New Arrivals: VDC & Hawthorne Vintage

We have kept busy this weekend filling both Hawthorne Vintage and the Vintage Design Collective with our latest finds and creations.  Many are also available online on Etsy.

 Plycraft Lounge Chair & Ottoman.  SOLD

 Danish teak bookcase (right) now available at VDC $195

Scandinavian Leather Sofa now available at VDC.  SOLD

Danish teak record console now available at VDC.  SOLD

Set of 6 Gunlocke armchairs as found.  They have now been reupholstered and are now available at Hawthorne Vintage .

Vintage lounge chair (left) SOLD.  Danish teak dresser now available at the Vintage Design Collective.

New Arrivals: Vintage Design Collective

Some great new items were just brought into the Vintage Design Collective! It is all high end Danish teak and rosewood pieces. Here are a few quick photos that were snapped. If you have any questions about pricing you can contact the shop directly at 503-975-3952. The Vintage Design Collective is located at 7126 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland OR.
 
Huge Danish rosewood hutch has room for all of your dishes, barware, silverware and more.  SOLD


Danish rosewood dresser


Danish rosewood hutch


Small Danish teak credenza


Mid Century dining set. SOLD


Rosewood corner table

A Pick to Remember

Yesterday I drove a couple hundred miles and went looking to pick in greener pastures.  My efforts were rewarded with some great finds!  Here's what I got.

 The pick of the day was this Adrian Pearsall style sofa by flexsteel.  The lady I bought it from told me that it was originally orange but she had it recovered in this neutral off-white fabric.  I would have loved to have found it in the original orange but it is still a wonderful sofa.  SOLD

Another amazing find was this child's size bentwood lounge chair.  It is tagged Woolf Furniture MFG.  I have never seen one quite like it.  It is for sale at VDC for $150.

Danish style sofas are always very popular.  This one is already spoken for and we are currently making cushions for it.

Lately we have been selling lots of record cabinets.  This Danish teak one is the best one yet.  SOLD

Last week I found this wonderful 4' x 6' oak frame chalkboard.  SOLD

New Arrivals: Vintage Design Collective

This morning I made some amazing finds and they all went to the Vintage Design Collective.

They are all for sale and very reasonably priced!

Mid Century Highboy Dresser by Bassett.  SOLD

 Vintage walnut side table.  SOLD.

 Vintage Walnut Coffee Table.  SOLD

 Vintage Metal Record Storage Side Table.  SOLD

 Seth Thomas Starbust Clock.  It works!  For sale $85.

Overall the space is looking great.  Here is a look at the rest of the items we have available.

Reupholstered: Mid Century Loveseat

About a week ago I bought a great little mid century loveseat.  From about 15 feet away it looked great but it had some serious issues.  The piping had been ripped out of the seat cushion, several buttons were missing and the springs needed to be tied.

We started out by stripping off all of the original materials.

Next we replaced all the muslin, dacron, and foam.  Although we considered several different fabrics we decided it would be best to stick with the original black tufted vinyl.

 This project came out just as we had hoped and we are very pleased with the final result.

The vinyl we used naturally distresses when it is stretched.  

This gives it a nice vintage look that matches the original frame

It has been SOLD.

Project Pieces

I kept myself busy today and worked all day on a couple project pieces I picked up this weekend.
The first is a chrome eyeball tree lamp.  Every bit of wiring had to be replaced from the plug to the fixtures.  I even added a new dimmer switch, new light bulbs, and polished all the chrome.

This piece was difficult, time consuming, and costly to restore but the final result was worth it all.
Now available at the Vintage Design Collective for $395.

The next piece was a pretty cool record consul but the low flat base on it lacked any style.

I removed the base and added a set of hairpin legs.  Now it is a perfect height to use as an entry table or media center.  The center dividers can be removed for more storage.

The hairpin legs add lots of modern style and giving it a floating look.  SOLD

New Arrivals // Vintage Design Collective

We just took a trip down to the Vintage Design Collective and dropped off a few of our latest picks. 

Here is what we added as well as a few of the other great items we have available. 

 Heywood Wakefield Kohinoor 6 drawer dresser with mirror.  SOLD

Newly reupholstered vintage chesterfield style sofa.  For Sale $995.

 Round Lane Acclaim Coffee / Side Table.  For sale $195

(Left) Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Dining Table.  For Sale $295
(Center) Reclaimed wood coffee table on hairpin legs.  For Sale $295.

New Arrival: Mid Century Record Cabinet

I just brought a solid walnut mid century record cabinet into the Vintage Design Collective.  This piece is in excellent condition.  It has a drawer that opens forward to reveal lots of record storage and a top surface that that is perfect for a turntable.  SOLD.  The dimensions are 27'' wide x 28.5'' tall x 17.5'' deep.
Vintage Design Collective is located at 7126 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland OR.

Reupholstered: Chesterfield Style Sofa

In most cases we stick very closely to the mid century era but there is one sofa that transcends all eras and can be a stately centerpiece of any living room, the chesterfield sofa.  We are always on the lookout for one but have never been able to find one a pick-able price. Recently we traded a couple pieces of furniture with a local shop owner for a sofa which was a modern twist on a chesterfield.  It had fabric upholstery rather than leather and chrome legs rather than wood.  Having never done tufting before this piece was much too large to learn on so we decided to upholster it in straight modern lines.  After a week of hard work it is finished and now available at the Vintage Design Collective, 7126 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland OR.  Dimensions: 87'' long x 33'' deep x 26'' tall.

 Here is a picture of the sofa shortly after getting it home.  It was certainly saggy looking but full of promise.

 We got right to work and pulled out hundreds of staples.  This sofa had far more staples in it than any other that we have worked on.

 Here is the finished product! Dark vinyl and bold lines, a truly masculine piece.

Here is a sneak peek at the rest of the items that we have available at VDC