Not all mid-century design is great

My ears always perk up when I hear "mid-century furniture." I'll imagine some fabulous, classic Scandinavian or Italian design that has withstood the decades and is worth way more today than it was in 1964. But there is plenty of crappy design from that era, too. I grew up then, and remember sofas with fakey wagon wheel arms (and scratchy upholstery with printed images of covered wagons), plastic covers on chairs, naugahyde lounge chairs in avocado green, and horrible cookie jars. So don't be all gaga when you hear "mid-century" something. It could be this lamp we found in a thrift store once, so bad we had to photograph it. No, we did not buy it, and neither should you! That's my dear husband standing next to it, just for size comparison. Please don't tell me this abomination of a lamp is worth $300!