Take a look at some amazing vintage inspiration for decor & treasure hunting via Amsterdam's fabulous: Neef Louis.




Browse through more wonders in the online catalog.

Via our wonderful Flickr favorite Kaylovesvintage.
Stop by her blog right here as well.

A new found 26 Olive Street Twitter friend & vintage connoisseur Agent Gallery Chicago has us in awe with their most fabulous findings...




If those aren't enough to warrant some drool-inducing perusing about their site, just take a gander at some more eye candy:








With amazingly reasonable prices and a promising round up of items, be sure to keep checking back!

More information regarding Agent Gallery Chicago's showroom and current artists is available at their site.
Keep up to date with a blog RSS right here, and follow on Twitter here.

From the same gents that brought us the covet-worthy Factory 20... Meet Modern 50:



Pictured left to right, top to bottom:
1. George Nelson Slate Top Table - $1225
2. Toledo Metal & Maple Chairs - $525 Set of 4
3. Marching Band Bass Drum - $625
4. Paint by Numbers Jesus - $675
5. Surveyors Lamp - $650
6. Tombstone Steamer Trunk - $850
7. ROSS Deluxe Child's Bicycle - $250
8. Letterpress Printing Blocks - $300
9. French Industrial Shop Desks - $400

View the rest of Modern 50's stock here.
Check out Factory 20 while you're at it right here.

You might also be interested in our Factory 20 post found here.

More on the lust-worthy vintage industrial housewares front: Get Back, Inc. located back on the original home coast in Oakville, CT. Between a seriously spectacular showroom floor & warehouse space there is over 25,000 square feet of WOW.




And onto those pesky details like price...;)

Pictured (left to right, top to bottom):
1. Set of 5 Vintage Industrial Bent Plywood & Metal Stools - $2250
2. Vintage Adjustable Metal & Cast Iron Floor Standing Sun Lamp - $3500
3. Vintage Industrial Wood & Metal Roll Around Cart / Island - $2100
4. Industrial Wood & Metal Peg Leg Cart - $1200
5. Vintage Industrial Metal & Glass Medical Storage Cabinet - $1200
6. Vintage Canvas Storage Bags - $35 <----------------------------------------------------(nope, not a typo!)
7. Cast Iron Drafting Table by The Frederick Post Co. - $4500
8. 82" Vintage Pattern Mold - $3500
9. Wood & Metal Toledo Chair - Bent Plywood - $650

So if anyone wants to donate their time & resources to rolling that mother of all giant foundry molds all the way to California.............well, that'd be very appreciated! Seriously. No, really.

View the rest of the want-it-now stock right here!

We'll have to make a swing down to sunny Southern CA soon & check out Sonrisa (if only just to window shop & browse for our own vintage hunt ideas):





Pictured (left to right, top to bottom):
1. Laboratory Light - $350
2. 3-part Field Desk with Drawers - $2400
3. Neon Letter "F" - $850
4. Small-back Armless Steno - $800
5. Native American Wood Chairs - $1600 pair

See the rest of Sonrisa's stock here.

We wish we could will all these spectacular items from Gregory's vintage industrial furnishings across the pond, to the states and into our home!

Here's a sampling:





Pictured (left to right, top to bottom):
1. Vintage Factory Fire Buckets
2. French Post Office Counter
3. Metal Industrial Drawer Unit
4. Industrial Low Table
5. Pair of Wooden Trestles
6. Aluminum Stackable Crates

Would love love love to wander about the warehouse:



View more of their stock here.

As American Furnishings put it:
Found objects in abandoned factories repurposed into useful everyday items.

As 26 Olive Street put it:
How we did we seriously miss out on this amazing store while we were just in Columbus, OH?!

Take a look and feel our pain!:


Pictured (left to right, top to bottom):

1. Industrial Cart Coffee Table - $799
2. Pipefitter Box Cart - SOLD $650
3. Flour Rolling Cart - $299
4. Tall Red Bin - $69
5. Red Bin - $50

View the rest of their stock here.

Well it looks like we need to make a trip to Sterling, VA! Factory 20, (full of amazing unique pieces spanning several eras, designs, and mediums) gets my vote for most pined over shop stock! Your urge for a Virginia road trip will be hard to hold back...



Pictured (left to right)
1. Industrial Maple Block Factory Desk - $1925
2. "Sea Things" Early Century Mirror - $340
3. Workman Latched Strongboxes - $285 each
4. Jugendstil Heavy Canvas Slateboard- $4800
5.Mammoth School Chalkboards- SOLD
6. Drip Steel Oil Barrell- SOLD

We got wind of this great shop Installations Antiques over at the wonderful Remodelista... We barely got out of the 'chairs' section of their catalog before we knew we were in love! Not to mention, broke...!




Pictured (left to right):
1. Selene Chair (Italian, circa 1969) - $1200/set of 4
2. German Grain Sack Upholstered Chair (Belgium, circa 1900) - $2850
3. German Office Chair (German, circa 1930) - $850
4. Outdoor Chair (American, circa 1950) $4800/set of 4

As if we didn't already love Houston enough... now we've got a new place to stop at (& wish we could buy out the entire stock!).

Take a look at the rest of their collection by browsing their great periodic-table-esque website:

We thought it appropriate for our first blog's content to surround our obvious love: vintage housewares. We're especially fond of using StumbleUpon to meander about Flickr. We Stumbled onto kaylovesvintage the other day and were super into what looks to be her own personal collection?



So uh, Kay...can we move in?


So many wonderful things!

I keep an actual list of random things I'd like to keep the specs on for & nerdily review it before venturing out along my antique routes & estate dates. Super helpful I might add. Granted, I'll know what I like when I see it (regardless of my list), but if anything it gets me in the mood. Ok, what am I talking about? I'm always in the vintage mood. I just like lists. Judge me if you will.

While you're at it, sign up for StumbleUpon. Their toolbar works wonders, the ultimate Stumble method. You set your prefs for what type of sites you'd like it to deem marvelous for your random viewing pleasure and you click a little thumbs up if you want to save it to your profile as a favorite. If you thumbs down something you'll get less of it whilst Stumbling later. And trust us, you will be, that little Stumble button is addictive! Just hanging out up there all nonchalant & mysterious.

We just started up a 26olivestreet user to bookmark all our random finds throughout our web surfing. We can be friends (search us by our email: 26olivestreet {at} gmail.com). That way we can view each others favorites & reviews. Shall be swell.

This turned out longer than I'd anticipated. So...how'd we do? It's all downhill from here. 1st post: check!

Cheers!
Staci @ 26 Olive Street