Remember that house I blogged about recently? The one with the dreamy mid-mod living room? Well, the family was kind enough to send a few more pics to this roving reporter and of course I’m going to share them with you, dear reader. So, let’s return to Shangri-la together; shall we?
Here is the fab dining room; chairs by McCobb. In particular, I love the soaring bronze sculpture in the corner.
I love this wall-art! It speaks to the aspirations of Modernism; that great trans-national family-of-man!
Here is one of the guest-rooms. I recognize the headboard and nightstands as being part of the Drexel Declaration line. In fact, I have an original brochure below......
Notice the same headboard as in the pic above? I think the Declaration line was a great marriage of two very popular mid-century American styles: Mid-Century Modern and Colonial (as evinced by all the spindles). Great stuff!
Here is the other guest room. I'm told the Japanese painting was brought over in the 1920's. Japanese traditional design and mid-century modern of the Danish variety seem very compatible in that they both emphasize clean lines, organic shapes, and natural materials.
That’s it for our return to Shangri-la; where we can always dream. (and thanks to the owners for opening their fab house to us!)
