Mid-Century Modern

Our apartment is in a small 50s building that has been tastefully updated and, at least to my Victorian-architecture-of-New-England-trained eyes, in a simple mid-century modern style. Mostly that means it has simple adornments, straight lines, and windows with a horizontality that would be a big no-no in a 19th century building. The kitchen cabinets are all up on metal legs and the doorknobs are smooth ovals of brushed metal. White curtains billow in the always open windows.

This is a dramatic difference from our two apartments in Boston over the past seven years, the first an 1890s building with some of the original moldings and exterior detailing (though painted over many, many times) and a terrible layout for modern living and the second a lovely Craftsman era two family in wood and white walls with glass fronted built-ins in the dining and living rooms.

This is youngest building I've ever lived in and while it is not overflowing in personality, it has a definite feel of modernity that I hope to add to with decoration and furniture. I've been perusing the offerings at Mid-Century Modernist for inspiration and envy. I would say that an authentic looking, let alone authentic, blue modern couch with cat-resistant fabric (extremely tight weave or microfiber) and raised legs in my price range is a rare, rare thing, even on the vast marketplace that is LA Craigslist. But I'll keep looking.

Yesterday's run destination: Montana Ave. Library Branch

Yesterday's Menu:
Breakfast: chocolate chip cookies
Lunch: leftover Salmon Teriyaki takeout
Dinner: Jonalicious Pasta and Two Buck Cab-Sauv