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jennyw
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@Matt Wunderle I know what you're saying, and I try to approach listings that have some sort of "too good to be true" aspect with an appropriate amount of skepticism. That said, generally speaking, I don't have the cash to afford anything *but* knockoff Eames, so the fakes posted on there don't bother me terribly.
@Twixlen I'll take one of everything pictured there, thanks. Although I must say that it's sort of making me anxious to see that clock digging into the vinyl upholstery--eek! In truth, for better/worse, I own a small Clintonville house, so I am limited, space-wise, otherwise I'd be all over 'em.
Anyway, I would imagine trying to find a huge vintage table on the cheap would be tricky--sort of like my Holy Grail of a midcentury queen-size bed frame (I never see anything listed that's bigger than a full). I'll keep an eye out for ya, though.
And mysteriously, the fixture worked this a.m. -- I s'pose it just needed time to cool down? I need to work on finding the right bulb for it -- I want something that has a bit of a shield on the sides and mostly angles the light toward the table, otherwise the glow is a bit too orange (the color of the acrylic) for my taste. Fixture is rated for 100 watts, I put in a 50 watt plant light, thinking that would be OK, but it got WAY too hot, so now I'm back to the drawing board ...
@Mercurius That fireplace ... sigh. So nice.
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Snarf
Dystopia
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I use "crazedlist.com" for multiple CL searches.
I find simply searching the term "modern" is what brings many of the mid century stuff I like.
I don't think we're pulling furniture out from peoples grasp with this thread either...it's the internet, not a antique mall in some obscure town.
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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jennyw wrote >>
@Matt Wunderle I know what you're saying, and I try to approach listings that have some sort of "too good to be true" aspect with an appropriate amount of skepticism. That said, generally speaking, I don't have the cash to afford anything *but* knockoff Eames, so the fakes posted on there don't bother me terribly.
@Twixlen I'll take one of everything pictured there, thanks. Although I must say that it's sort of making me anxious to see that clock digging into the vinyl upholstery--eek! In truth, for better/worse, I own a small Clintonville house, so I am limited, space-wise, otherwise I'd be all over 'em.
Anyway, I would imagine trying to find a huge vintage table on the cheap would be tricky--sort of like my Holy Grail of a midcentury queen-size bed frame (I never see anything listed that's bigger than a full). I'll keep an eye out for ya, though.
And mysteriously, the fixture worked this a.m. -- I s'pose it just needed time to cool down? I need to work on finding the right bulb for it -- I want something that has a bit of a shield on the sides and mostly angles the light toward the table, otherwise the glow is a bit too orange (the color of the acrylic) for my taste. Fixture is rated for 100 watts, I put in a 50 watt plant light, thinking that would be OK, but it got WAY too hot, so now I'm back to the drawing board ...
@Mercurius That fireplace ... sigh. So nice.On the table... I KNOW. But... I found a danish teak sideboard at a local thrift store (damaged legs, but STILL) for $25, so I keep thinking it can happen again. However, I may have used all my thrift karma on that one.
Ok - plant bulb... that is exactly the problem... Plant bulbs are actually designed to be HOTTER than a regular bulb (some magic of filament, blah blah blah). I bet if you put a regular old light bulb in there, you'll be fine. As for directed light - they make bulbs that do this... they usually have frosting half way up the sides, then are clear at the top, so that light is "directed". I discovered them when I was looking for bulbs for my fixture, which needs mid-wattage round-but-not-vanity-size-round clear bulbs.
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Mercurius
First Avenue
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Or even better a CFL or LED hardly make any heat at all.Twixlen wrote >>
jennyw wrote >>
@Matt Wunderle I know what you're saying, and I try to approach listings that have some sort of "too good to be true" aspect with an appropriate amount of skepticism. That said, generally speaking, I don't have the cash to afford anything *but* knockoff Eames, so the fakes posted on there don't bother me terribly.
