The Modernism Madness Continues!!!!

The Never-Ending List Of Things-To-Do-Before-PS:

Determine which awning to order:  Vintage roll-out..which comes highly recommended... or Zip Dee

CHECK...going with Zip Dee - love the functionality of the system and the awning fabrication options...it took a group vote on FB as well as an actual visit to the AS with the fabric sample book for my husband, our dear friend Aaron and myself to decide that the sample on the bottom of the picture attached would be the right transition to our interior.

Buy a generator...a quiet, really big one with electric start (isn't that an oxymoron?)

CHECK...altho the nice guys at Cabella's (another story altogether!) wanted to steer us to a much cheaper one with similar functionality...I WANT/WILL OWN THE YAMAHA EF3000iSEB!!!  It absolute has to run, at a minimum, our Convection Oven, Costco fridge and my lighted makeup mirror!!

Find just the right side table and table lamp while in Seattle...

CHECK....sort of.  After much angst, many stops in rainy, lovely Seattle and feeling like we were forcing our natural MCM style we decided to (a) refinish the table we already have which fits the space perfectly and (b) buy what we loved and not what we thought people would expect to see.  Once we made that decision it was easy...welcome home to our lovely Laurel Mushroom Lamp

I almost got through the week thinking Phew!  Big decisions all done...now I just need to get the boys going on their list:  install new Inverter, finish the stainless install on bulkhead doors, polish (that in itself is an entirely separate blog) our AS which we vowed we would never do but now think we should...again with the separate blog thing...install my new fantasticly glowy doorbell from Lux...(yeah me...and yeah Lucy!!!) and finish the sh*tlist...no biggie, right?  Wait for it.....

And Then It Hit Me.....

What on earth are we going to stage outside the AS once everything is all set up @ the Riveria Hotel?  Our camping chairs from Costco are great...when we're camping, and our darling, comfy chairs (complete with cushions) from Pottery Barn are rockstar-comfy but neither fit the design aesthetic of our beloved-and-very-high-maintenance AS.  Urghhhhhh!!

Enter my Christmas gift - the Book of 1000 Chairs...and we so need (the operative word here is "need") to have a couple of Bertoia Wire Diamond Chairs with a small Tulip table  

CHECK....found four of them on eBay, on the way...plus free shipping

DOUBLE CHECK...hubby bought a black Ball Chair and Tulip Table on his vaca to Amsterdam

Phew!!!!

But Wait, While I'm At It....

I probably need some hip method of transportion while I'm in PS, right?  I mean, hubby will probably bring his mini-man-motorcyle but shouldn't I have a Vespa?  Seriously, I've always dreamed of owning one and even decided that while vacationing in Paris, if I was a Vespa I would be Turqoise, so it only makes sense that I should have one, right?  As much as I love vintage things...I also have a firm appreciation for all things resembling vintage but updated - I want to own a Vespa that works NOW...not one that may work someday if I find someone who could maybe fix it in their spare time....NOW!!!

Tick Tock

M

Happy Holidays

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season filled with the love of family & friends.  May 2011 bring you continued good health, happiness and many memorable AS adventures.

M

Things I Like....Confessions of a Happy Glamper

THINGS I LIKE....LIGHT SWAPPING

Confessions of A Happy Glamper

I’m drawn to bright, sparkly things-diamonds, chandeliers, Christmas ornaments & strings of outdoor lights.  Naturally, as I pulled into our campsite at Stub Stewart, the vision of two trailers bedecked in multi-colored lights acted as a beacon drawing me to them.  A quick hello to Doug and our friends the Pauley’s and then I was off to meet our neighbors!!

The couples had clearly been friends for a while, one driving a beautiful new Itasca motorhome & the other a  newer trailer.  Like a moth to the flame, I marched right up and said “hi, I love your colorful lights” &..as I got closer it became apparent that not one of the lights was the same!

As it turned out, these fun & outgoing people make it a practice to “swap lights” with fellow campers resulting in strings of lights with Pumpkins, Snowmen, Cowboys, Palm Trees & Pink Flamingos...oh my!!!  They even carry extra strands just in case they need to offer more options :)

Of course I wanted to swap lights too so, after discussing with Doug, later that evening we walked over with two AS’s in hand & immediately started eyeing our choices.  No surprises here:  mine = Martini Glass, Doug = Salmon.

