Often I’m asked, “Where did you find that?” in regards to my latest vintage score. Serious pickers rarely give up their sources. Just know that we’re always on the hunt. However, today is your lucky day because I am going to reveal where I found these vintage library chairs. You’ll never believe it. Ready for my big source for these truly fabulous mid-century vintage library chairs?
The library.
You never know when inspiration will strike. Or when the coolest find will present itself. You could be minding your own business and returning a library book when out of the corner of your eye, you see the ‘for sale sign’ and your chairs in a dim corner next to a box of $.50 books. Suddenly you’re short of breath. Palms are sweating. You’re tearing down the ‘for sale’ sign and scrambling for cash while nearly shouting to the elderly librarian, “I’ll take them!” as if you’re at an estate sale and everyone is aware of the treasure around you and not just minding their business reading their periodical.
Or something like that.
After forking over the money and sprinting home for the truck with fear that the librarian would somehow resell the chairs out from under me because I outed their fabulousness, I tucked them into storage for safekeeping. Very safekeeping. I’ve been hoarding them ever since allowing only a few cameos.
I imagined that the set of four would make the perfect kitschy kitchen chairs. And they do. I just don’t have a place for them nor can I keep them all. Its time to reintroduce them to the world and find them a home.
I’ve paired the birch & vinyl chairs with a wood dining table from a similar era. The table, which is sold separately, was updated with milk paint. First, stained dark with curio and then dry brushed with grainsack and marzipan.
But those chairs…aren’t they fantastic? They are now up for grabs at The West End Garage.
Circa Dee 