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Down the road from my A-P-T in the L-B-C is a quaint home furnishings and design shop called David Galindo Home. It’s in a renovated craftsman, run by a furniture designer, David Galindo next to my gas station (what I call a ghetto gas station, but just recently got bought by Valero). With a flair for mid-century modern, he offers his own custom designed and built furniture. He also carries a host of household goods, including candles, lighting, books, mirrors, and kitchen wares.

It’s my favorite store– as well as my sister Annie’s, who’s got street cred because she’s an interior designer. Annie says he’s got a great merchandising eye. Yeah, I agree.

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Since Mikey has stopped posting updates about his place, I’ve taken the liberty of doing it myself. So, here we go:

1. A new couch from Room & Board. We waited nearly 2 months for “Klein” to arrive and when it did, Mikey lamented about its greenish tint. Once we got it situated with accessories, the green disappeared.

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2. A luxurious brown throw from Nordstrom– a birthday gift from his parents– that is so soft that you just wanna take your clothes off and wrap your nekked body in it.

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3. An orange Dr. Skud Fly Swatter by Alessi– a gift from sister Erin. It doesn’t really fit in the living room, so it’s been staring at us from the kitchen counter, just like it stared at us during our first date.Â

4. A wall print that’s been hung above his couch. I think it’s a stretched print on fabric, and the print is comprised of black silhouettes of trees with some rust orange and other shades of beige surrounding it, sort of like clouds. I never took art history or even one art class in college, so please excuse my elementary description of it. Anyway, the piece is pretty cool and looks perfect in the living room. It’s one of 2 prints that he snagged from his parental units.

5. A Neutra throw pillow in an orangey-red color. I found this at a cool Japanese-owned boutique up the street from my place in the LBC, called KROW. Richard Neutra is a famed architect known for his modern designs. Turns out it’s his dad’s favorite architect, so booyah, I scored with this purchase!

 6. And, lastly, you can’t discount what a lil GUITAR HERO Rocks the 80s will do to a mid-century modern living room! Mikey bought this the day it came out and has nearly mastered all the songs at the “expert” level. He’s gotten me playing it, and the songs are now stuck in my head…and I ra-a-an, I ran so far awa-a-ay…