How to correctly spot a bad Arco Lamp Replica?
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Aug 7th 2020
The Arco floor lamp is another staple from the mid-century array of timeless, beautiful objects that come prepackaged with history and style. It is one of those objects that become so famous that they ultimately transform into manufacturing clichés, with only a handful of them retaining their original value.
The Arco lamp is indeed a very cliché design, but most furniture products th
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What type of bed should I get for my mid-century bedroom?
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Dec 12th 2018
This question might appear stupid for a lot of people: you’re going to get the bed that fits you. If you’re a big person, you get yourself a king-size bed, right? But your bed is not the only thing in your bedroom (if it is, that’s kind of weird). You can make it work together with other items to make your life much easier.
Choosing the appropriate size
Let’s start with th
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What a minimalistic bedroom set can do for your living space
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Dec 10th 2018
Manhattan Home Design is an online retailer of mid-century modernist furniture, currently enjoying a certain status as a replica manufacturer, featured on the Houzz portal and other sites. They also sell bedroom sets.
One of them, called the Tracy set, deviates from the others on its simplicity and sleekness, replacing nightstands with flat addendums, almost like trays, stretching from the bed it
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The Papa Bear Chair or The Perks of Being a Mid-century Loving Grownup
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Dec 10th 2018
So, you’re an adult now. You have a job, you earn your own income, you sleep whenever you want to sleep, and you get up whenever you want to get up (but preferably before 8 a.m., so you can get to work). You also make your own furniture and design choices, but sometimes you don’t know where to start.
Finding a particular style can be very hard for people who are just beginning to crea
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