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Unusual Vintage Furniture Design: Swedish Wall-Mounted Bar Cabinet

You know that joy you feel when you see a piece of furniture of a type you’ve never seen before? Check out this mid-century era wall cabinet from Sweden, which folds out into an impromptu bar surface:

This is one of those pieces where I actually like the little flairs they added–the cutout shapes of the hinged panels, the angle in the leg–that don’t provide any utility, but do add aesthetic interest.

It’s currently up on eBay for $662 from a seller in Italy. That’s a bit pricey for me, but if I saw this at a local flea market at an affordable price, I’d snap it up in a heartbeat.