In February, I attended my first (hopefully not my last) Modernism Week in Palm Springs. This annual 11-day festival features more than 350 events including the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale and tours of homes. Talk about iconic ! I took so many snaps of what to emulate in our home. I’m definitely inspired to hit up more midcentury modern estate sales, but I’m still not sure I’m sold on shag. What about you?
Our Modernism Week tour was a happy coincidence with a trip to Palm Springs we already had planned. Steve’s parents scheduled a visit out West to see us, and we chose Palm Springs not even looking into what was going on there that weekend. However, I’ve been wanting to attend Modernism Week ever since I heard of it, and upon Googling it, was thrilled to learn our vacation would overlap. Most of the tours were sold out by the time we bought tickets. I was still extremely happy with the event were able to attend: home tours in Canyon View Estates.
The houses were all built during the modernism era and actually slightly bigger than the one Steve and I live in. They were beautifully decorated, all so unique, and the inspiration they served actually felt attainable. Plus, the homeowners were on hand to answer questions about where items were from. Steve spotted a “LA Cocktails” book he’d like to add to our bar cart, and upon learning they picked it up at a garage sale, I think I may now be able to convince him to start secondhand shopping with me.
