Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Foto Friday: Studebakers!!
Studebakers are definately underappreciated, but lovely cars none the less. Here are a few I have shot.
| This is actually my FIL's Studebaker. 1963 Studebaker Avanti. This is the first year the Avanti was built and the only year under the Studebaker moniker. This is my favourite: The Commander |
| The bullet curve of the nose and the smiley mouth grille almost look cartoonish. Very aerodynamic for its time. The Hawk Gran Turismo. |
Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Aviator
So while the Pais was on line over the weekend a friend had sent her a link to a chair at Restoration Hardaware simply called Aviator.
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| Constructed of polished aluminum and whiskey aged leather. |
Everything curves back into a V formation. I love the look of this chair. I'm not a fan of modern furnishings at all. I grew up in a house with a plain old white couch and two brown recliners. The walls were institutional white and there was fringed shag room rug. I get the willies just writing about it. Someone get me a martini please. I need to drown that thought. Even though it doesn't fit with a steampunk themed styling, another piece of furniture that I would love to have, and just might one day when I have my man cave, is a coffin couch from Coffin Couches. |
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| Yes these couches are made from actual mortuary caskets. |
The detail on these couches are amazing. Since they are actual caskets that were used for display each of the legs of the couches have a biohazard emblem imprinted in the steel.
These are not cheap pieces of furniture however. The Aviator is priced at $1200 and the coffin couches begin at $3500.
While I don't have access to any caskets, I do have access to seats that can be considered to have an aviation look to them. This has me wondering if I could construct my own Aviator seat for less then $1200 and have it look similar to what Restoration Hardware has.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Foto Friday!!! A Day late....................
While I realise that the topic and the day of posting don't match, I do have a perfectly good reason. Yesterday I had attended the memorial service for my friend Emily and afterwards went to have a late lunch with friends.
So without any further delay: Foto Friday!!!!
Today's theme is Porches and Pin Up Girls.
Well I hope that you enjoy these as much as I do. Look for something fun in the next few days!
So without any further delay: Foto Friday!!!!
Today's theme is Porches and Pin Up Girls.
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| This one is my favourite. I love an older car as opposed to the newer ones. |
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| For some reason this one kind of reminds me of the kind of woman that James Bond as portrayed by Sir Roger Moore would have seduced. Very 1970's. |
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