Mid-Century Modern League Mad Men Picnic!

MID-CENTURY MODERN LEAGUE

MADMEN PICNIC

Recall the delights of your dad’s company picnic? Join the MCM League for our first annual vintage “company-style” picnic, a fundraiser of the ‘Mad Men’ era. Enjoy vintage games, a cake-walk, dj’d music, swing dance lessons, dancing, croquet, horseshoes, open bowling, a vintage movie on the lawn at dusk, and the Elks will be offering BBQ and cocktails.

Open to the public, we encourage vintage attire and invite you to drive your period vehicle.

Onsite Tours:

“Airstream Shangri La”

5 vintage trailers

1957 Elk’s Lodge

support significant mcm architecture

www.mcmleague.org

SUNDAY AUGUST 21ST 2PM – LATE Milwaukie Elks Lodge

$ 5

members $8 non-members

$45 - All Day Pass + Annual MCML membership

Bowling and BBQ/Cocktails are extra (Fees paid to the Elks). All other proceeds go to the MCM League, a 501c3 Non-profit. www.mcmleague.org

Lighting is the important accessory item to the little black dress of your house.

Matter is my new favorite interior design store! Its located in New York and has some of the most exciting lighting fixtures!

Summer Bliss

One of my favorite places on earth is the Metolious River in the Dechutes National forest. I just spent the weekend with my husband Dwight and my dog Skip walking the river banks and sitting next to the cold rushing water reading for hours on end...sheer bliss! I have been coming to Camp Sherman (that's the name of the store that has been there since the 20's) for many years starting in the 1960's. My father was an avid fly fisherman and we were constant visitors to this magical place. There are islands with wooden bridges and water wheels that as a child made my imagination run wild! I would spend many summer hours on these bridges and swear there were little people that inhabited these enchanting islands. It's was so valuable for me to recharge and come back to the design business with fresh eyes and a clear mind.

Shoe String Chic

One of my favorite bloggers is Vicki Archer. I tune in everyday to her blog French Essence and learn about all things French from interior design to fashion. Today Vicki shares a book - "Shoe String Chic, by Paris based Australian Kerrie Hess, is all about finding style for less. Her Parisian themed illustrations are a delight, and her fashion and style tips excellent....Kerrie's astute and witty commentary reflects her keen observations on French women.
Shoe String Chic has recently been released in the US and Australia and you can find it on Amazon...it's adorable, it's cute...I think we all want one."

One of my favorite design sites is Contract Furniture Trends I get the latest news on cutting edge designers telling me what they are up to...
Forest by Arik Levy for Bernhardt Design
Recently exhibited at NeoCon 2011, Forest is a barstool designed by the multi-disciplinary artist Arik Levy, who works in mediums as varied as photography, sculpture, film, and furniture. Born in Israel and transplanted to Europe, Levy is recognized for his furniture design for global companies, although he claims that “the world is about people, not tables and chairs.”





One of my favorite things about the delectable duo of the Ray and Jean Armchairs by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia is its decided gender ambiguity. Not that Citterio—or B&B for that matter—had this in mind when they named these perfectly plush yet manifestly modern and wonderfully roomy pair of chairs. Yet again, perhaps they did.

Sophisticated, understated restful...a retreat from the outside world.

I really enjoyed working with this client because she let me do my job. I brought her all of the ingredients and even though she could not picture the finished product she trusted me to make it all work.

The cement pilaster was an obtrusive design obstacle in the bedroom before I started the redesign. In the after photo you hardly notice the intrusion. I used a wall paper with a metallic-cement like quality. The walls are painted in a metallic creamy paper bag color and the ceiling is painted in gray blue. This is a bedroom you don't want to leave....



Before

Downsizing and moving to the Pearl District

I had the pleasure of working with a couple that decided to down size from their big home in Washington to a beautiful condo in the Metropolitan. They decided to get rid of everything and start fresh. As you can see from the before and after photos the condo is not huge but every room had exactly what they needed. The extra room is an office/guest bedroom with a stylish pull out bed. The handloomed wool area rugs from Tufenkian carpets lay the foundation and he artwork from Butters Gallery transforms this condo into a colorful home with personality. Below is a letter from DAlene and JD about their experience with the process.

Dear Kim,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for the beautiful home you created for us. It was such a pleasure working with you and so much fun!! When we hired you we had a short time-frame to work within and you kept us focused and on track to completion. Your eye for style and listening skills are remarkable. The biggest compliment we could give you is that our new home reflects us and our personalities. When we have friends over they always say how different the décor is from our previous home but how it is so us. That is exactly what we wanted!

As you know, we had definite ideas of what we liked, but were at a loss as to where to begin furnishing our new home. We were moving from a 3,100 sq. ft. house to a 1,300 sq. ft. condo and sold almost every piece of furniture we owned. We began with a clean slate, with no idea where to start regarding style, scale, proportion or layout. We interviewed several designers but were immediately drawn to you, not only for your fantastic expertise, but especially the passion and enthusiasm you have for your work. You really took the time to get to know us and developed a plan to fit our style and tastes.

Once you understood what we were looking for…wow...we took off! You knew exactly where to go, what to look for and what we needed. The relationships and quality contacts you’ve built over your years in business also turned out to be an incredible asset.

Thanks again Kim for all your help and guidance in creating a very special home for us. Not a day goes by that we don’t feel incredibly thankful and blessed for our very comfortable and stylish new home. We couldn’t have done it without you.

DAlene and JD White