What makes Mid-Century furniture so Hot, Hot, Hot?

    What is it about mid-century furniture that makes folks go gaga?  Is it the lines, the deep seated daybed couches, the small pegged legs, the tartan fabric, the sculptured brass handles - what is it?  When I run my sales, I know right away that whenever I have mid-century pieces - - I'll have customers coming out of every corner of the universe to buy something mid-century.  I even once sold a fairly simple wall shelving unit that took the buyer over an hour to get it off the wall.  (He really wanted those shelves!)
    One idea for the madness around mid-century is that folks that bought their homes in the 1950's and 1960's are retiring and moving into smaller homes.  These folks would now be in their 70s and 80s.   They are parting ways with entire households of mid-century furniture.  They want to go in a different direction than what they had in their home all these year's.   Interestingly, lot's of these folks have gotten into the modern furniture movement.  This life transition for these folks has caused the mid-century floodgates to open up and to allow all those in their 20's, 30's and 40's to experience the beauty and simpleness of mid-century furniture. 
    Many folks go back to mid-century for nostalgic reasons.  Lot's of us grew up with the Brady Brunch and their house was a perfect example of mid-century style.  Who didn't love their living room set or their round groovy kitchen table and their den with the low, daybed couches where all their family meetings took place.
    At this point I don't see a slow down in the mid-century market, at least let's hope so, because I don't think I can bare dealing with the 1980's and all that formica.  Yikes!

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