Over on the Facebook Fan Page, Scott posted this photo of one of his Blue Heaven Santa plates. I got so excited, because Blue Heaven is my everyday dinnerware, and I didn’t know that there were special edition plates. Special editions? How about Jesus himself! I went surfing and over on Royal Ed’s store spotted examples also of Blue Heaven John F. Kennedy, a Christmas tree and a calendar of 1965. Blue Heaven Jesus seems to be the most collectible – he is most expensive and also out of stock. Heck yeah there is more →
Blue Heaven plates with Santa, Jesus & JFK
Posted by: • December 22, 2010
Vintage clothes, lamps and barware at Retro Genie’s in Northampton, Mass.
Posted by: • December 21, 2010
Yesterday (Monday) I left my icy computer cave and took a quickie shopping trip to Northampton. I went to Eileen Fisher and Faces and for lunch at the India Palace… but could not bear to leave without a visit to my favorite retro vintage clothing (and more) store: Retro Genie. Heck yeah there is more →
Design ideas from 7 mid century living rooms
Posted by: • December 20, 2010
The reason I tend to focus so much on kitchens and bathrooms is that these spaces, if they need work, are the costliest and most nerve wracking. But, I do care about the other rooms! So, when readers submitted more than 200 photos of their vintage and retro holiday decorating, I had a great chance to “mine” the photos for some examples of some of the great things going on in mid century living rooms today. For example: I’m for sure dreaming of a white Christmas in the Hibbard living room. See more on their blog: HibbardKitchen.Blogspot.com. Read on for a peek inside six more mid mod living rooms… Heck yeah there is more →
10 great vintage Christmas decorating ideas and collectibles
Posted by: • December 19, 2010
Thanks to everyone who uploaded photos of their retro and vintage Christmas decorations. What a blast! Here are 10 of my favorites, but really, this was an impossible task — there was so much retro inspiration going on. Above, Kristopher’s vintage cardboard fireplace attracted a lot of comments. Gosh, I forgot I needed one of these. Kristopher G. writes: Heck yeah there is more →
Upload photos of your holiday decorations — oh, and hijack this thread
Posted by: • December 17, 2010
TGIF and continuing SATURDAY — let’s party! That means: Show us the fun decor you have going on in your house, apartment or condo this year — Upload your photo(s) below. On Sunday around noon, I’ll showcase my 10 favorite — it will be so difficult!!! Oh, and in the spirit of our discussion the other day about building community on a blog — feel free to use the Comments today to ask me — or each other — random questions — hijack this thread all you want! Shown here: Jen & Eric, uploaded Friday. Read on… More than 200 photos so far! Heck yeah there is more →
40″ British range cookers aka ranges or stoves
Posted by: • December 16, 2010
Once upon a time, in a land far away, and that land was called mid-century America, the kitchens were all red, white and blue, or aqua, pink and sunbeam yellow, or other happy *colors* and most certainly not greige. Moreover, the ranges were all mostly 40″ wide, a very pleasing size indeed. Heck yeah there is more →
Open Thread: What makes for a good “niche” blog and a blog “community”? Salt Lake City, Jan. 20-21
Posted by: • December 15, 2010
I’ll be in Salt Lake City on January 20-21 at “Alt.” That’s the Altitude Design Summit, a conference for design and lifestyle bloggers. I’m actually speaking, hosting a roundtable on creating a niche blog and building a vibrant community around it. After three years, I feel like I’ve learned some things. That said, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on any of these three questions in preparation for the conference:
- What do you think makes for a good “niche” blog? What do you want or need… what makes you come back?
- What makes a blog feel like “community”? What kinds of things can a blogger do to nurture this feeling?
- Any readers in Salt Lake City wanna get together for a cocktail or latte or thrifting on Friday night the 21st? Tiki time?
11 last-minute retro Christmas ideas
Posted by: • December 14, 2010
11 days ’til Christmas = 11 ideas for gifts with retro flair, which you can quickly nab via Amazon before it’s too late!: Heck yeah there is more →
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