As the largest land mammal, elephants are symbols of power, strength, and wisdom. Elephants are über trendy among the pint-sized crowd and the lovable animals can be found everywhere — as a child's cuddly toy, a storybook character or a midcentury modern stool, to name a few! These two stools depict the pachyderms in different ways. Which do you prefer? Simple: Vitra's Elephant Stool ($145) Read more

Mid-century modern, often referred to as "mod" or retro, is making a huge comeback. Harry Bertoia's collection of chairs are classic pieces from the modern era and loved by contemporary furniture collectors worldwide. Mini replicas of Bertoia's famous chairs are now available for tots to enjoy as well. Is your child a modernist in training? Simple: Little Bert ($89) is an inexpensive alternative Read more

Here's a post by CasaSugar Community member CarolynZ from the Vintage Delight group: I have a slight obsession with the Brasilia by Broyhill line from the 1960s. Both our dining room and bedroom are outfitted with furniture from this line. We were missing nightstands for the bedroom though and I searched obsessively until I found them. At an auction. A state away. Of course the nightstands did Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Carolynz from the Su Casa group: Our 1968 deckhouse is a slow work in progress.  One of the biggest projects I have gotten completed to date is this sofa. I bought it on Craigslist with 2 coordinating chairs (which are waiting patiently at the reupholsterer!) for $275 — it's 9 feet long! Here is the before shot from the CL seller: To see how it Read more