Lisa Baumann

As a frequent flyer for all things vintage I have to share a one-day Seattle-based auction taking place today (Oct. 1) online. Merely viewing this collection will bring light and joy to your soul. So do it! The Scandinavian & American Design online only auction starts this morning, ends today and it is chock full of iconic Eames, Knoll, and Wegner, etc. furniture as well as lighting, art and so much more. It has my dream dining table, among many other things I would love to find in the wild....

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,...