-ins {including the breeze blocks!} from 1966 / plus, my pride & joy ~ the sunbeam wall clock from the actual ‘MAD MEN’ set / somewhere in Connecticut & West Village, NYC #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBarcart #BarcartStyling #BarcartDecor #MCM #MidcenturyModernHome #MidcenturyDesign #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #Retro #BreezeBlocks #Collection #VladimirKagan #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #Prop #Sunbeam #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmhome #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @acolorstory @thirsty @madmen_amc
#charlotteperriand #chaises #mmmvintage Repost @mmmvintage with @use.repost ・・・ CHARLOTTE PERIAND. Chaises paillées.variante du modèle 19……🤎 . . . #variantes #charlotteperriand #19 #chaisespaillées #lesarcs #bauche #meribel #dordogne #periand #frenchdesign #rustique #chaises #rustique #3barreaux #deballagemarchand #cipolatsa #TM #midlecentury #lovevintage #classiqvintage . ………🟤🟤🟤🟫🟫🟫©️🔝.
❤️🩹august recap❤️🩹 #emptynest #thirsty still in denial but we’re officially empty nesters, after a memorable and emotional college drop off during ‘hurriquake’ in California! / NYC cocktails were still involved during this steamy month, and a lovely old school diner discovery / ‘Lakeside Diner’ with its original fittings from 1951 & tasty homemade donuts in Stamford, CT ~ classic negroni & dirty martini at the new kid on the block ‘Cecchi’s’ ~ ‘pomegroni’ & ‘cucumber fizz’ at another newbie ‘Port Said’ ~ aperol spritz at ‘Rosemary’s East’ ~ negronis at ‘Amor Y Amargo’ ~ classic negroni at ‘Superiority Burger’ ~ an overdue visit to Dumbo’s flea market ~ ‘cowboy mouth‘ at the fabulous Hotel Chelsea’s lobby bar ~ saying goodbye to sunny LA at LAX / gold & costume jewelry mostly vintage / CT ~ NYC ~ Brooklyn ~ LA #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Cocktails #Negroni #DrinkUp #Drinkstagram #Eeeeats #NYCEats #Diner #OldSchool #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #Napier #Monet #Gucci #ChelseaHotel #Travel #California #LAX #Hurriquake #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @thirsty @hotelchelsea @visit_losangeles @bkflea @superiorityburger @gucci @amoryamargo @rosemarysnyc @cecchisnyc @port_said_nyc
🎊dazzle // drizzle🎊 #vintageglass #thirsty this lovely midcentury pitcher and tumbler set in perfect pastel colors of pink & turquoise doesn’t have an official pattern name but is often referred to as ‘drizzle’ or ‘splatter’ / all i know is that it’s absolutely fabulous and that it was made by West Virginia Glass Co. / super swanky vintage room divider//bookcase from @fluxmodern / vintage & non-vintage booze related books / flowers from @traderjoes / somewhere in Connecticut & West Village, NY #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Glass #MCMGlass #Barware #VintageBarware #WestVirginiaGlass #CasedGlass #HomeBar #RoomDivider #Retro #Atomic #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #HomeDesign #VintageDecor #VintageBooks #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmhome #mmmapproved @traderjoes @fluxmodern @chelsea_flea @valleyvintage168 @acolorstory @thirsty
🪽don’t give up {part 2}🪽 #vintage #barcart last april, in Santa Barbara, i came across a dream cart {number two} but carrying it on the plane would be impossible and shipping wasn’t an option {+ it would be obscenely expensive} / fast forward to one year later and while the pattern is different, my dream has come true! / two-tier, glass, brass, & walnut CULVER ‘serving cart’ from the late 50s//early 60s / a true MCM gem in the blue & gold ‘coronet’ pattern / ecstatic would be an understatement! / original home built-ins {including the breeze blocks!} from 1966 / somewhere in Connecticut #MidcenturyModern #MCM #HowIVintage #VintageLove #VintageBarcart #BarcartStyling #BarcartDecor #Culver #CulverGlass #Glass #VintageGlass #Thirsty #Drinkstagram #MidcenturyHome #MidcenturyDesign #BreezeBlocks #Retro #Collection #MyVintageHome #MyVintageStyle #MyEclecticMix #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #EverydayBeauty #GoodVibesOnly #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmvintage #mmmhome #mmmapproved @acolorstory @thirsty
☀️it never rains in southern california {the next chapter}☀️ #california #southerncalifornia i’m starting to think this is personal… / last time we were in LA, it hailed! and now there was a tropical storm plus an unexpected earthquake to greet me the day i arrived! / but, this quickie trip was all about COLLEGE drop off {gasp!} / alas, no time for vintage thrifting but a few outstanding dinner outings and beautiful sights around Pasadena & Claremont / yes, i did sort of trespass to take pix of this gorgeous MCM McLeod residence first built in 1954 in Claremont 🤫 / drinks at The Langham Huntington Hotel ~ Osteria La Buca ~ Bestia ~ Urth Caffe / Pasadena Presbyterian Church ~ The Rose Bowl ~ The Gamble House ~ in ‘n out burger / vintage jewelry & accessories / all over Pasadena, Claremont, & Los Angeles / CALIFORNIA #Travel #TravelPhotography #PassionPassport #LosAngeles #Pasadena #Claremont #MidcenturyModern #Vintage #HowIVintage #VintageLove #Thirsty #Cocktails #Drinkstagram #Gold #Jewelry #VintageJewelry #MCMHome #McLeodHouse #GambleHouse #InNOut #Bestia #OsteriaLaBuca #EverydayBeauty #PursuePretty #PhotoOfTheDay #mmmtravels #mmmvintage #mmmapproved @visitclaremont @innout @urthcaffe @bestiadtla @osterialabuca @langhampasadena @gamblehouse @rosebowlstadium @venicevintageparadise @chelsea_flea @visitpasadena