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• Retro starburst mirrors - 13 choices to buy today

Time capsules

• Possibly my favorite kitchen and basement ever!
• You gotta see this incredible midcentury Iowa mansion!
• A sweetheart in Dallas.
• The greatest video ever - for Youngstown Kitchen dealers
• 1961 London
• In a Wisconsin museum
• 1957 Monsanto House of Tomorrow

• Yet...10 reason's I'm glad I don't live in the 50s.
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Retro Renovation reader favorite posts: 61 pink kitchens

• Yes, 61 pink kitchens!
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• Snazzy designs
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Still in style & on sale

• A Malm fireplace
• Remcraft lighting
• 4" spread Deco faucet
• Streaky floor tile
• Heywood-Wakefield authentic repro's
• 40s wallpaper
• Stainless steel countertop edging
• Chemex coffee makers, in production since 1942
• Woodward patio furniture - vintage styles
• Braided rugs (including in wall-to-wall!)
• Boomerang laminate, of course!

Bob loves his Macy's Corona sofa

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Recent posts

• A 1966 Rat Pack time capsule house in Vintage Las Vegas
• Jill spots a spectacular I Dream of Jeannie chair and sofa…and a new junque shoppe
• On my retro radar: The 70s!
• Tiki bars are hot … “Polynesian Pop”… Revived
• On my retro radar: Sassy retro ceiling fixture
• Nancy pines over the Star Line Housewares bathroom hardware that got away
• On my retro radar: Pierre Cardin kitchen cabinets on ebay
• Karmi tests a new way to strip and then paint metal kitchen cabinets, Palm Springs Stephan approves
• Frank spots a 1955 Palm Springs time capsule - and sends links for more info on Palm Springs mid mod
• On my retro radar: Hallowe’en!
• Retro laminates - Colors from Arpa compared to the Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern palette
• 349 photos in Save the Pink Bathrooms pool
• Twit
• Chrome sink legs and brackets for your wall mount sink - from deabath.com
• Time capsule St. Charles wood kitchen for sale in metro Chicago - great appliances, Railite cool countertop

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• karmi_woolfe on Karmi tests a new way to strip and then paint metal kitchen cabinets, Palm Springs Stephan approves
• anita on Tiki bars are hot … “Polynesian Pop”… Revived
• Ms. Atomic on ps5
• sharkeysday on A vintage Moe light short on charm

Life's a big canvas, throw on a lot of (retro) paint!

• Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern - Interiors
• Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern - Exteriors
• Sears Harmony House 50s palette
• 60s colors from Ronn
• Exterior combos from Laura B.
• 40s palette
• 50s metal kitchen cabinet colors
• Even colors for your 50s or 60s garage door!

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• 50s middle class culture
• Rooms that include musical instruments
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Retro Renovation reader homes

Cindy's 1963 Holyoke contemporary Leslie's California contemporary Catherine's 1948 Ohio ranch Portland Amy's contemporary Alice's Richmond traditional Arian's Gainesville contemporary Judi's Lexington ranch Stephan's Palm Springs condo Bill's Lawrence KS split Amy's San Diego bungalow

Palms Springs Stephan Classic Posts

• Retro...Vintage...Antique: Defined
• On Chinese ancestor paintings
• On all things retro Roman
• Where to get pink tile
• On a recommended Heywood Wakefield merchant
• Retro National Park travel posters
• A guided tour of Palm Springs
• His Palm Springs condo

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