r/midcenturymodern

Somebody just won the lottery.

I won this Stanley Hutch at a local online estate sale auction and got it all cleaned up! This isn't the permanent location but I need to do some rearranging. We're going to use it as a mix of book shelves and 50s/MCM display, what's on here now isn't necessarily what's going in it but I was so excited I started putting things on the shelves! It came with the glass but I need to get that cleaned up. We might leave the glass off (safely packaged and stored, of course), but unsure.

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Looked great. Blue tape said free… still looks great.

Has anyone ever purchased a reproduction of the terrazza sofa? A real one is $30,000 for 2 sections, and there are several retailers that sell it for a few thousand. I’m not expecting amazing comfort and quality in a reproduction and I know they’re made in China but I’m trying to determine which one would be the best gamble. I love the look for my mid century living room and I can’t afford the authentic one right now. TIA.

Went to a few thrift stores today and found this incredible beauty. Looks like those were manufactured between 1965 and 1969. It still works perfectly and keeps the time.

So I live in the north of the UK and the likelihood that you’ll ever stumble across a Mid century modern shadow box is pretty much unheard of, especially the atomic era of shadow boxes.

After about a year of searching the UK and coming up completely dry, I decided Id started my search on American websites, I was able to eventually get one shipped, not this one, a much less cooler one, unfortunately customs said it was damaged and wouldn’t carry out the shipment, which I see now as a massive blessing in disguise!

So I then changed my plan and moved over to the US Facebook and within the first search of around 15 minutes I found this beautiful piece, I’d messaged around and been multiple times as they honestly just didn’t know how to ship it, which I completely get!

However the universe had blessed me with the truly most amazing woman who could possible have been the owner, we discussed it in lots of details and length and I had asked her if she would be willing to build a secure wooden freight crate to have the item shipped, as it’s 6ft ish by3ft, very fragile and very old.

This honestly was just a massive shot in the dark and I had no thought she would agree, but to my pure joy, she agreed, this beautiful woman built a near 7 by 4 foot crate, with reinforced metal, and a Fort Knox level security.

So this masterpiece has travelled from Delaware USA to Manchester UK, I feel more than blessed, I’m not sure if I’m the only person here to actually own one of these as the pure hassle of shipment is truly stressful and wow is it expensive, but I’m still in shock that it’s here tbh.

I’ve added photos from the building of the crate too.

We’re wanting to create an overall “moody” vibe throughout the house, and we’d love to start by changing the wall color here.
What colors would you suggest that complement the wood and brass?
I’ve been loving the idea of a subtle textured finish

We’re removing the green carpet from the stairs and landing, but we have dogs who need traction, so bare wood alone won’t work.
Would you go with a stair runner, individual carpet treads, or something else?
And what would you use on the landing to make everything feel cohesive?

The second photo shows the type of stair construction we have. Would love to see photos if you’ve done something similar, especially with open risers!