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Twins. A lifetime together captured on polaroids. But who are they. My friend Margaret and sister-friends connect with artist-writer Roz Leibowitz, who found the photos, to search for the answer via The Sister Project.
Pat D’s entry in our Found Objects Found Art contest… Heck yeah there is more →
Barbara’s other entry into our Found Objects Found Art contest… Heck yeah there is more →

Where can you find the perfect pink, peach, blue, sunset tan, mint green or harvest gold toilet seat for your vintage toilet? We have three basic answers to this common question about updating your 40s 50s 60s or 70s bathroom – including a new-found source. A typical plea: Heck yeah there is more →
Kymmery’s entry into our Found Objects Found Art contest…
Hi! I found these items at thrift stores in my area! I love putting together little vintage gatherings!! Have a GREAT day!
David’s entry into our Found Objects Found Art contest…
Thanks to reader Diane for this tip: An amazing vintage midcentury modern dollhouse — in serious decay. It is for sale on craigslist for $40 in Columbus. Diane rightly points out that it might fit my “wonderful oddities” category. But I’d take it a step further and say that this is one of those artifacts [...]

I am super fascinated by the archaic features and fixtures of midcentury houses…. Things that have been superseded by something more modern, or which simply faded from fashion. Quick! We better get them on the blog fast, so’s we don’t forget them. Stuff like hudee rings, and push-button plumbing, and appliance centers, and today: Dovecotes [...]

Here’s a mid century woddity (wonderful oddity) spotted by lauramoon and posted on the Forum: A drop in range with the electric burners on two tiers. I think this is quite a handy idea! For sale in Madison, Wisconsin $200.

Over on the Forum, EmbraceEphemeral spotted and posted this vintage sauna for sale. You know — the old fashioned kind where you get locked in like you’re in a refrigerator, but your head is sticking out. It’s on craiglist in Indianapolis, $95. Hilarious! I’ve started to categorize various “wonderful oddities” — “woddities” — that together we [...]

These mint-in-box pink flamingo wall tiles from the Mosaic Tile Company may well be the most wonderful thing I have ever seen. They are for sale now at BungalowBill.com. Worth every penny of the $2,300 price. Here is what Bill says on his site: This HUGE panel by the Mosaic Tile Company of Zanesville Ohio [...]
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