Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style
Your daily dose of midcentury remodeling resources…
home design inspiration… thrifty finds… and a generous
community of people passionate about their vintage and
postwar homes – “modern” and “modest” alike.
I'm Pam Kueber, your mid mod mad guide. Read more
I love pink bathrooms. I was born the same year as Barbie. Of course, I would love everything about Barbie’s real-life Malibu Dream House, with the interior designed by Jonathan Adler. Anyone who talks about “over the top kitten-ness” is a friend of mine. I want that pillow on Barbie’s bed. The chandelier made out of blonde wigs: Scary.
Another first for the blog and our Retro Renovation journey: Last night I spotted vintage Geneva steel kitchen cabinets in a Target commercial. Don’t they look fantastic! Continue on for the close-up and more play-by-play commentary —> I think the countertop is some variety of solid surface material – a very sleek, modern look. And, I’m guessing that [...]
Many thanks to Whitney, who just tipped me that Wilsonart has introduced 11 new colors of boomerang laminate. There now are a total of 14 colorways — the most of any manufacturer. I am quite liking the “butterscotch” above — looks like you could use this in a kitchen with yellow kitchen cabinets. There is [...]
Arborite has two new laminates in their 2011-2012 collection that just popped onto my radar. I haven’t seen these as actual samples yet — I’ll order them this week. Meanwhile, I wanted to put them out there, because I know that many Retro Renovators have been left kind of up a creek since Formica discontinued [...]
I’ve written before about mixing countertop surfaces in your 40s 50s or 60s kitchen. But I recently came across these great photos and thought they would be very helpful. The photos show: How to lower cabinetry to create a place to roll out your pie dough (of course). Put a slab of marble here — [...]
Several readers have asked me how to install the stainless steel countertop edging from New York Metals. In this post, I’ll take you step-by-step through the process that we used to install the metal edging in my kitchen. I had my countertops laminated by an outfit recommended by by contractor. They made all the countertops [...]
© 2012 Retro Renovation · Theme design: Phoenix Massey Studio · Powered by WordPress, Genesis, and WDS
Bargello needlepoint pillows from Jonathan Adler 
Glamorous mid century modern lighting from Jonathan Adler 
Video tour of The Miller House in Columbus, Indiana 
Become a fan
Sometime about 1970, Barbie turned from a Working Girl/Nurse/Airline Stewardess/Fashion Model into America’s Ultimate Unemployed Consumer. And they gave her those “spaced-out” eyes…What happened?
I see Barbie living in the MaryAnn Roy interiors shown below. They are fabulous.
btw- the text from the Jonathan Adler Website is a hoot!
I wanted to see the rest of her closet! Was hoping it had full size reproductions of all those groovy 1950s & 1960s clothes – wouldn’t that be fun?
Hey, guys, stop dissing Barbie.
Really fun to look at, but not so much fun to live there! LOL! You’re right about the chandelier, it is scary! I think the mirror made of barbies is a tad scary too, but all in all it is so fun!