Imagine our delight the next morning to see the AS  lights proudly hanging amongst the myriad of others. Could it be possible that some other camper down the road swaps one of their lights for our Airstream?  Simple, Magical, Fun - I think Wally would approve.

Happy travels - 

Mona

O. M. G.

The Meca of Midcentury Modern

I've had a love affair with Palm Springs forever!!!  I could spend days & days driving up and down the streets staring at the amazing MCM homes and hotels......and then there are the thrift shops.  OK, they're not necessarily anything related to thrifty now but even the non-thrift, massively expensive shops house some of the most amazing, unique, heart-stopping, hand-sweaty, can-I-even-justify it? treasures.  To top it all off, Palm Springs is the host of Modernism Week - what could possibly be any cooler than that?  A whole week of all-things-modernism - it's like heaven with hairpin legs and a never-ending supply of bullet planters!!

I'll Tell You What Could Take the Cool Factor Up a Notch....

....a vintage trailer show!!!  Last year it was at the Ace Hotel - I remember finding an article about the exhibit at the Ace and thinking how incredible it would have been to see those lovely vintage trailers;....our trailer renovation was well on it's way to becoming a reality but seemingly forever away from being chosen as a participant for such a prestigous event.  Fast-forward to 2010...we finished our AS renovation (but seriously, is it ever really finished?) and...in a moment of extreme bravery...I sent an email to the person managing this event - who just so happened to be Rich at Airstream Life.   In his quick response he said there were eight spaces left, and included an application....but wait, before submitting the app Rick needed to see photos of the interior & exterior of our AS and review them with the committee.

But What If They Say No???????

I couldn't bear the thought that the committee would say our AS wasn't the appropriate representation of MCM.....but why chicken out now?  I compiled a collection of before, during and after photos and bravely hit send late Monday evening.  Whatever.......if they didn't invite us I'm sure some good wine and perhaps a few therapy sessions...combined with one heck of a shopping gala...I could get over it....who am I kidding, NOT!!!

WHOO HOO!!!!!!!

First thing Tuesday morning - there it was ...."the email".  Rich assured me there was no need for butterflies on my part and that our AS would be a great addition to their exhibit.  


We're So In!!!!!!!  


Uhhh....now what?  Of course I need to get that awesome "Lucy" doorbell installed, we absolutely NEED an awning, axles, tires & wheels - oh my!!!  So need that hip, massively expensive  and very cute brushed steel side table from my favorite store in Bellevue, WA and most definitely must find just the right table lamp.......install the new power inverter, polish the AS although we swore we never would...I'm sure there's something I've missed.

What an amazing journey our AS has been, and continues to be.  As I type my husband is plotting our course from Hillsboro, OR to Palm Springs in mid-February.  There's a good chance that anywhere from 450 - 750 people could walk through our trailer during the two day exhibit...just typing that brought back those butterflies. 

Wish us luck...and if you happen to be in Palm Springs Feb 24-27, 2010 stop by the Riveria Hotel and say hi!!! 

Modernism Week 2011

'Tis the Season

You Can Never Have Too Many Lights, Too Many Ornmanets, nor Too Many Trees....

I'm really not sure where 2010 went....really hard to believe Christmas is 20 days away!!  Headed off for a holiday luncheon with our AS Unit - a record number of members are attending which is great!!  I'm donating a pink flamingo-themed gift for the white elephant gift exchange - should be pretty amusing to see what people salvage from their years of camping and regift!!!  Should be pretty fun.

It seems like every year I add more and more and more decorations to our home and, since I'm running out of space at home (unless I start hanging the trees upside down from the ceiling!!!) I've shifted some to the AS and my office.  It's turning out to be a very tinsel Christmas in our home.  My husband thinks I'm crazy but really I see nothing wrong with two vintage tinsel trees - I so had to have the newest addition which turns.  Oh, and then there's the 7' vintage white tree I just bought on eBay, various decorative trees and "the big daddy" - the 10' prelit tree that, although beautiful when done, is a nightmare for two not-so-tall people to put together!!

Whatever you celebrate this holiday season, wishing you all the best.