3900 Bellaire Dr. South, Fort Worth - $750,000

This long, low Fort Worth ranch needs some help to get back its Atomic-age glory.

Music For Dining

It’s Friday. You probably have plans for tonight. Perhaps a special lady friend is coming over for the evening. Start off with canapes and Martinis. A little Brubeck on the hi-fi. But before you sit down for your steak tartare, don’t forget the appropriate music. That’s where this little baby comes in. Put it on the turntable, and she will be putty in your hands by the cherries jubilee. You can thank me later.

Dallas Craigslist Furniture Update

White vinyl sofa, $750 or best offer: (Pictured above). Fabulously chunky, comfortable mid century modern fiberglass couch, upholstered in white vinyl. Bought from reputable mid-century dealer Century Modern. Dimensions: nearly exactly 7ft wide, 3ft deep

Pair of MCM chairs, $150: These are from suites in the Eden Rock Hotel in South Beach, Florida.

Vintage patio furniture, $150:Vintage 60's iron patio set with sofa, 2 side tables with no glass. Side chair cushions included

This Week's Appliance Porn

I have found a whole treasure trove of appliance porn: VintageStoves.com. The guy behind this site is Stevan Thomas and he's located in Hutchinson, Kansas. Their work isn't cheap -- this 1952 Magic Chef is $15,000. But the results are breathtaking. They take old stoves and completely re-do them. The chrome gleams, the lights light, the insides glistens. My personal favorite is this copper Chambers. Yum.

Pictured above is a 1952 O'Keefe & Merritt "Aristocrat" - Model 5850-R. I'd take that over a new Viking any day of the week.

8846 Fenchurch, Dallas $339,000

Wowza! Check out this pad by White Rock Lake, courtesy of the Mid-Century Modern Realtor.

3601 Encanto Drive, Fort Worth, $599,000

A little bit of a re-muddle, but still pretty darn cool.

Dallas Craigslist Furniture Update

Sofa, $250 (pictured above): They believe this couch from the 50's or 60's. It is 81" long overall and is 74" between the wood armrests, and 72" between upholstered arms. It is 34" deep with the back up and, best of all, it converts to a 42" wide bed.

Mustard yellow sitting bench, $50: This bench is 36" long and 16" wide w/ no tears or holes in the vinyl very sturdy.

Wooden side table, $25: The dimensions are 16"x16" square and is 17 1/2" tall.

Very groovy pair of retro yellow w/ white plastic back chairs, $85: These chairs have never been used and are from the 1970's. They have been sitting in a storage for years so the backing on them has formed some yellow spots. The backs come off easily so you could easily paint them any color you wish.