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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Been There Done That

You will never see me get excited about Retro design. Reason being I had my first home during that era. Some of you may faint when you find out that I threw away such as
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a sofa like this one,
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a unit that separated my dining room and living room like this one,
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a chair like this one,
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I even had a Trim Phone just like this one,
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I spent my maternity grant from my 2nd child on a colour TV with a white cabinet just like this one,
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God forbid I even owned one of these,
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my wallpaper was big, bright and bold just like this,
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you hadn't arrived unless you owned a Denby Arabesque dinner service, I owned one,
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I threw away a fridge just like this, it was rubbish by the way, it kept everything warm,
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I owned lots of bowls by Grete Prytz Kittelsen,
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I was bought a Le Creuset casserole dish as a wedding present in 1968 (child bride), I still use it regularly (some things never go out of fashion),
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I had one of the first Lava Lamps by Edward Craven Walker and was ecstatic when I become the proud owner of
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one of the first Fibre Optic Lamps.
So the reason I don't get excited about Retro Design is that I Have Been There and Done That.
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7 comments:

  1. Lynne Rutter8:16 pm

    i still wish fridges were better looking these days, but oooh, those mugs. i don't miss those one bit.

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  2. rouge11:19 pm

    Hear Hear.

    All this 'mid-century' stuff popping up fills me with utter drear. I keep wondering whether I've now become a dinosaur in the aesthetics department or whether this latest craze, like all others, will pass.

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  3. Jan11:41 pm

    Where's the Tshirt Di?
    :)

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  4. Annie5:34 am

    Love your post. I'm so glad I am not alone in my feelings about what we call mid-century modern here in the USA. I've also "been there" and have the Naugahyde burns to prove it.

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  5. au poussin bleu12:26 am

    so funny , my mother in law still has the shelving system with hanging cupboard.. and the mug and the lamp and yes i don't get exited by it at all one bit ( want to paint them with a ghost twist effect!) but i have still got my mum lecreuset pan too as i enheritate from my mum as the pan is too heavy for her to lift and now it's super trendy! Go and figure!

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  6. stencil helen6:16 pm

    Hilarious, remember all of it and owned some of it. Think I still have the God forbid lamp.

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  7. The London hangers9:36 am

    Hi Di
    I saw a sofa like that last week and I fell in love with it. Do you have an idea of the designer or where could it buy one.
    Thanks a lot

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