@Twixlen I'll take one of everything pictured there, thanks. Although I must say that it's sort of making me anxious to see that clock digging into the vinyl upholstery--eek! In truth, for better/worse, I own a small Clintonville house, so I am limited, space-wise, otherwise I'd be all over 'em.
Anyway, I would imagine trying to find a huge vintage table on the cheap would be tricky--sort of like my Holy Grail of a midcentury queen-size bed frame (I never see anything listed that's bigger than a full). I'll keep an eye out for ya, though.
And mysteriously, the fixture worked this a.m. -- I s'pose it just needed time to cool down? I need to work on finding the right bulb for it -- I want something that has a bit of a shield on the sides and mostly angles the light toward the table, otherwise the glow is a bit too orange (the color of the acrylic) for my taste. Fixture is rated for 100 watts, I put in a 50 watt plant light, thinking that would be OK, but it got WAY too hot, so now I'm back to the drawing board ...
@Mercurius That fireplace ... sigh. So nice.On the table... I KNOW. But... I found a danish teak sideboard at a local thrift store (damaged legs, but STILL) for $25, so I keep thinking it can happen again. However, I may have used all my thrift karma on that one.
Ok - plant bulb... that is exactly the problem... Plant bulbs are actually designed to be HOTTER than a regular bulb (some magic of filament, blah blah blah). I bet if you put a regular old light bulb in there, you'll be fine. As for directed light - they make bulbs that do this... they usually have frosting half way up the sides, then are clear at the top, so that light is "directed". I discovered them when I was looking for bulbs for my fixture, which needs mid-wattage round-but-not-vanity-size-round clear bulbs.Posted 2 years ago # -
Matt Wunderle
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Twixlen wrote >>
jennyw wrote >>
Oh, that table *is* nice--and the chandelier is gorgeous! I know it's not the same as the Blu Dot table, but have you seen this DWR table on craigslist? I'm a fan.
After months of going back and forth with my husband (who doesn't care much about mid-century stuff and *really* would rather not spend the money), we bought a McCobb Planner table and chairs off of craigslist a couple of weeks ago. Table looks like this; chairs look like this.
Installed a Kartell lamp I found on ebay over the whole shebang tonight, and it looked great for about an hour or so, until I turned off the light and then attempted to turn it back on--and nothing happened. I think the bulb I used got too hot for the socket and burned out the wiring (the fixture was SUPER-hot).
:( So, if you--or anyone else here--knows of a good place to get a light fixture re-wired, I'm all ears ...This is the best post!
I am also looking (albeit halfheartedly) for a mid century table. The couple that I've found that will seat 10 seem to sell instantly. Gar! That, and I have the aforementioned cheap issue.
As for the fabulous fixture - you can totally reside that one. It's extremely simple - most hardware stores sell a kit like you'd need. I got a funky 1960's fixure from Grandview Mercantile and it had to be rewired, and turned into a swag fixure... I found all the stuff at The Andersons. It's a five lighter, and I was changing the length of it, so it was a little more of a pain, but totally worth it. I still get the warm fuzzies every time I turn it on!There was a really nice Eames table at the Mercantile about a month ago it looked to be late 80s. It was from the Aluminum group with an oval top, about 6 feet long. Like this one.
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Matt Wunderle
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Mercurius wrote >>
Matt Wunderle wrote >>
I am totally against this thread. I have been pulling some really nice Eames furniture off of Craigslist the last 6 months and I really do not want to complete with everyone on Columbus Underground. That being said there is also a lot of mislabeled and fake Eames listing on craigslist and I would hate for some one to buy them thinking they are something they are not.Ha ha. On the really great stuff, I'm sure by the time it's on here, it's already gone. Have any pictures of some of your finds?
I do have some photos, but not on my work laptop, I will post some later tonight.
