populuxe http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php Midcentury modern design and decor en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Retro info The new hotness! http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/retro-info-the-new-hotness Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:51:00 +0000 razen About Us 749@http://populuxebooks.com/blog/ <p><a href="http://populuxebooks.blogspot.com/">http://populuxebooks.blogspot.com/</a></p><p>After all these years of blogging I&#8217;ve decided to re-vamp my Retro Info blog.</p> <p>The new hotness can be found at blogspot.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://populuxebooks.blogspot.com/">http://populuxebooks.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Thank you to my readers who have followed my retro ramblings all these years.</p> <p>I hope you will continue to read my <a href="http://populuxebooks.blogspot.com/">new blog</a> and enjoy my retro info, links, videos, etc on blogspot.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/retro-info-the-new-hotness">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> http://populuxebooks.blogspot.com/

After all these years of blogging I’ve decided to re-vamp my Retro Info blog.

The new hotness can be found at blogspot.

 

http://populuxebooks.blogspot.com/

 

Thank you to my readers who have followed my retro ramblings all these years.

I hope you will continue to read my new blog and enjoy my retro info, links, videos, etc on blogspot.

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]]> http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/retro-info-the-new-hotness#comments http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=749 TARDIS appears in Orlando Florida http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/tardis-appears-in-orlando-florida Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:17:00 +0000 razen About Us Design 748@http://populuxebooks.com/blog/ <p>Our boy Grayson Danger is only 4 years old and he is already a huge Doctor Who fan. Our buddy Lewis Bailey has been working hard for months building a life sized TARDIS for the Orlando Comic Con to be held this weekend.</p> <p>Yesterday, we surprised Grayson by taking him to see what appeared in Uncle Lew&#8217;s carport. We told our boy there is a mystery at Lewis&#8217; house and he needs Grayson to help solve it. As we drove up to the house, this little boys eyes got wide! As we got out of the car, Brian said &#8220;Look whats in Lewis&#8217; carport! WHO could have been here?".</p> <p>Grayson couldn&#8217;t believe his eyes. At first, he was a little shy. I&#8217;m sure he wasn&#8217;t expecting to see a TARDIS today. Who ever does? Well you know WHO! As he got closer to the big blue box, he became more excited! He said &#8220;It&#8217;s the TARDIS!". Lewis gave him the key to open it and said, &#8220;It&#8217;s much bigger on the inside!". Grayson opened the door, and the three of them hopped inside. They were in there for awhile as it seemed to me. They were probably pushing the wrong buttons and swimming in the pool. They were gone for only about 15 minutes as it seemed to me but when they came out, they said they were gone for 15 hours! I wonder where they went!</p> <p>What a wonderful surprise for our little boy. My husband and his friends have worked in the film industry for many years. You never know what you might see at one of his collegues homes or what might show up at our house. We once had a giant pterydactyl in our laundry room. But that&#8217;s another story. Thank you to our talented and creative friend Lewis for making our boys day. Have fun at Comic Con!</p> <p>Check out Lewis&#8217; Happiness Patrol podcast where he talks about all things Doctor Who</p> <p><a href="http://thehappinesspatrol.blogspot.com/">http://thehappinesspatrol.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p>Check out some cute pics of my boy and the TARDIS</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/populuxebooks/sets/72157629346688691/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/populuxebooks/sets/72157629346688691/</a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <div class="image_block"><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/media/blogs/blog/tardis.jpg?mtime=1329499602"><img src="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/media/blogs/blog/tardis.jpg?mtime=1329499602" alt="" width="179" height="240" /></a></div> <p>&#160;</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/tardis-appears-in-orlando-florida">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Our boy Grayson Danger is only 4 years old and he is already a huge Doctor Who fan. Our buddy Lewis Bailey has been working hard for months building a life sized TARDIS for the Orlando Comic Con to be held this weekend.

Yesterday, we surprised Grayson by taking him to see what appeared in Uncle Lew’s carport. We told our boy there is a mystery at Lewis’ house and he needs Grayson to help solve it. As we drove up to the house, this little boys eyes got wide! As we got out of the car, Brian said “Look whats in Lewis’ carport! WHO could have been here?".

