Veg-o-tronic

[Versatronic]

Pilfering

Toggle, when you come by for a visit, you can show me how to work the blasted thing.

I really don't think he took anything, but I didn't frisk him, so we'll see if something turns up missing. He really wanted a love seat for his pad, but I just didn't have anything for him. I'm tapped out on extra love seats at the moment.

Coincidently, Veg said I had better not ever allow Bethann into my place because she surely would steal everything pink in sight. Unfortunately for him, I showed him part of my collection of Joe Bononmo beauty books and he came to the realization that he needs to start collecting them.

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[Versatronic]

Oops

Oh, I guess I forgot to answer your question, Venus. I have picked up the material at flea markets and off eBay on occasion.

 

[frigilux]

I'd imagine entering your house is like stepping back into a specific period of time--cool! Stepping into my house is like stepping into a melange of freshman dorm room + a period-inspecific catering business.

 

[toggleswitch]

Attention young people

Notice electrical cord coming out of the orange wall-clock in panel(post) #1.Yes, this is how they were "in the old days" Battery operated clocks came later.

Frequently in older kitchens, there was a clock outlet mounted up high, sometimes in the "soffits" [those one foot drops from the ceiling to which upper-tier kitchen cabinets are mounted.]

Beleive it or not, there was no such thing as nukers, and the stove came WITHOUT a clock. Some gas ones didnt even need to plug in *GASP*, and worked totally in a black-out.

ROFL

HORRORS!

 

[veg-o-matic]

Man oh man!

I don't even know where to begin! I'm like in a diabetic coma from so much eye candy!

First of all, Mr. Tronic's house is huge. Huge. With more storage space that you can shake a stick at. Which works out well for him, you know.

Mike is a gracious host and shared all his stuff with me with such joy and enthusiasm that we totally lost track of time. You wouldn't believe all the stuff he has. I kept turning around and saying "Wow! That's cool!" Everywhere I looked there was something else nifty. Hell, even his switchplates are cool! You haven't lived 'til you've played with Minnie the Mermaid's tail.

Oops. Was I supposed to keep that a secret?

Beth, you'd die, absolutely die over the bathroom and bedroom!

Mike also knows his stuff. I wouldn't know a Moe lamp if it hit me in the face. (Well, maybe a 'mo lamp...) He knows all about the different brands and designers and series and stuff. Quite a font of knowledge. All I know is what's purty.

So what we basically did was open cabinets and drawers and closets and go through stuff. It was literally like stepping back in time--no modern stuff to spoil the effect. Just pure-d vintage. I loved when he said "Hey, I forgot I had that!"

Yep, I wanted one of everything. Two of some things! Unfortunately, I don't have the kind of space he has. Sigh.

And here's the thing (sorry, this is all kind of stream-of-consciousness, so bear with me). His house isn't like some kind of museum. It's just all so, I don't know, right. Everything fits together so nicely--the furniture, the parquet ceiling (!!), the knotty pine paneling, the light fixtures, everything.

It was all too much for my little pea-brain. I believe I hit my peak of eloquence that time I managed to say "Wow!" without drooling.

The lamps! The absolute mother lode of lamps! The ash trays! The appliances! The curtains! The furniture! All the little details! Fabulous, just fabulous.

Without trying, Mike managed to convert me. I now want to start collecting Heywood Wakefield furniture. I couldn't keep my mitts off that smooth satiny surface.

I learned that butterfly chairs are supremely comfortable. Eero's womb chair, mmm, not so much.

Thank you, Mike. "Kid in a candy store" doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. I can't remember when I've had such a good time.

veg

Oh, and just to set the record straight (as it were)

1. I'm not part of anybody's evil gang. I have my own.

2. I didn't steal anything (though I do have fantasies of waiting 'til Mike's away and backing up a tractor-trailer...)

3. I'm not that fat! It's just the way my shirt was hanging!

4. It was really windy and rainy and my hair looked MUCH better earlier in the day!

 

[rickr]

Great vintage home and furnishings Mike!! Such a vast collection of the 1950's and 60's is something that takes lots of time and effort. Thank you for posting the wonderful photos!

Veg,were you caught trying to carry that GE dryer out the door?

 

[Versatronic]

Thank You Mr. Matic

What a nice little write-up to wake up to. Thank you so much. I wasn't sure if you really were enjoying the tour because you weren't saying much.

Just for the record, those comfortable chairs you spoke of were "bird chairs". I actually have two vintage butterfly chairs but no place to put them right now.

You say my place is huge, but it doesn't seem huge to me. I wish the place were twice as big. It's always such a sad thing to see a really nice piece get relegated to the basement because there's no room for it anymore.

You say I'm a font of knowledge, but every time I meet a AW.org person, I am always so blown away by how much knowledge they have that I feel like a moron and I learn so much. And I learned some things from you, like my turquoise blanket chest was actually a vacuum cleaner storage box, for instance. I had no idea.

Anyway, that's so much for the nice review and I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. I'll try to be more prepared for company next time.

 

[gansky1]

Looks like you had a great time Veg! I hope you took lots of pictures and will share more... BTW, your hair was just fine!

Those vintage drapery fabrics are just stunning - I love fabric and these are outstanding! Vers, did you find these curtains already made somewhere or have most of them made for you? (or make them yourself) They are very cool - window treatments bring all of your cool things "together" perfectly!

 

[Versatronic]

I'm not a sewer

The fiberglass drapes were a whole set of drapes and I had my mother alter them to fit my windows. It wasn't easy. Fiberglass material is very delicate and can come apart easily. The ones in the living room fit with no alteration. The rest of the drapes that I currently have hanging were unused vintage material that my mother custom sewed to fit my windows. My mother has been very helpful with the drapes. She also created the cushions on the bamboo sofa in my tiki lounge from vintage material I found.

 

[veg-o-matic]

QUOTE: "You say my place is huge, but it doesn't seem huge to me"

QUOTE: "You say I'm a font of knowledge, but every time I meet a AW.org person, I am always so blown away by how much knowledge they have that I feel like a moron"

So basically, you're calling me a liar?

I didn't realize I wasn't talking that much; usually I run my mouth so much people start slapping me. I was literally overwhelmed by your house and stuff.

Plus, it's hard to talk when you're drooling.

At the request of my host, I took no pictures. He said his place was a mess. (Frankly, it looked like the maid has just left.) I don't know how much neater it could have been. Guess your standards are higher than mine, Mike!

(Of course they are; I would never have invited ME over!)

veg

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thank both of you for the great photo-tour. What is the giant blue object in the upper corner of the guest bedroom picture, please? Is it TelStar or ECHO returning from orbit? I realize that almost everyone here is too young to remember or know about them (except the electronics engineers and maybe, fans of the Ventures), but we were staying in Cocoa, FL and some kids our age were with us in the pool. Their father was one of the engineers in the program so they knew that the rocket was going up that night, although the exact time was a secret, so thanks to them, and noise that could be heard inside a bank vault, we got to see the first ECHO satellite launched. By the time we returned to our home, that week's Life magazine had the story and pictures

There are two single 30" Flair wall ovens in our area in the house of a customer of John or Jeff. I love that island with the cooktop in front of the Flair 40" wall ovens. It looks like something from a Shinto shrine, maybe.

Thanks again to both of you.

 

[Versatronic]

That's one of those lucite "spaghetti" swag lamps. I left my camera in my GF's car on New Years Eve. When I get it back, I can take a better picture if you like.

Veg, my place looks a lot better at the moment since I've had a bit of time to clean the place up.