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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@ Mercurius
I know it's goofy... but I *hate* the color of light CFL's give off. I have a couple of very low lumen ones that are left on all the time, and have finally gotten over their weird pink-yellow light in those locations. Also, they suck for any light that isn't continually left on.... ones that are turned on and off frequently have short lifespans - it's one of the big secrets of the CFL's.
I can't wait for LED's to become more commonplace. I've found them online (more standard color lighting - not the weird lavendar/blue), and they are usually sources from overseas, where they are pretty much the norm. I have a color changing LED in a frosted Ikea globe lamp that makes me really, really happy.
@ Matt Wunderle - That's an excellent table. I love those conference-style tables; the mix of nice wood with commercial fittings.
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jennyw
Clintonville
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@Twixlen, @Mercurious Basically, what I want is something like this light bulb, but it's 300 watts--yipes. The shade is translucent, so the issue is two-fold. First, I'd like to have most of the light directed down at the table, so the room is lit without being bright orange (the color of the fixture). Second, since you can see it so easily, I would love to a nice-looking bulb in there. I have a standard CFL in there right now, and they're just so ugly, both in the look of the bulbs themselves and in the light them emit. I guess an LED might be a possibility but (dumb question ahead) would I need an adapter to fit it into a standard socket?
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jennyw
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On a non light bulb front, has anyone ever looked at the MCM knockoffs on Overstock? These are pretty good lookin'.
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Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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Mercurius wrote >>
So my thinking in starting this thread is whenever you see something great for sale, but for some reason, your timing or space doesn't allow you to have it, post it over here. This could be great real estate, mid century furniture, a VW Thing or Karmann Gia, a sweet bicycle or motorcycle...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Herman-Miller-Eames-Chair-Rope-Edge-X-Base-DAX_W0QQitemZ300388024990QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45f085829e
Just the table hereFriggin son of a monkey baller!
I had two of those that I wheeled out to the curb two years ago.
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Mercurius
First Avenue
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jennyw wrote >>
@Twixlen, @Mercurious Basically, what I want is something like this light bulb, but it's 300 watts--yipes. The shade is translucent, so the issue is two-fold. First, I'd like to have most of the light directed down at the table, so the room is lit without being bright orange (the color of the fixture). Second, since you can see it so easily, I would love to a nice-looking bulb in there. I have a standard CFL in there right now, and they're just so ugly, both in the look of the bulbs themselves and in the light them emit. I guess an LED might be a possibility but (dumb question ahead) would I need an adapter to fit it into a standard socket?There are many LED's that fit a standard socket. Home Depot carries them but they are currently priced at about $20 a piece.
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/R-100651223/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/R-100396466/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=960033&navAction=jump&search=true&parentid=SEARCH_RESULTSPosted 2 years ago # -
jennyw
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Tenzo wrote >>
Mercurius wrote >>
So my thinking in starting this thread is whenever you see something great for sale, but for some reason, your timing or space doesn't allow you to have it, post it over here. This could be great real estate, mid century furniture, a VW Thing or Karmann Gia, a sweet bicycle or motorcycle...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Herman-Miller-Eames-Chair-Rope-Edge-X-Base-DAX_W0QQitemZ300388024990QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45f085829e
Just the table hereFriggin son of a monkey baller!
I had two of those that I wheeled out to the curb two years ago.On the bright side, I'm sure that you made someone's day ...
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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jennyw wrote >>
@Twixlen, @Mercurious Basically, what I want is something like this light bulb, but it's 300 watts--yipes. The shade is translucent, so the issue is two-fold. First, I'd like to have most of the light directed down at the table, so the room is lit without being bright orange (the color of the fixture). Second, since you can see it so easily, I would love to a nice-looking bulb in there. I have a standard CFL in there right now, and they're just so ugly, both in the look of the bulbs themselves and in the light them emit. I guess an LED might be a possibility but (dumb question ahead) would I need an adapter to fit it into a standard socket?Maybe something like this? http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=16209
Basically, an LED spot light, which I am CERTAIN I've seen in a store (maybe Lowes?) locally, with a standard base.
