Groovy note pad from the Urban Outfitters store. This note pad is not currently listed online, but the Urban Outfitters site for sure is fun to browse for retro style home accessories.
Posted by: • September 9, 2009
60 colors of mosaic floor tile for a mid-century bathroom
Posted by: • September 8, 2009
JOHN SPOTTED THIS GREAT PORCELAIN CERAMIC MOSAIC bathroom tile, which would be great for a 1960s bathroom floor. It’s from a company new to me — Nemo Tile. There are 60 different color combinations to choose from. Heck yeah there is more →
Open thread: What made you happy about your house this summer?
Posted by: • September 7, 2009
HAPPINESS IS… a cozy house. What has made you happy about your home this summer, dear readers? Me: Outside, my perennials are getting well established and sending me lots of colorful blooms. Inside, we had the kitchen floor polished so it’s nice and shiny. Best of all, my brother and his kids came to visit, and we spent a lot of time at the nearby lake. How about you? Are you glad you chose the home you did? Is your home happy you chose it?
What is this 1950s British kitchen gadget?
Posted by: • September 6, 2009
Sherri read this Time Warp Wives post from last year and asks, “What is the gizmo above the stove??” Does anyone know? How about some wild and wacky guesses? 
Meanwhile, remember the vintage “Teasmade” – as in ‘tea is made’ combo alarm clock, radio, and tea maker that I spotted on ebay last year? tea hee, those wacky brits.
That’s a 1950s Simmons hideaway sofa bed, by the way
Posted by: • September 5, 2009
It’s been one of those weeks. Anne Taintor understands.
A sneak peek at Karmi’s retro renovation kitchen
Posted by: • September 5, 2009
Where has Karmi been all these many months? Well, I know. I hear from her via email now and then…she’s been lurking, she tells me. And — she’s a-workin’ on her kitchen. Then, there’s that thing called “life” and “work” going on, too. She wrote me the other day. Says the kitchen is almost done. The main countertop had to go back for rework (oh, we know these things happen…) but this piece fit. Enjoy this little slice of her aqua and pink kitchen. The whole kit and kaboodle to come soon.
A 1957 Time Capsule Kitchen
Posted by: • September 4, 2009
A view of the Koravos family kitchen. Courtesy of Historic New England. Used on this site with permission.
THE 1957 KITCHEN from the Koravos family home in Andover, Massachusetts is the eye candy of the America’s Kitchens exhibition. Imagine original robin’s egg blue metal cabinets, stainless Westinghouse wall oven and cooktop, and canary yellow Formica counters with space-age patterning, all in near pristine condition. Mrs. Koravos preferred to cook in a second full kitchen in her basement, leaving this one on the first floor, which her guests would see, clean and clutter-free. Heck yeah there is more →
The White House family kitchen: Jackie Kennedy had Geneva metal cabinets!
Posted by: • September 4, 2009
This photo of the White House family kitchen is from 1992…but if you jump onto this White House Museum page, you can see the kitchen when it was first installed in the private family quarters area by and for Jackie Kennedy. And glory be, it sure looks like her cabinets were Geneva’s. Heck yeah there is more →
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