Vintage Broyhill Premier Furniture Ad

Google books is one of my new favorite things. I didn't know you could flip through vintage magazines until recently.

I love flipping through mid-century magazines to look at the ads - both because of the copywriting (oh, the days we body copy was paragraphs long) and for mid-century design inspiration. I was recently doing just that when I came across this little jem: a two page spread for the Broyhill Premier Invitation collection.It looks a lot like the Broyhill Sculptra collection with the squares motif, however the Invitation collection also has reed details as well.

The ad really speaks to the changing design sensibilities of the time. The first paragraph reads:

What a wide, wonderful freedom of choice Invitation gives you! This dramatic grouping includes thirty-seven prestige pieces in sophisticated Transitional styling ... all design-related so you can correlate your rooms in the best modern taste ... all harmoniously at home in either modern or traditional surroundings ... many so versatile in style and service they can be used in virtually any room in the home.

Herman Miller Giveaway

Mid-century furniture manufacturing legend Herman Miller is having a contest. And you can enter here.

The deeper into the contest the better the prize, culminating in five one-of-a-kind, artist-painted Eames rockers.

Broyhill Sculptra Brochure

I know that there is a Broyhill Sculptra furniture brochure out there. In fact there are probably few. However, try as I might, I can not get my hands on one, or an image of one.

I contacted Broyhill furniture headquarters to see if they happened to have any on file, and they don't. I also contacted some random guy on a mid-century furniture forum who said he had one, but after promising he'd email me a scan of it, he fell off the face of the planet.

But I have all of my web alerts on high alert, so if one pops up on the internet, or even a mention of one, I'll know. I would love to see what the entire line included and once I track down a copy, I'll be sure to share.

Update: I was finally able to track down a Broyhill Sculptra brochure.

Mid-Century Austin Estate Sale

Have some free time this weekend and some free cash to spend? Then there's a mid-century estate sale that you should check out.

Here are the details:
8108 Mesa Dr. Suite A-102B
Sept. 10 & 11: 10am-4pm, Sept. 12: 12pm-4pm

You have to love an estate sale that promotes itself with, "Offers considered on all items over $50. Discounts on Sunday."

Broyhill Sculptra Dresser

I realized that I never put up pictures of the Broyhill Sculptra 6-drawer dresser (which we found on craigslist) that inspired the purchase of the Broyhill desk. It doesn't have the classic square pattern that defines most of the Sculptra furniture line, but I prefer this look.
The handle that started it all
The Broyhill Premier collection logo to prove it's a Sculptra
The drawers match the desk perfectly
Isn't mid-century furniture pretty?