As long as the fixture isn't a low voltage one (which yours doesn't appear to be, as there is no visable transformer casing), you should be able to use an LED. If you could find one locally (I know they are out there dammit!), easy-peasy return if it doesn't work.
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drew
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This thread is an enjoyable read... thanks to everyone who has posted.
Regarding LEDs, I'm inclined to agree with the thrust of this article:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/23/leds-throwing.html
The main point being that there is a lot of BS surrounding the marketing of these lights, and that the more affordable options are generally pretty unreliable. LEDs lighting for residential use is quite new and competitive - generally good conditions for unhappiness among new adopters.
I'm watching with much interest, but will probably remain on the sidelines for a year or two,
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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drew wrote >>
This thread is an enjoyable read... thanks to everyone who has posted.
Regarding LEDs, I'm inclined to agree with the thrust of this article:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/23/leds-throwing.html
The main point being that there is a lot of BS surrounding the marketing of these lights, and that the more affordable options are generally pretty unreliable. LEDs lighting for residential use is quite new and competitive - generally good conditions for unhappiness among new adopters.
I'm watching with much interest, but will probably remain on the sidelines for a year or two,I am using an LED nightlight in my water/ice thing on the fridge door (it's been in there for almost 2 years, constantly on, and the bonus is that it doesn't add heat like other bulbs), have the color changing bulb in a regular lamp fixture (purely decorative, and again, that thing has been running non-stop for a couple years) and just installed some LED pucks in a glass door cabinet. It's not my main sources of light, by any stretch, but it's a start.
The technology has actually been around for a while, nearly as long as the thrust of the CFL bulbs. I became aware of LED's about 5-6 years ago, and started hunting for them online, usually only finding them on ebay (the source of my color changing light bulb - looks like a regular bulb, maybe cost $10 with shipping). LEDs are commonplace in other countries (Canada stopped even selling non-LED Christmas lights in 2009), and as seems usual, it's just taken the states a while to catch on.
And yeah - LED's that can really mimic an incandescent bulb are very spendy, and I'm really hoping they'll start to come down in the next couple of years. Even if they are $10, the lifespan of an LED bulb is absurd - and, unlike a CFL, it can be used in motion sensors and anywhere else a light is turned on and off repeatedly.
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10sun
Columbus, OH
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All this talk reminds me of the egg/ball chair I had as a kid. The base seemed to weigh a ton and it was hard to move around, but it was always a great place to chill out and read; things seemed to quiet down and I could escape into whatever I was reading.
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Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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jennyw wrote >>
Tenzo wrote >>
Mercurius wrote >>
So my thinking in starting this thread is whenever you see something great for sale, but for some reason, your timing or space doesn't allow you to have it, post it over here. This could be great real estate, mid century furniture, a VW Thing or Karmann Gia, a sweet bicycle or motorcycle...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Herman-Miller-Eames-Chair-Rope-Edge-X-Base-DAX_W0QQitemZ300388024990QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45f085829e
Just the table hereFriggin son of a monkey baller!
I had two of those that I wheeled out to the curb two years ago.On the bright side, I'm sure that you made someone's day ...
I'm guessing the scrap metal scavengers got it first.
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Mercurius
First Avenue
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Motorist wrote >>
If anyone comes across a Blu Dot Strut coffee table for a good price, let me know.I ended up getting this in the 40" model. While I wish I bought a bit taller legs, I've been happy and the price is right. The other one I've been digging of recent is some stuff over at Urban Outfitters:
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=60&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=15137904&parentid=A_FURN_FURNITURE&sortProperties=+subCategoryPosition,&navCount=18&navAction=poppushpush&color=&pushId=A_FURN_FURNITURE&popId=APARTMENT_FURNISH&prepushId=Posted 2 years ago #
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