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Displaying Vintage Collections at Home
From the Midwest House Tours

People who like vintage items are often collectors - it simply goes with the territory, and many of the Midwestern Apartment Therapy readers who have been kind enough to invite us into their homes fall into this group. From funky fans to paint by numbers to model ships, these folks have figured out ways to show off the vintage goodies that they enjoy as a successful part of their decor...

 
 

Take a peek at the displays above and then click through to see the entire home:

1. & 2. Paint-by-Numbers AND Perpetual Calendars from Melissa & Henry's Small Live/Work Home

3. Vintage Fans from Eve's Warm and Witty Loft

4. Model Ships from Steve's Uptown Contemporary

5. Vintage Radios and Cameras

6. Vintage Toys from Heidi & Kirk's Brady Bunch "Grandma" House

7. Kitchen Robots from Lindsay's Bold West Loop Style

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I love old paint-by-numbers. The bed spread in #1 is very groovy too.

posted by aj on September 18th 2009 at 11:29am
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I agree with aj and I would be ever so grateful if someone knew where that bed spread came from.

posted by nrKist on September 18th 2009 at 6:36pm
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Yeah that's pretty nifty bedding!

posted by atomicranch79 on September 20th 2009 at 3:08pm
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