The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch » Furniture and Lamps

Rain Lamp

Allee, I didn’t see a Rain Lamp in your collection. Remember these?...

March 9, 2012 by Atomic Dog

Allee Willis’ Kitsch ‘O The Day – Pufnstuffin’ With Sid Krofft

New Year’s Eve, 2011. I’m coming down Sunset Plaza, a really windy road with million dollar homes right above Sunset Blvd. in LA...

March 6, 2012 by Allee Willis

TV Lamp, Florida-style

This is a TV lamp from the fifties, which I recently found at a garage sale. The starfish is a real one; so are the shells. The base is ...

by Douglas Wood

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Sunday Drive With Charles Phoenix: Cruising Van Nuys Blvd. In Search Of Beeps- Part 2

. So Charles and I are driving down Van Nuys Blvd. in search of this 1950’s diner named Beeps that neither of us have ever heard of. �...

February 29, 2012 by Allee Willis

Sumo support

Was this really a good idea? it hurts to look at....

February 28, 2012 by snappyp

What becomes of a 1955 red step stool…

What becomes of a 1955 red step stool. The bottom photo shows an ad when it was selling brand new in a 1955 Better Homes and Garden mag I po...

February 26, 2012 by MyFunCloset

Fleshlight

It WOULD save the trouble of rolling over and fumbling for the lamp....

February 25, 2012 by snappyp

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonerland” – July 2011 – Part 191

The white chairs are some of my favorites at Willis Wonderland....

February 23, 2012 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonerland” – July 2011 – Part 190

The best poolside chairs ever are at Willis Wonderland....

February 22, 2012 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 180

This is a little ceramic rocking chair planter holding q-tips. There are several ceramic containers around Willis Wonderland that have q-t...

February 14, 2012 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 179

Little corner near one of the tiki huts at Willis Wonderland. That’s one lonely coconut. I love metal stands like this. That littl...

February 13, 2012 by denny

1955 – a changing time for home design…

What a time that must have been. New architecture, new approach to construction, home furnishings…”old was out”. By the mi...

by MyFunCloset

Rolling kitchen cart, step stools- a 1950’s must…

As a litte one in the mid 1950’s, I remember we had a white rolling table and a step stool too. Don’t recall the color of the ...

February 10, 2012 by MyFunCloset

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 175

Wall sconce lamp in Allee’s office....

February 9, 2012 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 174

I need a sedative right away. I am dying to get a hold of one of these acrylic grape lamps!...

February 8, 2012 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 173

Absolutely gorgeous!...

February 7, 2012 by denny

Plastic is Perfect…1955 flooring ads

Along came plastic flooring in the mid 1950’s. This “Better Homes and Gardens magazine” changed the way the “modern&...

February 6, 2012 by MyFunCloset

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – There’s More Cheese On Super Bowl Sunday Than What’s On The Pizza

This is a repost from my Super Bowl Sunday kitsch of last year. It dawned on me that this kind of cheese never goes stale so I may as well s...

February 5, 2012 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 172

Another beautiful shot of one of my outdoor lights against a sculptural panel from an old 1960's suoermarket. Here's some of the rest ...

by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 171

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February 4, 2012 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 170

I almost purchased one of these when I was out in LA....

February 3, 2012 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 169

You can also see a tiki hut in the background with a vintage porthole window....

February 2, 2012 by denny