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My goodness, will someone buy these wonderful 1960s kitchen valances, mint in their original packages, already? There are four of them, each 60″ long. Great if you have several kitchen windows to cover. $29 from etsy.com seller TorchLightDesigns. See all my Retro Renvation etsy favorites here.
My local Re-Store was offering some maple flooring from bowling alley – and some handy homeowner re-purposed it into the most excellent countertop. Isn’t it great?! …Right up there with the Teacups Chandelier we looked at a while ago. Related Posts Basement bowling alley in 1962 Michigan time capsule house for sale — heaven! What [...]
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 [...]
Maryland Nancy is searching for laminate for her bathroom reno, and alerted me that the colorful Nevamar swirlie’s are discontinued. Alas. So, I did another survey — and here is an update of the laminates landscape for bathroom vanity countertops, as far as I can determine. Scroll over each image with your mouse to see [...]
I am updating this Retro Renovation “Classic” post for Tiel, her husband, and all readers looking for classic 50s and 60s metal countertop edging. Trust me – this is the real deal: My husband hunted down the only place left — in Astoria, Queens — that still made the exact stainless steel edging on 50s [...]
A few years ago I saw my first bathtub and shower surround tiled in with a “crazy quilt” of all different tiles, and it was love at first site. If you love color and pattern, heck, going crazy quilt means can have it all. Designer Amy Mescia — with her new company Oscar & Izzy – now [...]
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Bwah ha ha ha! Sorry everyone, they’re mine now! Pam, you gave me a fright…I sit down with my morning cuppa and see you featuring these curtains that I’ve been dithering about. I high-tailed it over to Etsy and snatched them up. I’m moving in a couple of weeks, and I think these will be so adorable in my new kitchen. Thanks for the push!
Oh, thank goodness Tikimama bought these…Pam, you didn’t need them!
Awh shucks Tikimama! I just ran over right after you because they are the EXACT colors we are using in our 1957 kitchen…if they don’t work out for you, mark ‘em up a little and sell them to me!! Enjoy, you lucky girl!