Mid Century Modern, Ugh

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Let me guess, you a millennial who hates "boomers".

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Anonymous wrote:West Elm, Room & Board, DWR are mostly MCM. I wouldn't say Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware or CB2 are. Crate & Barrel has a mix. Arhaus is more organic modern but not MCM. Or try Kaiyo / Consignment or FB marketplace for more traditional.

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OP would have loved the Bombay Company back when it was in every mall in the 90s.

[Anonymous]

This is America you can buy anything you want. There is infinite furniture. OP is dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:I was reviewing various run of the mill websites for furniture ideas recently and everything looks like Mad Men, late 1960s. I was sick of it when my parents and aunts/uncles had it when we were kids. I'm even more sick of it with its current revival. When are we going to get back to more timeless styles? Are there companies out there that are not currently catering to this period?

Well...it's been in style since the middle of the last century, not sure what you want here.

Ehh. It was not "in style" in the 80s-2005. Only after 2005 did it start rearing its head again.

Ehh, it was back by the late 90s. I bought my first apartment in 1997, furnished it with MCM furniture (the real one, from the 60s, bought at estate sales), and then saw an article in NYTimes about the comeback, so it was definitely in the air.

Ehh. There's always a few ahead of the trends, usually out of coincidence. MCM didn't make major strides into popular acceptance till the mid 2000s. The 90s into 2010 was all about overstuffed, Tuscan farmhouse, French country, boomer tastes. It was the Obama era that heralded the arrival of MCM into the mainstream because it was also the time that the next generation started asserting itself. Prior to that for most people, MCM meant the "ugly" split level interiors of the grandparents generation.

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Anonymous wrote:Here you go OP, found the perfect couch for you.

You need to keep this couch's name out of your mouth. It is a comforting classic, and does not deserve your mockery.

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While there are certainly mid-century modern designs included, there are quite a few more traditional ideas here:

https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/living-room-ideas-and-designs

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Anonymous wrote:I was reviewing various run of the mill websites for furniture ideas recently and everything looks like Mad Men, late 1960s. I was sick of it when my parents and aunts/uncles had it when we were kids. I'm even more sick of it with its current revival. When are we going to get back to more timeless styles? Are there companies out there that are not currently catering to this period?

Well...it's been in style since the middle of the last century, not sure what you want here.

Ehh. It was not "in style" in the 80s-2005. Only after 2005 did it start rearing its head again.

It was in plenty of places and with a certain type of person. Just because you didn't see it until it Crate and Barrel doesn't mean it wasn't out there.

[Anonymous]

There are so many furniture stores (both brick and mortar and on-line) with so many styles out there now, I find it bizarre that people cannot find furniture that they like.

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Anonymous wrote:I also hate MCM and I agree it's almost unavoidable right now. MCM is the furniture equivalent of the Tiffany heart tag necklace or a Louis Vuitton logo wallet-- something people think signals they have taste and money, but actually shows they are mass-market consumers and suckers for aspirational branding. MCM belongs in McMansions.

To get furniture that actually shows character and craft, try antique stores and estate sales. My favorite hidden gem, which I hate to give away, is Cornerstone in Maryland. They specialize in traditional non-MCM furniture and they are wonderful to work with. https://onlycornerstone.com/

I hate stuff like that. It’s straight out of grandma’s house.

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Anonymous wrote:I also hate MCM and I agree it's almost unavoidable right now. MCM is the furniture equivalent of the Tiffany heart tag necklace or a Louis Vuitton logo wallet-- something people think signals they have taste and money, but actually shows they are mass-market consumers and suckers for aspirational branding. MCM belongs in McMansions.

To get furniture that actually shows character and craft, try antique stores and estate sales. My favorite hidden gem, which I hate to give away, is Cornerstone in Maryland. They specialize in traditional non-MCM furniture and they are wonderful to work with. https://onlycornerstone.com/

I hate stuff like that. It’s straight out of grandma’s house.

+1, horrified by that link. I don't get the MCM belongs in McMansions comment by PP. McMansion I just think bloated pieces from RH and Pottery Barn, which isn't kitch like the link, but also is not MCM--maybe contemporary? But can agree to disagree as it's clear I don't like PP's taste, and doubt they like mine.

[Anonymous]

Previous owner filled the house with toile everything. Curtains. Wallpaper. Knick knacks. Rustic French everything. Everywhere.

We still get her copies of country curtains in the mail.

MCM, please. 🫠

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Anonymous wrote:Previous owner filled the house with toile everything. Curtains. Wallpaper. Knick knacks. Rustic French everything. Everywhere.

We still get her copies of country curtains in the mail.

MCM, please. 🫠

Country Curtain is no more. But I think Vermont Country Store picked it up.

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Anonymous wrote:Previous owner filled the house with toile everything. Curtains. Wallpaper. Knick knacks. Rustic French everything. Everywhere.

We still get her copies of country curtains in the mail.

MCM, please. 🫠

Country Curtain is no more. But I think Vermont Country Store picked it up.

Yea. It’s been years since we bought but the catalogs keep coming, just with different names. Country curtains, Ballard’s, and I guess now this new one?

We get a laugh every time one comes in. Then get sad from the remodel from hell.

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I like the one-level homes with atriums. The furniture not so much.