Author Archives: MCR

NEW! mid-century housewares, art objects, and more from my personal collection

Posted on July 28, 2020 by MCR

I’ve been hunting and gathering all my life and my collections have finally reached critical mass!  I have run out of storage room and am doing that thing where you have to start voting stuff off the island.  It’s all … Continue reading →

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cleaning and oiling teak

Posted on October 24, 2018 by MCR

I’ve been asked many times how to clean and oil teak furniture.  Time for a post dedicated to just that!   Maybe you own a teak chair that needs work or maybe you saw one on Craigslist or in a … Continue reading →

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More Wishbones

Posted on October 17, 2018 by MCR

This is one of a group of eight or ten older Hans Wegner wishbones that I did over several years for one family.  I love this blue!  It’s so Danish. The new cord looks especially crisp with the blue.   … Continue reading →

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Folding settee and chair – Yugoslavia

Posted on October 4, 2018 by MCR

Awhile back I wove this new seat and back for this rare folding settee in the Hans Wegner style that is so popular.  I’d never seen a settee version before, only the chair in a few variations.  This was made … Continue reading →

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Hans Wegner Wishbone chairs: oak with soap finish

Posted on September 24, 2018 by MCR

Recently I restored a set of eight of these beautiful oak wishbone chairs.  I thought the owner said they had a wax finish but I was happy to discover that it was just soap.  The frames looked pretty good but … Continue reading →

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MCR is doing upholstery again! (some, anyway)

Posted on September 18, 2018 by MCR

At last, a long overdue update to the blog! Despite what it looks like, I have actually been working all this time, it’s just the real life intruded for awhile and the blog got pushed aside. But I’m back now! … Continue reading →

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breaking with tradition

Posted on September 9, 2016 by MCR

I don’t usually get so many Yugoslavian chairs at once to reweave and this second rocker so soon after the last one kind of got me thinking about other approaches.  I know that these are often compared to Hans Wegner’s rocking … Continue reading →

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Another Yugoslavian folding chair gets new life

Posted on July 25, 2016 by MCR

I got this poor old thing awhile ago and kept putting off work on it because the frame needed refinishing.  It’s beech with a stain and then clear lacquer on top—it’s supposed to look like walnut but of course once … Continue reading →

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Hans Bølling’s Strit vs. Zooline knockoff

Posted on June 10, 2016 by MCR

And now for something a little different… Awhile ago I bought what I thought might be a “Strit” figure by Hans Bølling, but I wondered about a few minor details that didn’t seem quite right.  It was hard to find any information … Continue reading →

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Teak and beech chairs, Made in Sweden 10K-90

Posted on June 4, 2016 by MCR

I got a set of six of these handsome Swedish chairs about four years ago and in all that time I never took a ‘before’ photo of them!  The seats were shot and the original lacquer finish was badly chipped and … Continue reading →

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