Meet the amazing Angela Kumbera. She creates her original art in her home studio in Prescott, Arizona. She’s been an artist since she was young, and her love of all things old and vintage inspire her bright, midcentury modern-style art pieces. Mid Mod Flair, to quote Angela, is a place “Where art and imagination take a journey back in time.”
Just take a peek at some of my favorite paintings of hers:
Some of my favorite pieces of midcentury art by Angela.
The best part is, she turns her paintings into many gorgeous items you can buy. Think holiday gifts, friends!
You can purchase the actual artwork as acrylic on canvas, Giclee prints on canvas or Giclee prints on archival matte paper. Checkout the entire gallery of artwork on her site. She has also turned her art into magnets, stickers, coasters and pins you can purchase. A few of my faves:
There’s some exciting new products in the works from Angela…she’s created greeting cards from her artwork and even a super mod tea towel, which you can find in her Etsy shop.
I am lucky enough to have recently received some Mid Mod Flair artwork and goodies and I’m getting my act together to put a post together sharing all the juicy details!
Decorating midcentury homes is incredibly fun. The clean lines and open spaces of midcentury architecture make it a thrilling challenge to pop color in your spaces. Read on for five easy ways to pop some color
1: Color those walls
Walls are an open canvas awaiting your artistic color. Whether you opt for a pop of color with paint, or gorgeous bright wallpaper like Lezlie @theretrobeehive you can bring in any color you’d like. Her entire room below is oozing color fabulousness, but her walls are really the focal point and she knows just how to bring in the additional accents. Seriously checkout and follow her account — much of her design and home decor has been an inspo to my home. In particular, her mantle, rainbow candle display is out of this world!
If you are a thrift junkie like me, you know the thrill of finding amazing, old glassware. Vintage colored vases are not always the easiest to find, but when you score them it’s a perfect way to pop color on a shelf, table or counter. Nicole @pyrexnplants has an amazing glassware collection and has the perfect decorating touch to bring scores of color to her gorgeous home. See a sample of her decor below and make sure you follow along for inspiration. We sometimes seem to be thrifting soul sisters across the country, having the same vintage items in our home!
What better way to splash color on your walls with midcentury-inspired artwork?! My friend Angela at @midmodflair can help! Check out her wall below with a collection of her OWN artwork. She uses bright colors in everything she does and her fun and eclectic designs will bring happiness to your walls! She’s an incredible artist and you can see all her work on her website.
Some other midcentury-inspired wall art to consider and view my full idea list:
4: Colorful blankets
A simple way to pop color in your living room is by draping a gorgeous, bright blanket on the couch. Thrifters know the thrill of finding that perfect, vintage ‘granny’ blanket. I know I’ve only found a few, but I’m always looking. There’s noone else I can think of to you show you, but Amy @ponderbird who has an obscene, amazing collection of blankets! She has a beautiful house, she knits like a rockstar and has a mug collection like no other!
Not up for the hunt? Check out these colorful options or see my full list.
5: Statement furniture
If you can, bringing major, bright statement furniture in your home can transform any dark or neutral space into something amazing! Brian and Ashley @atkinsonbrickhouse1957 know this, and have some incredible pieces in their 1957 stunning ranch. Check them out – you seriously won’t believe the pool that is in their courtyard. If you can’t get a killer huge couch they can fit in your space…start small with a chair, ottoman or footstool to get some color!
Now that we got the base of our refresh done in the bathroom — tile cleaning, painting, etc. the fun part of decorating has commenced! I wanted to share some of the new goodies I’ve gotten to brighten up the space. I never really had spent time before bringing color or spice into the room and now I’m much happier — not done, but happy!
I know many of you might balk at fake plants, but I really love this larger plant on my counter that I got from Amazon — it comes in a set of two and in a really quality gray pot. In my bathrooms, I do better with these, and get the greenery I love! Same with the small succulent — it’s part of a great set where I spread them around the house. And I’m trying to bring in the pop of turquoise with this beautiful candle from Home Goods.
I have never gotten fancy soap dispensers, but I fell in love with this orange/peach glass soap dispenser. It brings a perfect pop of color tying into my countertop and sink, and has chrome finishes which matches my new vanity light perfectly!
I have long wanted a shelf above the toilet area and I scored this one on Prime Day this year. It’s very low profile and isn’t overpowering. I pulled a turquoise vase from our bedroom, and put it alongside a canvas picture I have had for awhile. That picture isn’t what I imagine permanently, but until I thrift or buy something better, it’ll do and bring in the turquoise I had imagined! I found a great smelling reed diffuser at Home Goods and added one of the succulents from this set to the shelf.
Love this shelf from Amazon, decorated with some goodies I already had, along with a pretty reed diffuser from Home Goods and another succulent from this set.
As you know there’s always tweaking to decor, so I’m sure I’ll find some great new goods in some future thrifting adventures and I’ll just have to keep my eyes open!
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