Grayson couldn’t believe his eyes. At first, he was a little shy. I’m sure he wasn’t expecting to see a TARDIS today. Who ever does? Well you know WHO! As he got closer to the big blue box, he became more excited! He said “It’s the TARDIS!". Lewis gave him the key to open it and said, “It’s much bigger on the inside!". Grayson opened the door, and the three of them hopped inside. They were in there for awhile as it seemed to me. They were probably pushing the wrong buttons and swimming in the pool. They were gone for only about 15 minutes as it seemed to me but when they came out, they said they were gone for 15 hours! I wonder where they went!

What a wonderful surprise for our little boy. My husband and his friends have worked in the film industry for many years. You never know what you might see at one of his collegues homes or what might show up at our house. We once had a giant pterydactyl in our laundry room. But that’s another story. Thank you to our talented and creative friend Lewis for making our boys day. Have fun at Comic Con!

Check out Lewis’ Happiness Patrol podcast where he talks about all things Doctor Who

http://thehappinesspatrol.blogspot.com/

Check out some cute pics of my boy and the TARDIS

http://www.flickr.com/photos/populuxebooks/sets/72157629346688691/

 

 

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]]> http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/tardis-appears-in-orlando-florida#comments http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=748 Calder inspired art by Bryan Anthony Moore http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/calder_inspired_art_by_bryan_anthony_moo Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:50:56 +0000 razen Design 747@http://populuxebooks.com/blog/ <p>I recently came across this amazing artist via Facebook, of course. His name is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bryan-A-Moore-BAM-Artist/123313107726511">Bryan A. Moore</a> and he creates some really nifty retro inspired art. He also lives the retro lifestyle in a fantastic MCM neighborhood in Nampa, Idaho. Retro modern art and architecture is what I like and I thought I would tell my retro readers about this groovy guy.</p> <p> I really like your Calder influenced art<br /> Could you tell me more about it?</p> <p> The Calder influenced art is work I did for a show by <a href="http://www.elroyartspace.com/">Elroy Artspace</a> (a gallery in Portland, Oregon) titled "Lollipop Circus", a tribute to Calder. I have worked in similar styles before and Joe at Elroy Artspace asked me to do some works specifically on this theme for his group show at "The Original". These are Calder influenced but they are equally inspired by South Pacific Art, Arp, Miro and Jim Flora. Arp and Miro being contemporaries to Calder and Jim Flora being a pioneering commercial artist that took inspiration from Modern Art.</p> <p><img src="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/media/calderart.jpg" width="192" height="240" alt="" /><br /> THE SPACE BETWEEN US, 2011, 16" X 20", ACRYLIC ON CANVAS (FOR THE LOLLIPOP CIRCUS, A CALDER TRIBUTE SHOW)</p> <a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/calder_inspired_art_by_bryan_anthony_moo#more747">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/calder_inspired_art_by_bryan_anthony_moo">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I recently came across this amazing artist via Facebook, of course. His name is Bryan A. Moore and he creates some really nifty retro inspired art. He also lives the retro lifestyle in a fantastic MCM neighborhood in Nampa, Idaho. Retro modern art and architecture is what I like and I thought I would tell my retro readers about this groovy guy.

I really like your Calder influenced art
Could you tell me more about it?

The Calder influenced art is work I did for a show by Elroy Artspace (a gallery in Portland, Oregon) titled "Lollipop Circus", a tribute to Calder. I have worked in similar styles before and Joe at Elroy Artspace asked me to do some works specifically on this theme for his group show at "The Original". These are Calder influenced but they are equally inspired by South Pacific Art, Arp, Miro and Jim Flora. Arp and Miro being contemporaries to Calder and Jim Flora being a pioneering commercial artist that took inspiration from Modern Art.


