Lisa Baumann

Since a trip to Palm Springs in May that involved scouting for vintage at the most picked-over Goodwill store imaginable and a hotter-than-hell but fun midcentury modern architecture bike tour, I've been absorbed in vintage as part of this interior design journey. Visiting Palm Springs, California, was a midcentury modern architecture and vintage goods TRIP as everyone knows (unless you're living under one of the many rocks maybe at nearby Joshua Tree National Park) it's a mecca for iconic...

This mid-century. modern teak bar cart, likely Danish, is one of the quality items you can expect to find in my now-permanent vintage booth at Penny Lane Antique Mall in Bellingham, Washington. What a rush! My week-long vintage goods pop-up was a whirlwind of action, so much so that yesterday afternoon I flopped onto the couch – with my aching feet up – and stayed there. For hours. Sweatpants. Pistachio nuts. I even watched 'Fraiser,' much of which remains sharp and witty btw. The shopping,...

I'm officially in retail! What: Lisa Baumann Design Vintage Pop-up Where: Penny Lane Antique Mall, 427 W Holly St, Bellingham, Washington When: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through June 8 I'd been planning to do a one-week pop-up booth for a while that was supposed to start today. But when I went to Penny Lane Antique Mall in Bellingham Friday afternoon to see the vendor booth again, it was already empty and ready for me to get in there. Scrambling and hustling ensued (why is it always this...