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Urban Outfitters features bedding, shower curtains, cloth curtains and wall art, all based on archival designs by Alexander Girard. I particularly like the shower curtains, and they are now on sale from $20-$25. The quilts — which also have matching shams — are pretty groovy, too. Urban Outfitters – Alexander Girard.
First spotted by SparklyThings.
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 [...]
In my recent story about authentic 1950s 1960s and 1970s kitchen remodeling products still made today, I spotlighted Elkay Lustertone stainless steel drainboard sinks — made back in the day and still available today. Over the past year, I’ve been in touch with a reader who was preparing to install a new Elkay sink top [...]
UPDATE (Oct 2011): Click over to –> this story to get an update on all three sources for boomerang laminate. Where to find a retro Formica countertop for a red, black and white kitchen? Pamela recently wrote to ask: Hi! I bought a home a couple of years ago … it’s a 10-year-old FL ranch, [...]
More today from the Wilsonart laminate history archives. In the 60s, laminate colors got, at one end of the spectrum richer and earthier – and at the other end, pop-art bold. Some of the defining trends from the period, this article says: Color TV was introduced in 1965, bringing us closer in touch with design [...]
Over at her blog The Home Project, reader Linn and her husband continue to chronicle the remodel of their adorable bungalow kitchen. Recently, they rolled up their sleeves and installed a stainless steel countertop right over the old, existing laminate countertops. The headline: When first considering the stainless steel countertop option, Linn contacted a big [...]
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1950s-inspired metal side tables from Urban Outfitters 
Large scale mid century art work by Alexander Girard – reissued 
2 new Marimekko shower curtains: Mid mod color explosion! 
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I really love Urban Outfitters. The catalog is full of stuff I wish I could find at a thrift store (but sometimes can’t).
Selling licensed design merchandise seems to indicate that Urban Outfitters is becoming more ethical. In the past, their inventory has been full of knock-offs.
Thanks so much for this post. I ordered a set of the curtains and they are PERFECT in my dining room. We just moved into a mid-century storybook house and your website has provided invaluable inspiration. One of these days I’m going to send you some pix. Most of this place is original. (No pink bathrooms though.)
That’s great to hear, Gina! Yes, send me photos: retrorenovation [at] gmail [dot] com.