THE SPACE BETWEEN US, 2011, 16" X 20", ACRYLIC ON CANVAS (FOR THE LOLLIPOP CIRCUS, A CALDER TRIBUTE SHOW)

Full story »

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]]> http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/calder_inspired_art_by_bryan_anthony_moo#comments http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=747 Cleaning Terrazzo Floors http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/cleaning_terrazzo_floors Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:58:32 +0000 razen About Us Design Kids 746@http://populuxebooks.com/blog/ <p>OMG! I just got the best product for cleaning terrazzo tile floors. My cousin Michelle who is a mom, nurse and a.k.a. the Queen of Clean gave me a steam mop by <a href="http://www.oreck.com/">Oreck</a>. I also have two young kids, one is still crawling. Every night I would sweep and mop the floor and her pants would still get dirt stains on the knees. </p> <p>I just finished using the Oreck Steam-Glide steam mop for the first time and look how my terrazzo shines!</p> <p><img src="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/media/terrazzo_01.jpg" width="240" height="320" alt="" /></p> <p>Look at the amount of dirt it cleaned up and I mopped the floor with a traditional mop and bucket last night! </p> <p><img src="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/media/steammop.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="" /></p> <p>Thanks cuz' for the steam mop. I love how great it cleans and I also like the fact that it uses only water and steam to clean, not harmful chemicals. The cleaning attachment is machine washable. No swiffers ending up in the landfill. It cleans tile floors amazingly and it is eco-friendly and safe for the little ones. </p> <div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/cleaning_terrazzo_floors">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> OMG! I just got the best product for cleaning terrazzo tile floors. My cousin Michelle who is a mom, nurse and a.k.a. the Queen of Clean gave me a steam mop by Oreck. I also have two young kids, one is still crawling. Every night I would sweep and mop the floor and her pants would still get dirt stains on the knees.

I just finished using the Oreck Steam-Glide steam mop for the first time and look how my terrazzo shines!

Look at the amount of dirt it cleaned up and I mopped the floor with a traditional mop and bucket last night!

Thanks cuz' for the steam mop. I love how great it cleans and I also like the fact that it uses only water and steam to clean, not harmful chemicals. The cleaning attachment is machine washable. No swiffers ending up in the landfill. It cleans tile floors amazingly and it is eco-friendly and safe for the little ones.

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]]> http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/cleaning_terrazzo_floors#comments http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=746 Scooby Doo Halloween Costumes http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/scooby_doo_halloween_costumes Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:45:19 +0000 razen About Us Design Kids 745@http://populuxebooks.com/blog/ <p>Our boy Grayson loves Scooby Doo. He has seen almost all the Scooby cartoons, some are even older than me! This year for Halloween he chose to be Shaggy so we all dressed as the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang. I was Daphne, Brian was Fred and little Tasha was Velma. The costumes are a combination of store bought, thrift store finds and stuff from our own closets. <br /> Grayson had fun playing a trick on our neighbors. He went door to door handing out a Lost Dog flyer with a picture of Scooby on it. He said "Have you seen our dog?". Some people didn't get it at all but some really got a kick out it. Those are the cool neighbors. They gave out the best candy too. </p> <p><img src="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/media/scoobydoocostume.jpg" width="190" height="240" alt="" /><br /> Scooby Doo Where Are You?</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/scooby_doo_halloween_costumes">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Our boy Grayson loves Scooby Doo. He has seen almost all the Scooby cartoons, some are even older than me! This year for Halloween he chose to be Shaggy so we all dressed as the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang. I was Daphne, Brian was Fred and little Tasha was Velma. The costumes are a combination of store bought, thrift store finds and stuff from our own closets.
Grayson had fun playing a trick on our neighbors. He went door to door handing out a Lost Dog flyer with a picture of Scooby on it. He said "Have you seen our dog?". Some people didn't get it at all but some really got a kick out it. Those are the cool neighbors. They gave out the best candy too.


Scooby Doo Where Are You?

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]]> http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/scooby_doo_halloween_costumes#comments http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=745 Doctor Who Art arrived http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/doctor_who_art_arrived Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:50:51 +0000 razen About Us Design Kids 744@http://populuxebooks.com/blog/ <p>A big thank you to artist <a href="http://burningman.deviantart.com/store/">Doug Schramm</a> for sending Grayson this fantastic Doctor Who inspired art. It came just in time for his 4th Birthday. What will Graysons big wish be? To ride in the TARDIS with the Doctor I am sure.</p> <p><img src="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/media/doctorwhoart.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="" /></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/doctor_who_art_arrived">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> A big thank you to artist Doug Schramm for sending Grayson this fantastic Doctor Who inspired art. It came just in time for his 4th Birthday. What will Graysons big wish be? To ride in the TARDIS with the Doctor I am sure.

