Comments on: Lawrence Bill’s 1955 pecky cypress living room http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jill http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-40621 jill Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:20:14 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3405#comment-40621 i have that exact swag light fixture. my daughter broke one of the wooden spheres. i am so sad and hoping wood glue is all i need! i have that exact swag light fixture. my daughter broke one of the wooden spheres. i am so sad and hoping wood glue is all i need!

]]> By: Lawrence Bill http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-12322 Lawrence Bill Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:02:10 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3405#comment-12322 Thanks Femme, you'll have to come to Lawrence again. It's a fun town. Lots of cool 50s and 60s houses here, too. Thanks Femme, you’ll have to come to Lawrence again. It’s a fun town. Lots of cool 50s and 60s houses here, too.

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-12320 Femme1 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:24:01 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3405#comment-12320 Bill, I love your room! I'm not a huge fan of the rustic cabin look, but with your choice of furniture and the painting on the wall, it doesn't come across as kitschy, but looks very moderne. BTW, I've visited Lawrence, Kansas, and love the town. Bill, I love your room! I’m not a huge fan of the rustic cabin look, but with your choice of furniture and the painting on the wall, it doesn’t come across as kitschy, but looks very moderne.

BTW, I’ve visited Lawrence, Kansas, and love the town.

]]> By: Sara http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-12291 Sara Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:33:11 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3405#comment-12291 I love the pecky cypress! I keep coming back and looking at it, I love it and can kind of see the blue stain in some areas...beautiful! I love your lamp too. Thank you for sharing, your home looks very cozy and relazing! I love the pecky cypress! I keep coming back and looking at it, I love it and can kind of see the blue stain in some areas…beautiful! I love your lamp too. Thank you for sharing, your home looks very cozy and relazing!

]]> By: Tikimama http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-12283 Tikimama Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:54:01 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3405#comment-12283 "Normal" - humph! Lucky you, Bonnie, to get her rejects!! Bill, your house is lovely, and we need to see more rooms! “Normal” – humph! Lucky you, Bonnie, to get her rejects!!

Bill, your house is lovely, and we need to see more rooms!

]]> By: SaltLake Bonnie http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-12239 SaltLake Bonnie Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:20:27 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3405#comment-12239 My sister just bought a home just up the street from me. It was built in 1960. Mine was built in 1955 and I've been an avid readed of your blog since January. Anyway, my sisters basment is covered in what may be pecky cypress. At first, I thought maybe it was termite damage, but then realized that someone used this syle of wood to decorate in the 60's. She is moving in tomorrow, and I'll get some digital photos of the wood, maybe its something worth salvaging? She also has two great retractable lights she's letting me have! (She says she's redecorting "normal" as opposed to our retro style!) My sister just bought a home just up the street from me. It was built in 1960. Mine was built in 1955 and I’ve been an avid readed of your blog since January.
Anyway, my sisters basment is covered in what may be pecky cypress. At first, I thought maybe it was termite damage, but then realized that someone used this syle of wood to decorate in the 60’s. She is moving in tomorrow, and I’ll get some digital photos of the wood, maybe its something worth salvaging? She also has two great retractable lights she’s letting me have! (She says she’s redecorting “normal” as opposed to our retro style!)

]]> By: Lawrence Bill http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-12225 Lawrence Bill Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:20:24 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3405#comment-12225 Yes, you zeroed in on the look. It does feel like you're in a cabin here. The house is in the treetops, that's one reason why, but the pecky cypress definitely heightens the effect. I have some extra board planks left over from when they built the house, if anyone needs any for their restoration let me know. Yes, you zeroed in on the look. It does feel like you’re in a cabin here. The house is in the treetops, that’s one reason why, but the pecky cypress definitely heightens the effect. I have some extra board planks left over from when they built the house, if anyone needs any for their restoration let me know.

]]> By: iluvretro http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/12/lawrence-bills-1955-pecky-cypress-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-12211 iluvretro Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:56:12 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3405#comment-12211 I love that look - so 50's/60's! it's got that kind of cabin look doesn't it? Amy I love that look – so 50’s/60’s! it’s got that kind of cabin look doesn’t it?

Amy

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