Midwestern Malaise

I don't know what this little metal stool with under-cabinet was used for, I just know that I'm in love with it.

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Long time readers (if I haven't been stricken from your blogroll for inactivity) will remember this joyous post from March 2009, where I rid myself of a ten year old car for the LR3 of my dre...

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Century's 48 inch center table was the last thing I needed.  Yet every time I was in the Design Gallery at Nebraska Furniture Mart I stopped to look at it. And every time I looked at it I...

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Hello again!  I've been a bad blogger.  The fourth quarter at my office is always crazy, and this year its been even more so.  We also had a death in the family at the beginning of the month ...

http://midwesternmalaise.blogspot.com/2012/12/woodblocks-better.html

I posted a while back about a Rick Pence auction, the one where I bought the foo dog head, and mentioned that I picked up a vintage woodblock too.  Well it's become a minor obsession. Here'...

http://midwesternmalaise.blogspot.com/2012/11/vintage-woodblocks.html

I haven't bought anything on eBay in ages, though I've been looking a lot.  We've picked up a few woodblock prints at auctions recently, so I've been looking to find a few more.  Wouldn't a ...

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Ready for something a little different?  My friend Rich was for his covered balcony.   His place is beautiful.  Traditional, but with a lighter hand and a fresher feel.  And he couldn't ...

http://midwesternmalaise.blogspot.com/2012/10/about-your-porch.html

Ages ago late home and garden(ish) retailer Smith & Hawken put out a reproduction of an old sort of accordian-pleated galvanized planter, and I wanted one.  The problem was by the time I saw ...

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Brett's car was starting to feel it's 73,000 miles, so last Saturday we were off to the Infiniti dealer to look for a replacement. I liked his old M just fine, but the new ones are even bette...

http://midwesternmalaise.blogspot.com/2012/09/midmal-reviews-infiniti-m37x.html

I was having a conversation with Raina about new fall offerings at Target (some of which are terrific btw, I was there today), and I said that for things I don't expect to own forever I love ...

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Elle Decor has taken a bit of a beating in the blogosphere, but the October issue is full of things I've enjoyed, especially a short interview with textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen. The he...

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Before you know it we'll all be out buying holiday gifts and items to spruce up our places for entertaining season.  DO NOT leave things visible in your vehicle. Yep, my reminder came the hard...

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Who knew it would be so incredibly difficult to find attractive, durable, masculine bedding?  If I wanted pastel colors, florals, dog-unfriendly fabrics or trendy patterns I could have been d...

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What's up Pottery Barn?  You make a king quilt in this ikat print, but no king shams?  Not even a coordinating solid black king sham?  I can't do that other pattern you're showing with.

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Someone has a birthday tomorrow!  It's a bit of a milestone.  He's mildly wigged out, but I guarantee if you put him in a lineup with 9 other guys his age he'd be the best looking and youngest...

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Our maiden voyage selling at Bottoms Up was okay.  Friday's weather was just as hellish as it's been around here lately, so after a flurry of traffic in the morning it was pretty slow.  And ho...

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We're back in business!  Locals, come see Connie and Linda and I, as well as tons of other great dealers at first weekend in the Bottoms.  Friday and Saturday, August 3rd and 4th.  We're in...

http://midwesternmalaise.blogspot.com/2012/07/lets-go-shopping.html

When Brett and I met nearly 15 years ago he had an antique bed.  It must have been queen size, but looking back it seems smaller.  The only thing I remember for sure through the haze of our ne...

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After having the porch and sidewalk re-poured last fall and having the beds built and doing lots of planting this spring, the porch was looking a bit bare.  We needed some pots, and as big as o...

http://midwesternmalaise.blogspot.com/2012/07/things-i-am-good-at-porch-pots.html

So a while back I mentioned that Henredon asian-legged cocktail table from Craigslist that I was working on for the tv room.  I had a basecoat of paint on it, and bought 4 yards of great Poll...

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Picture ganked from FMAMB, no idea where she got it Jenny posted this a while back, and I've never loved an old paint texture more.  I'm also feeling the blue.  I bought a little shaker...

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Our new landscaper guy (who's name is David, no wonder he's good) was back on Saturday with truckloads of mulch.  The difference is amazing. Brett and I have made repeated trips to multipl...

http://midwesternmalaise.blogspot.com/2012/05/now-with-mulch.html

So you'll remember last summer after we had all the yews pulled out we built some beds.  One mild winter later and our borders were broken and coming up and just generally a mess.  So we calle...

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If you're a guy you probably have a chambray shirt hanging in your closet.  If you're like me, it's always there but you rarely wear it.  It seems to be one of those things I love on the hange...

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I went to an art auction last Sunday out at Dirk Soulis' gallery in Lone Jack.  It was chock full of really nice paintings, works on paper and mid-century ceramics.  I was prepared to spen...

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