Update video on my Pearsall couch restoration, new items

I just posted an update video on YouTube. This restoration has been drug out for various reasons and I guess I just have not updated as I still have some things to do on it but that said, I’ve been using it like a year now! So here it is in case you want a follow up. The introduction video is also on my you tube channel if you want to watch that one first.

Pearsall Couch Restoration Part Deux! 2022 edition

I just brought home some new items. Have a peek! Some of these items may end up in my retail spaces next week but yell if you are local and interested! First up is a great Rway bedroom in blond mahogany. 9 drawer dresser, night stand and complete full bed (headboard, footboard, rails and slats). Will bundle price as a set! Delivery available in the region. Reach out to discuss!

Red Cosco stool…..2 cute antique chairs with cane seats.
Downstairs at Fleetwood Antique Mall is now featuring some great swag lights and chandeliers! Come see them. A few have been rewired and all are tested and ready to go!
Fabric sale is still going on! 10 lots are gone but 16 are still available! Come check them out at MadModWorldVintage.com!
XO MALISSA

Vintage Remnants Sale is on!

Have you heard? The fabulous vintage textiles are ready to go! Come see what is available for your small projects! These are authentic era textiles and quite the rare find. Most are Knoll and some I have ID’d. Watch the videos, read the descriptions and see what works for you. Prices start around $45 and include shipping to lower 48 states. AfterPay is set up on my website and it allows you to set up affordable payments if you qualify! Looking forward to shipping them out to new homes! Don’t delay, claim some today! Click the pic below to jump to the page! XO MALISSA

Remnant Sale Scheduled- live Wednesday Dec 29 11am EST

I have some great remnants available! Some have been ID’d. Preview is open now! Watch the short videos posted on my website and figure out what you want to try to snag! Collect them or use them! There are a few really special pieces in here!

Listings will automatically go live at 11am this Wednesday! First to check out gets the item! Shipping included to lower 48. I will PayPal invoice for shipping outside this area with 48 hours to pay or you will be refunded and items will be re-listed. PA residents will be charged 6% sales tax at check out,

PROBLEMS QUESTIONS EMERGENCIES

EMAIL: MALISSA@madmodworldvintage.com

TEXT/CALL 610.223.5758

Don’t just stand there….start watching those videos!!!

SALE WILL BE HERE: https://www.madmodworldvintage.com/remnant-fabric-sale

INTRO & VIDEO: https://www.madmodworldvintage.com/fabricinfo

Knoll Vintage Remnant Sale Coming Soon and other ramblings mostly about Knoll.

I was so happy to hear from an old work friend who is currently working for Knoll. He explained some things to me and I was amazed to hear how much more automated the manufacturing is for things like table tops than the shop we both had worked at. Ultimately, speed and efficiency reigns in manufacturing and the big key is to streamline that process to thrive. He also gave me some insight on the mock ups, and he does get involved in sample making for clients. Everything is clearly marked MOCK UP when it gets to production and they need to make sure it’s perfect. He also said the company keeps all fabrics for 25 years before disposing of them (mainly by employee only sale). The main reasons are warranty issues and repair/replacements. Pretty cool that they keep this library of sorts!

This brings me to my decision to offer some awesome mcm era remnants I have collected! I have 2 bins of gorgeous Knoll fabrics I purchased from the daughter of a now deceased former executive. Although identifying them all is hard, I have been able to find a few. If you are sitting on a sample book of swatches, you may fair better. I’d love to hear back from anyone who happens to crack this on their purchases! That said, I worked on my first bin today. Here is a preview!

I have lots of pics, measurements and video of me describing and going over each piece! Now I just have to get things ready for purchase on my website. I will launch the sale at a specific date/time I specify and announce here. Please register for my mailing list! I have another glorious bin to go through and lots of back end work. I am so happy to be able to place these pieces with collectors and enthusiasts. It truly is a joy to have them!

Can’t wait for you to see them all! XO MALISSA

Need shipping?

Hey there! My beloved shipper Jackie will be here the week of Christmas to pick up an item headed to Seattle. Her trip will take her to the south then through Texas/AZ/SoCal and north to the NW. if you are looking for something and in that area, reach out now so I can get you a quote and secure space on her trip,

Manny, my localish East of the Mississippi shipper is headed south and to the Midwest shortly. If you are in OH/CHICAGO/WI AREAS this trip is for you! Reach out now so I can get you a price and reserve your space!

*** I take deposits to hold your item with balance plus shipping due prior to shipping. Shipping rates are up right now due to gas and other expenses being very high. I collect your shipping and pay cash on pick up as a courtesy to save you money when I can use a shipper I know. We are cutting out the middle man (uShip) this way. Our shippers work hard for us and saving them some fees is always worth it!

Don’t get shut out! Things are leaving fast right now! I don’t have any commited purchases in the pipeline right now but I do have some project pieces I can get working on and would like to anyway as I have a window between now and February before I take on a 3rd survey in my census job which will give me more hours.

The Platner dining table base will get to the powder coater this week as I dropped it off with my friend yesterday who will be taking it! As soon as I get it back, in beautiful gloss white, I will get picks of the complete table and list it. The orange formica top with custom wood trim (could be oak or walnut) is 60” and can seat 8. The wood was installed but never finished so I took care of that. If you would like to be first to get info on it, feel free to reach out!

I am running my ozone generator in the garage frequently working on the leather cushions on the Tobia Scarpa Bastiano lounge chair. I have refinished the wood frame with Rubio Monocoat, a superb, LEEDS compliant oil finish. It looks fantastic! I have some more to do on it and will get to work. It’s not 100% but it is definitely in good enough shape to use and the leather is not too bad off showing some stains and light scuffs but overall not abused. There is also a mystery with this chair I have been trying to crack. The model was first made by Gavina in Italy and when Knoll purchased them, they got the rights to make this chair. My chair is made differently than current production chairs in that the leather is wrapping the seat frame. And the wood frame attaches directly to the seat frame. Is this how Gavina did it and Knoll reinvented the wheel when production shifted to the US? Why am I not finding others like mine? I am even checking the European boards. Was this man developing the current iteration for production and this a sample? So many questions! His son has 2 other Scarpa pieces and I want to see them and how they are made. Perhaps the clues lie in that or the metal frame with a label: Sleep-Comfort Lebanon. Although we are relatively close to Lebanon, PA…..there is a Sleep Comfort in Lebanon the country. This may also be a clue that this was a European production. The mystery continues!

I will keep working through my backstock! Make sure you check out my exclusive gift items here on my website or locally at my retail spaces! I do have some cool mcm themed stocking stuffers including the Eames Dopp kits, house of cards notepads and my custom pillow covers from those great vintage fabrics!
XO MALISSA.