This is one of the areas in “Willis Wonderland” that just makes me nuts. I forgot to include the stairs in a previous post, so h...
Kitsch » August 2010
Weird Japanese Toilet Bank
Inexplicable flea market find of the weekend, this overly cute bank that is made to look like a Japanese-style toilet. My mom called me over...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Goofy Squirrel Planter
I got this squirrel planter last week when I was up in Sonoma recording. At least I think it’s a squirrel. Maybe it’s a gopher, ...
I only have hubcap eyes for you…
Snapped at a street fair yesterday. In front of a branch library, this 12 foot high frog, made from reclaimed steel, with hubcaps for eyes w...
FASHION HOOP-LA…
For those of us who found traveling/packing a hoop skirt a chore???… now the “Hoop-La”….smile Took a photo of this a...
Edith’s Head
I snapped this photo in the lounge at the Country House of the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills– the “Old Ac...
The Jungle Room
NOTE: My grandparents built their house in the mid 1960s. They decorated it well, then pretty much kept it as is. So, my grandmother, now 94...
Handmade Creepy Pumpkin with Creepy Face
My dad remembers being really creeped out by this when he was growing up in the sixties. I found this in my grandmother’s house after ...
The powder rooms
A few pictures from my grandmother’s house. Her house is so groovy even the bathrooms are cool! First, the master bath. Note the silve...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 3 – August 2010)
I wanted to do a proper post featuring “Childstar” instead of showing it in a mix of other things. These shots were taken in my ...
Denny’s Adventures in “The House of Prudence” (Part 3 – August 2010)
I can only imagine the era of when Sophie Tucker lived here. I’m not familiar with her work and am only now researching her after visi...
Dinah Shore “Its so nice to have a Man Around” LP
So many comments…so inappropriate....
TV personality coloring books …
This was a fun estate sale filled with kids toys that filled the rec room. Nothing was cheap and photos seemed the way to capture these trea...
Marshmallow Art
At the Modernism Show in Denver there were many booths displaying vendor’s merchandise. This human- like sculpture stood guard over on...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Good Housekeeping Appetizer Book
By the number of post-its that I’ve stuck in this book, 41 to be exact, it’s obvious that I’m as much a fan of the recipes...
Denny’s Adventures in “The House of Prudence” (Part 2 – August 2010)
When I was at the “House of Prudence” I was unprepared for such a whirlwind tour of this fabulous house that was once home to So...
Old Mexican Chotchke Salt & Pepper Stand
This was a gift from a friend. It once belonged to his grandmother who lived most of her life in the old Mexican barrio neighborhood here in...
Denny’s Adventures In “Willis Wonderland” (part 2 – August 2010)
The stairs you see here lead to one of my favorite rooms here at Willis Wonderland. It’s like walking into a treasure chest of kitsch....
I’d return this gift if I could…
A gift ya really don’t want to see again. I doubt if anyone has EVER bought something like this for themselves....
Grandma’s rec room and wet bar
Even growing up, I knew my grandparents where sophisticated. They’re house was decorated like no other I’d ever seen, or, frankl...
*humorous* mug with naked kids
was never sure who if anyone this humor appealed to but assume it was given as a gag gift...
Lion’s Lair Bar
I’ve driven by this bar many times, but today I decided to drive over and take a couple pictures of it. I don’t think I can desc...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Coleco “Quiz Wiz” Computer Answer Game and 42,000 Terabytes Later…
Most people have a laptop or desktop computer and, if they’re lucky, a few terabytes of storage. I have 42,000 terabytes, the ever-gro...
KNOCKERS UP…
This was a huge adult party album by the legendary Rusty Warren… I love the flirting couple on the cover…and the guy holding the...
“Morten” Salt Art
I came across this salty, semi-cylindrical, clay art piece at Route 66 Thrift out in the middle of nowhere in the California desert town of ...