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Eartha Kitsch: Kozy Shack pudding grand prize winner!

Posted by: • September 30, 2010

We interrupt our regularly scheduled 1960s programming for a special news announcement: Yes, our own Eartha Kitsch and her scary mannequin Jack are the Grand Prize winners in the Kozy Shack pudding contest. Can you believe it! Now, I think EK has lots and lots of friends and is very well socially-networked. But hey, every vote counts so THANKS!!!! to all readers who voted when we put out the call on the blog and on the Facebook page! EK writes:

Hey Pam,

Thanks SO much for getting the word out about the contest. Guess what? We actually placed in it! We have no idea what we won yet, but just wanted to let you and any of your readers who voted for us know that we are extremely grateful! We really appreciate it so very much!

Eartha & Mr. Kitsch

YeEhAw! So I think the way it works, EK and Jack now go through one final step to see what they win — it involves a surprise visit to their house from the Pudding Patrol. Can you imagine? We’ll be keeping our fingers crossed for you, Eartha Kitsch and Jack, to see what prize you finally land. And again — thanks to everyone for their votes!

15 pages of Brady Bunch house colors – 1969

Posted by: • September 29, 2010

1969-living-room-with-great-picture-arrangementThe Brady Bunch began airing in 1969 — their birthday was just a few days ago, Sept. 26. This 1969 paint color brochure from Benjamin Moore is not featuring their house, but it might as well be.  The colors that dominated the upcoming 70s era are all here: Empire Gold, Mango Orange, Wedgwood (aka Avocado) Green, Tobacco Brown…. The 1969 living room above isn’t exactly Carol Brady — she and architect Mike had the mod California split level thing going on… but I particularly like the arrangement of prints and wall plaques. This is definitely “coolonial” decor, groovy in its own right. Click through for 14 more images from 1969, some of which are sure to have you scratching your head saying, Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!… Heck yeah there is more →

60 colors from Benjamin Moore’s 1969 paint palette

Posted by: • September 29, 2010

1969 paint color chart from Benjamin Moore

Here are the popular 1969 colors called out in Benjamin Moore’s 1969 Color Festival paint brochure. The full-sized scan is after the jump –> Heck yeah there is more →

10 color schemes from 1968

Posted by: • September 28, 2010

1960s-eichler-style-home-color-schemeWell, the color schemes from this 1968 Sherwin Williams brochure are finally pushing my tolerance level. Folks are getting just a little too crafty for their own good. The color scheme for the Eichler style home – with its high, beamed ceilings, is very pleasing, though. 9 more photos, including some trying interiors, after the jump…. Heck yeah there is more →

16 mod interior designs from 1968

Posted by: • September 27, 2010

1968-attic-design-with-apricot-color-paintI am in the process of cleaning out my attic right now, in order to add more insulation. I am on a ‘green’ kick that I have not begun to write about yet… that’s another miniseries coming up sometime soon. Meanwhile, we’re heading toward the finish of my blast-of-the-past week of 1960s interiors. Maybe after I finish my attic purge, I’ll then have space available to make it over into a teenage groove pad just like this 1968 Sherwin Williams design. The wall color is “lush apricot.” Dreamy. Click on through for 15 more eye popping interiors from 1968… Heck yeah there is more →

9 bedrooms, living rooms and kids’ spaces from 1967

Posted by: • September 26, 2010

1967 bedroom black and whiteToday, nine images of 1960s bedrooms, kid’s spaces and more from my new stash of vintage Sherwin-Williams paint brochures. I’m seeing plenty of good ideas in these interiors from 1967. In particular, I love the built-in nooks… the high-contrast, graphic interiors… and the wonderful touch the interior designers have, in terms of choosing accent colors that keep your eyes dancing through the room. This is a real skill – but it can be learned by training your eye. Heck yeah there is more →

Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe – 1965

Posted by: • September 25, 2010


Sonny and Cher, circa 1965, to help set the mood for our week of 1960s colors and interiors. My oh my, what a blast from my past. I was born and raised in Southern California until I was 12. This stuff was totally the stuff of my childhood. My soul candy. Hippie at heart, at age 6, and always.

16 rooms showcasing popular colors from 1966

Posted by: • September 24, 2010

Interior design in the 1960s featured colors that were bright, plentiful and not afraid of to play with contrast… but you sure can see the 1970s sneaking up, even by 1966.  Goodness — look at this pink perfection confection basement rumpus room — one of 16 bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms and other spaces featured in my 1966 Sherwin Williams paint brochure. In particular, I want to marry those Eames style chairs — and look: Heck yeah there is more →

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