Local Find of the Year: An Evergleam 6' Aluminum Christmas Tree!

We had been looking for a new Christmas tree on and off since moving to the new house because our old tree was 10' high, and because we have no cathedral ceilings in this house, we can't set that one up. Which is really unfortunate, because it is one of those super-realistic ones with branches molded from actual fir tips. Super good looking tree - hate to not use it, but unless we put in cathedral ceilings (which I have actually thought about), it just won't fit the space. So a few weeks ago, my wife (who, recall from the Paul McCobb Intimate Biography story is awesome) came home from work and declared that one of the people that she worked with had a bunch of stuff from the 1960s in their basement and that they may have a christmas tree. My interest was piqued. So I waited for her to talk to her work friend. And waited. And reminded her... and waited. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, she came home with the box pictured to the right.  Evergleam!

Finally, an AFFORDABLE Mid Century Modern Front Door (Like Under 200 Bucks!)

If you own a mid century modern house and your house had been 'modernized' with a spiffy (and I don't mean this in a good way) modern door, you've probably been looking for either an old door that someone else was changing out, or a new door to bring your front entry way back to how it should look. We'd been scouring Craigslist for an old door for awhile with no luck. Various websites list different options for period-look mid century entry doors, including this article on Retrorenovation.com. The cheapest mid-century looking door on that page starts around $500 bucks and is fiberglass from home dumpster. We'd been thinking about that door as our current door leaves much to be desired from a modern perspective. LOTS of photos below!