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This vintage lighter is so cool… I read some time ago, that with fewer and fewer people smoking, vintage smoking paraphrenalia will become more and more valuable. This sexy piece, mint-in-box, is a keeper!
Where to find speckled gold laminate? Also called “lame” (with an accent on the “e”, as in “lam-ae.”) A typical reader question, like this one: Hello – I really hope you can help me. I have been searching for weeks with no luck. I have an old trailer from the 50′s and need to replace [...]
Retro Renovation’s Countertop & Metal Edging Design Tips from pam kueber on Vimeo. Laminate countertops with metal edging are among the most popular choices for homeowners updating the kitchens in their mid century homes. In this video, I show you the Formica Skylark boomerang countertops in my aquamarine kitchen… We take a look at the [...]
Our arsenal of suppliers for metal kitchen countertop edging continues to grow — with the addition of Eagle Moulding, a distributor in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Eagle Mouldings’ large inventory includes a two styles of aluminum countertop edgings, in a variety of sizes.Eagle Moulding is the direct supplier to many furniture manufacturers and, in fact, I see at [...]
“Fake butcher block countertops” are another one of those original vintage house features that I often hear called “hideous” on other websites. (Crikey, how I have come to despise that word — it is overkill, please refrain.) I, on the other hand, not only have “no problem” with butcher block laminate, I am 100% on [...]
When folks move into new/old 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s or 1970s homes, it seems like one of the biggest and most common needs is to update materials in the kitchen that are on their last legs. In general, if you have a laminate countertop that is in good shape, I’d say: Keep it. Or [...]
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Vintage West Bend percolator – mint in box – today’s ebay pick 
Vintage tiki torch set – today’s ebay pick 
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Nothing makes smoking look cooler than these vintage smoking sets.
Vintage lighters? Hmmm. Does anyone else collect vintage ashtrays? I have about two dozen or so shaped like boomarangs and amoebas! And I don’t smoke. Weird huh?!?! I do have a few boxes of vintage looking candy cigarettes to put out for parties. I’m such a bad influence, ::sigh::. Someday those vintage ashtrays are going to be worth tens….yes TENS of dollars!!!! Ooo, except for my Sascha Brastoff which is already worth tens of dollars.
What about the bean-bag ashtrays?
Ronson was really with it back then. There was an entire line of decorator cigarette lighters. How about the “Can-Do?” That was the can opener with multiple attachments for mixing, knife-sharpening, etc. And the butane candles with the adjustable flames. I wish I had all of these. What ever happened to Ronson?