Retro cool?
Wickenburg, Arizona home.
The rest are from Phoenix homes.
Something borrowed, something old, something blue?
Old-fashioned bathroom.
Very retro. Green carpet. Grass wallpaper.
Looking to the right.
Shiny blue chair.
Old Furniture
May 17th, 2010 · 14 Comments
Tags: Carpet · Bathroom · Living Room · Phoenix Homes · Other Arizona Cities · Ugly Couches/Chairs · Grandma's House
14 responses so far ↓
1 Tammy // May 17, 2010 at 10:55 am
Even though these homes are outdated, you have to be impressed with how well they have been taken care of.
2 Murphy // May 17, 2010 at 11:00 am
YES, retro cool collection today.
I’ll take ALL the table lamps, the mirror, the coffee table, the bonsai tree, the grasscloth wallpaper, the white side chair and the console table.
I didn’t notice anything about the houses themselves!
3 maria // May 17, 2010 at 2:23 pm
When I look at these photos, especially #2, I think aluminum Christmas tree with color wheel, onion dip and potato chips on the coffee table, stiff martinis, tanked guests, and Perry Como on the hi-fi. Who says you can’t go back home again.
4 Leif // May 17, 2010 at 3:25 pm
I like to include photos of old furniture because they are usually well-maintained and are coming back in style. 1950s and 1960s homes are popular with 20-something buyers now, probably because they remind them of their grandparents’ homes.
Nevertheless, I had one reader call me immature because the mere title of this blog meant I called the old furniture “ugly.”
5 LizO // May 17, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Some people I know would trip over themselves in delight if they could get their hands on that stuff.
Oh and I agree with Leif. If those retro items are in that good of shape, chances are, the home is well cared for.
6 Karla // May 17, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Nice to know people want the older homes. That’s what I thought. I notice homes like mine are selling fast around here. I have a 50’s ranch-style house on a big lot. I’m hoping it will sell when we decide to sell it later this year. I’m painting it now.
7 Kat // May 17, 2010 at 9:49 pm
The blue/gold 4 cushioned jaquard sofa in photo #2 is beautiful. Definitely one of those living rooms for Sunday best. The cushions show no sag. I don’t even have to turn it over to know its 8 way hand tied coils. I’ll bid $1500.00
8 WildCard~ // May 18, 2010 at 9:19 am
I like older homes myself, with modern touches brought in~ I can’t hang on shag carpet!
9 ELF // May 18, 2010 at 11:14 am
Not my style at all but I can appreciate how well-done and thought-out this decorating is.
10 maria // May 18, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Kat, $1500.00 for that sofa?!?! Really?
Girl, I’m going out and finding you that sofa right now.
11 Kat // May 18, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Maria,
Google: 4 cushion sofa
I found only one. $6,892.00
12 Naomi // May 19, 2010 at 9:48 pm
All of these are cool! I love to see old furniture kept up.
13 Lea // Jul 3, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Leif said, “1950s and 1960s homes are popular with 20-something buyers now…”
Yep, that’s true. I am 25 and my husband and I are considering buying our first home. I adore 1950’s homes.
I LOVE the floral couch in photo #1 and truly, I’d kill for the bathroom in photo #3. (No sarcasm intended, here.) I’m just a fan of retro decor. These furnishings would be the cherry in the cake for me; I’d make an offer at once if I was a prospective buyer.
14 Em // Jul 10, 2010 at 9:29 pm
I love love love that yellow bathroom. Reminds me so much of the bathroom in my great-grandmother’s house. I miss her! And that neat house. She kept it retro chic for so many years.
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