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I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Walmart is carrying a baby crib bedding set that looks a lot like Dwellbaby. I am in love with the Dwell Robin Motif Crib Set but the price of $384 is a little out of my league. Walmart has the Orchard Park Crib Set… more »

Preserve your entire record album collection with the Crosley CR248 Songwriter CD burner. It is a retro-looking turntable that you can record your record albums to CD in just minutes. Or you can record your old cassettes to CD. Neato! Crosley Songw… more »

My husband Brian and I are freaks for Thrift Store record albums. We have spent hours upon hours rummaging through thousands of records your grandma gave away. We have travelled all the way from Miami Florida to Seattle Washington looking for space age… more »

On Friday July 27th, from 6-11 pm Mod Livin' in Denver CO. will be hosting a slient auction. "Best in Show" will feature over 50 different Eero Aarnio puppies designed by local artists and business. Proceeds will to to the Downtown Animal Care Foundatio… more »

These have got to be some of the coolest mailboxes I have ever seen. They come all the way from New Zealand. You can order online and shipping is around $70 to USA. Not a bad price to pay for getting the coolest mailbox on the globe. My favorite is… more »

Summer is here and its time to get grillin' in style. Check out these hot new grills for 2007. The Eva Solo Grill is oh so sleek and modern with its stainless steel barrel shaped design. It comes with collapsible legs and a flat grill lid you can pu… more »

Whoa nelly, this sucker is cool! Its the Matrix Otto hanging lamp designed by Yaacov Kaufmann. It has a nickel-plated aluminum base and 8 adjustable steel arms. $724 Topdeq For more outrageously mod lamps you can build yourself check out the bo… more »

Did you know Charles and Ray Eames were rockers at heart? Yes they were. In 1956 Charles and Ray designed a stereo speaker for Stephens Trusonic Inc. They were only produced for a few years and are quite hard to come by. Made of aluminum, laminate, nau… more »

Tiki Farm Big Ol' Bash July 21, 2007. At the Tiki Farm warehouse and parking lot, San Clemente CA. They will have a gallery and art sale featuring the hottest tiki artists. Including: Tiki Farm, Crazy Al, Squid and more. Get your Tiki Farm exclusive mug… more »

The C. Jeré studio has teamed up with Jonathan Adler to reissue their most iconic mid-century designs. They are gorgeous 3-D metal wall sculptures. 4 designs to choose from including Raindrops Mirror, Raindrops Sculpture, Sunburst Sculpture, and Urchin… more »

Here is your chance to own a piece of Architectural History. The Neutra Offices are For Sale! THE NEUTRA OFFICE BUILDING 2379 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90039 A City of LA Landmark - on the National Register of Historic Places. Th… more »

I found a paperback copy of Survival Through Design by Richard Neutra. It has a piece of duct tape across the front. I thought to myself, "So sad..". I then turned to the first page and to my surprise it read "To John Robbins, A kindred spirit… more »

Since I am going to be a mod*mom pretty soon, I love to check out the original mod*mom blog for oh so cool stuff for my kid. She is the queen of giveaways, I recently won a Fatboy from her. She rocks! Check out her current giveaway with notNeutral.… more »

Back when Brian and I were dating, he took me to this Felix The Cat Chevrolet car dealership in L.A. He totally surprised me, I had no idea a Felix dealership existed. They had a huge Felix sign and Felix statues all over the place. It was one of the be… more »

Brian and I ventured into New York City on Sunday to check out some some of the scene. We went to DUMBO, yes it is called Dumbo. Stands for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. It seems like a pretty cool up and coming area. Lots of dogs, kids… more »

Ikea in Norway is now offering shoppers the chance to sleep over in one of its Oslo showrooms free of charge. From July 23 to July 27, the public will be able to spend the night in special rooms set up in the store, with a choice of bridal suite, com… more »

Tickets for the 2007 Eichler Homes Tour are now available for purchase. The Eichler Home Tour in Marin County which will feature classic Joseph Eichler properties throughout San Rafael, California. This annual event to benefit the Hospice by t… more »

Check out this video of Christopher Deam architect/designer (and husband of Dwell magazine founder Lara Hedburg Deam) discussing his modern take on the classic Airstream. click here to watch video He created the ultimate in Airstream design for… more »

Art of the T-Shirt Friday, July 27, 6-9pm The DWR Milwaukee Studio "Art of the T-Shirt," the work of Holoubek Studios and Heavy Rotation. Holoubek Studios began in 1962 when Verne Holoubek began airbrushing custom designs on garments. Verne wa… more »

Times Square billboard banned, no butts about it! A judge has banned Toto's "Washlet" cleaning system billboard from a Times Square building. One of the building's tenants happens to be the Times Square Church, which sued to stop the billboard b… more »

Pop Art Pet created these oh so mod art portraits of my dog Casey. They created 4 proofs for me to choose from. I love them all, but I can't decide which one I like the best. I thought I would leave it up to you to choose for me. Which one do you like t… more »

I found this clever image of the logos of classic rock bands that have been replaced with the names of mid century modern architects. It is in the latest July/Aug 2007 issue of Dwell magazine. The article goes on to say that famous architects d… more »

Wow! Check out this space age mod Odyssey Dining Table I found at CB2. It is pretty darn close to the classic mid century modern Tulip Pedestal Table by Eero Saarinen. Only $169, what a deal! more »

Live Earth is a monumental music event that will bring together more than 2 billion people on 7/7/07 to raise awareness about global warming. With 24 hours of music across 7 continents, and performances by more than 150 of the world's top musicians, Liv… more »

Where do all the old pinball machines go to retire? Vegas baby! The Pinball Hall of Fame is a 4500 sq. ft. museum which displays the world's largest pinball machine collection. The machines were collected by the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club… more »

A few days ago, I posted my dog Casey is going to be a Pop Art Pet. It is a wonderful website where you can have a photo of your pet transformed into a work of art. Here is the process so far I submitted this original photo of Casey by the pool… more »

You can create a gorgeous retro inspired glass block bar in just a weekend. Pittsburgh Corning has several glass block bar projects to choose from. They tell you all the materials you need, guide you through the process step by step, and provide you wit… more »

Happy 4th of July! To help celebrate our Independence Day, lets pay homage to the defunct tiki bar The Politiki from Washington D.C. The tiki bar sold tiki mugs with the images of former presidents on them. Tikis and presidents, what a combo! Presid… more »

I was thumbing through my landlady's cookbooks looking for recipes to make for July the 4th. This retro cookbook struck my eye. It is for Junior's restaurant in Brooklyn. Junior's holds a special place in Brooklyn from the very first day they o… more »

We got an iPhone! Saturday night we went into NYC to meet my cousin for dinner. Afterwards we went to the Apple store on 5th Avenue to see if there were any iPhones left. The store is absolutely beautiful. At street level it is a huge modern glass c… more »

I got a wonderful surprise from Glenda from Pop Art Pet. She read my blog about them, a website where you can submit a photo of your pet and an artist will turn it into a Warhol-esque Pop Art style design, a kitsch Comic Style of Lichtenstein or Traditi… more »

You probably know of designer Russel Wright from his American Modern Dinnerware produced from 1939-1959. It is probably one of the best selling dinnerware in the history of pottery sales. Did you know at the height of his career, Wright left N… more »