Posts tagged Neal Kielar
MidModMen+friends pop up event!

A fire in our store set us back on our heels. Now our friends at ModiLumi Lightingare helping us get back on our feet. They’re hosting us in their store so you can shop for authentic mid-century and modern furniture, decor and gift-worthy items from the MidModMen+friends collection. Plus, you can browse and buy distinctive lamps, lampshades and light fixtures designed and created by ModiLumi. Join us Saturday, November 13, 20 and 27 from 11am to 5pm.

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Saving family traditions - and vintage treasures - through restoration

Our favorite vintage modern furniture retailer, MidModMen+friends in St. Paul, MN, has learned to prioritize what pieces to rescue and how much to invest. Check out this brief case study in rescuing the right pieces.

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Virtual Supper Club-August=Back to School

It’s time for back-to-school preparation, meal planning, and tips to set you up for success. Our Spirited team provides recipes that take you from breakfast, lunch, snack before sports, dinner, and of course dessert. We know you will rinse and repeat, so we’ve dropped in extra recipes and ideas.

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Virtual Supper Club-November 2019

Welcome to our second Virtual Supper Club from Spirited Table®. Today our focus is your Thanksgiving table with kid/grandkid friendly ideas. Plus a menu from the archives of Sara Monick. Sara is a cooking instructor, chef and culinary travel guide extraordinaire. She studied with Madeleine Kamman, Jacques Pepin, Nicholas Malgieri & Giuliano Bugialli.

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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.

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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.

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Home decor resolutions for 2019

Neal Kielar is the owner of MidModMen+Friends. A must visit for Mid-Century decor. Neal’s Home Decor Resolutions set you up for a clutter-free 2019. Get the deeper dive by reading the full article here and MidModMen.com.

A final resolution: get to work! It's already weeks into 2019.

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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.

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Spectacular Blooms in Vintage Containers

Neal Kielar dipped into the MidModMen+friends inventory of mid-century pottery and glass to show you how to bring the long awaited outdoors inside by utilizing these containers as the perfect plants and flowers pairings.

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