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Retro Renovation readers had terrific ideas for paint colors for Veronica’s original 1976 kitchen. I agree with a great many of their suggestions, and also noodled the question on my own. First up, though, I gotta agree with lots of readers on this piece of advice: DON’T DO ANYTHING RASH, Veronica. Don’t move in and right away start ripping out or painting over original stuff – unless there are documented environmental, safety or serious quality issues to address. Heck yeah there is more →
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming with breaking news: The New York Times has done a big ole story on the resurgence of vintage pink bathrooms — spotlighting our little Save The Pink Bathrooms quest and moreover: Readers Glamorlux Nancy… Janice… and Nora… as well as advertiser John of deabath.com… flickr friend Tamelyn… and STPB commenter Michael. Oh my goodness gracious, it’s not every day you see pink bathrooms on the front page of the New York Times (well, online version, at least). The big photo inside is Nancy, glamming it up in her pink poodle bathroom. And, there’s a whole sidebar story about Nora, who, with the help of reader Christopher, I also was able to connect to Times writer Kate Murphy. Thanks to everyone for participating, you done good for pink bathrooms!
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This post isn’t just a yeehaw!, though. I want to welcome new folks coming in via the NYT and point you to some of the additional back stories about the readers featured:
Read more about Nora and see her awesome pink and blue bathroom here
Readers — Be sure to check out the entire New York Times story on “Bathrooms – Pretty in Pink” … along with the lovely sidebar on Nora, who wisely advises, “If you love something, it never goes out of style.”
Now that the holiday frenzy is kinda sorta dying down, I’m getting back in the groove with features about reader homes. Did I say “groove”? Veronica — who is closing on her first house — a 1976 contemporary — today, is already chomping at the bit to get her retro nesting under way. And, she wants our help with paint colors for this 1976 kitchen. Interestingly, this is really typical of how readers find my site: They make an offer on a new/old house… immediately begin online research on how to renovate and update it … and land right here among us, sucked into our “back-dating” retro vortex. Veronica writes: Heck yeah there is more →
2010′s stories about mid century interior decoration cover a lot of territory: From basement shuffleboards… to blue bathrooms… to my big belief that bargello needlepoint pillows are a wonderful addition to a mid century home interior. Above: Reader Troy gets crafty and makes a bargello pillow of his very own. Continue on for more of my favorite stories from my “Decorating” category — which is kind of a catch all of miscellanea — this year… Heck yeah there is more →
What better way to get psyched for 2011 than to look back on the best of 2010? All this week, I’ll reflect on my favorite stories of the past year. First up: My favorites from the “Browse Stories: All About the Era” category — a kind of catch all for stories that provide historical context and perspective. Heck yeah there is more →
Pam's Office: "Before"
So now that the joy of Christmas is over falalalala, like a good American I am jumping right ahead to new year’s resolutions. Trust me, I think big, so my “official” list will be very hearty. But, at the top, for sure, is gonna be: Cleaning out and better organizing my home office — aka “the computer cave” — to accommodate my solidified real life as blogger and freelance writer. Heck yeah there is more →
Holidays are all about tradition, and I love this one: Featuring Christmas cards from Mamie Eisenhower every year. Thanks to the Eisenhower National Historic Site for their permission to feature this card, which was made for Mamie by Hallmark. Have a Save & Merry Mamie Christmas, everyone.
As part of my year-end blog housekeeping, I have reviewed and updated my list of mid century house bloggers — readers who are updating and renovating their mid century houses and are chronicling their experiences with a blog. If I’ve missed you, please let me know via my Contact form. Please note, this particular part of my blogroll focuses on folks who have been actively blogging about their house experiences for a while. Above: Tom, intrepid disgusting-mid-century-recipe-eating DH of Retro Ruth, who does a fantastic job on her blog No Pattern Required. Read on for my complete list of mid century house blogs — more evidence that “we are not alone” –> Heck yeah there is more →
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