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Oh my goodness, look at this incredible vintage Case vanity.
It is on craigslist and was spotted by Scathing Jane who has posted it on the Forum. The listing says that this sink top is 24″ x 56″.
Somewhere I have the add for this sink – with its wrought iron base. INCREDIBLE.
My new favorite of all time, this post now goes in “10 best bathrooms.” The set, including the tub and toilet, is listed for $1,100.
How is this one, Retro Renovation readers? I recently scored a full box of est. 1960-65 era GE Textolite laminate samples, absolute mint condition unused. This is the first bunch — the others aren’t so over-the-top FABULOUS, but still are great gauges of what to look for. OMG. What else do I need to say. [...]
Seems like I’m starting the week off with the spotlight on RESOURCES! I was checking out Formica’s site recently – and saw these two new laminates. They both have a nice retro groove, underscored by their names, Atomic Orange and Atomic Turf. Back in the postwar era, there were a number of laminates that had [...]
ALAS: DISCONTINUED! The website says that these are for “contract” jobs — that is, interior designers working on commercial projects. But hey, if you really like these retro laminate choices, go after Nevamar and get them! Remember: The only way to do these…is to pair them with authentic steel countertop and backsplash edging available from [...]
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 [...]
Reader Sarah successfully removed a layer of more modern laminate from her yummy gold-speckled mid-century laminate beneath. She wrote about her experience — and the products she used — on her blog, Sarahs’ Blue Castle. But before you jump over there, take a look at her note to me and my comments here first –> [...]
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A vintage kitchen sink with one square bowl and one round bowl 
A vintage TV light combined with a goldfish bowl – Barbara’s entry 
Mid century modern table legs — cones and hairpin legs, both — from World of Tile 
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Man, sometimes I feel like KICKING myself for getting rid or our amazing sink & toilet. That is a gorgeous bathroom!
Sometimes beauty is just too painful to contemplate. I cannot bear looking anymore!
I love these! If I were ready to add on my master bathroom, I’d probably be on my way out to see them.
I never seen one like this before! So incredible! It sure is up there with my other favorite MCM sink, the one with the white cabinet with those copper tipped legs!