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]]> http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/doctor_who_art_arrived#comments http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=744 Populuxe House for sale. Mid century modern steal in Orlando Fl http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/populuxe_house_for_sale_mid_century_mode Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:03:53 +0000 razen About Us Architecture 743@http://populuxebooks.com/blog/ <p>The house we used to live in is for sale! 4 years ago we sold our fantastic mid century modern party pad for a whopping $276K! It is now for sale for only $159K! What a deal!</p> <p>Will someone cool who appreciates mid century modern architecture please buy our old house?</p> <p>We loved this house so much and put our heart and soul into it. <a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/21/p379#more379">Here it is</a> when we used to live there. Be sure to check out the <a href="http://www.circlepix.com/tour/Nitro/loadingPage.htm?tourId=538080&amp;version=unbranded">virtual tour</a>. <br /> <a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/21/p379#more379">http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/21/p379#more379</a></p> <p>Awesome, right?</p> <p><a href="http://www.trulia.com/property/3063489843-1208-Newcastle-Dr-Orlando-FL-32806">Here it is now</a> with ugly paint choices and drab curtains. Over grown trees outside. <br /> <a href="http://www.trulia.com/property/3063489843-1208-Newcastle-Dr-Orlando-FL-32806">http://www.trulia.com/property/3063489843-1208-Newcastle-Dr-Orlando-FL-32806</a></p> <p>Still, it is a bargain and all you need to make it retro mod again is some paint and tree trimming. </p> <div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/populuxe_house_for_sale_mid_century_mode">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> The house we used to live in is for sale! 4 years ago we sold our fantastic mid century modern party pad for a whopping $276K! It is now for sale for only $159K! What a deal!

Will someone cool who appreciates mid century modern architecture please buy our old house?

We loved this house so much and put our heart and soul into it. Here it is when we used to live there. Be sure to check out the virtual tour.
http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/21/p379#more379

Awesome, right?

Here it is now with ugly paint choices and drab curtains. Over grown trees outside.
http://www.trulia.com/property/3063489843-1208-Newcastle-Dr-Orlando-FL-32806

Still, it is a bargain and all you need to make it retro mod again is some paint and tree trimming.

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]]> http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/populuxe_house_for_sale_mid_century_mode#comments http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=743 Missoni For Target http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/missoni_for_target Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:35:35 +0000 razen Fashion 742@http://populuxebooks.com/blog/ <p>I am very excited about the affordable <a href="http://www.target.com/">Missoni for Target</a> line of clothing, accessories and housewares. Their eclectic zig zag and swirl designs are so retro mod! The <a href="http://fashionista.com/2011/08/here-it-is-the-full-missoni-for-target-lookbook/">Missoni</a> brand will be available online and at Target stores Sept 13. Our NYC friends get special treatment of course. Missoni For Target will be available for purchase a few days earlier Sept 8 at a "pop up" store, 1095 Sixth Avenue at 42nd Street.</p> <p><img src="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/media/missonitarget.jpg" width="240" height="155" alt="" /></p> <p>My favorites have to be the mini dress, shoes, boots, bag, headband, girls, baby and the bike! Wow!</p> <p>Now if only they could get Pucci to design a line for Target next. OMG!</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://populuxebooks.com/blog/index.php/missoni_for_target">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I am very excited about the affordable Missoni for Target line of clothing, accessories and housewares. Their eclectic zig zag and swirl designs are so retro mod! The Missoni brand will be available online and at Target stores Sept 13. Our NYC friends get special treatment of course. Missoni For Target will be available for purchase a few days earlier Sept 8 at a "pop up" store, 1095 Sixth Avenue at 42nd Street.

My favorites have to be the mini dress, shoes, boots, bag, headband, girls, baby and the bike! Wow!

Now if only they could get Pucci to design a line for Target next. OMG!

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