Getting Cozy: 5 home essentials for fall (and what comes after)

If you only have visions of tuning up the snowblower, fiddling with the thermostat and buying ice melt, you're missing the more pleasant aspects of getting cozy in your fall/winter shelter. Getting your home ready to counter weather's tougher elements is also a time to style your space into an inviting sanctuary for family, friends and even pets. Here are some of my home essentials for capturing the spirit of hygge.

Lifestyle, DecorCynthia SutterSeptember 21, 2019Neal Kielar, MidModMen+friends, Mid-century furniture, Mid-Century Decor, Mid-Century Gifts, furniture & accessories, Furniture Shopping TipsComment

The ABCs of reupholstery: attachment, bones and cost

At my store, MidModMen+friends, we have the opportunity to buy dozens of sofas and possibly hundreds of chairs that need new upholstery and other restoration work. Here are some criteria for deciding whether a piece that needs TLC is worth it for you.

Lifestyle, DecorCynthia SutterMay 23, 2019Neal Kielar, MidModMen+friends, Mid-Century Furniture, Mid-Century Decor, Mid-Century Gifts, Reupholstery Tips, Modern-Fabrics.com, Kroehler Smartset Design, Danish Modern 1960's chair, Jens Risom Design U430 lounge chair circa 1949, RestorationComment

Hospitality = Choosing the Right Host Gift

Is the concept of a host gift even valid anymore? The path to appropriate host gift-giving still starts with this simple question: is this an appropriate occasion for giving one? by Neal Kielar, Tastemaker in Residence.