Welcoming 2010, here’s the story that now has become our Retro Renovation new year’s tradition…kind of summing up the bumpy journey so many of us share:
We know about taking the road less traveled. To me, doing things the hard way has the same allure. The hunt for the perfect estate sale light fixture, the set of vintage cabinets that are just right, the document wallpaper that pulls things all together.
Honestly, the reason this blog even exists is that after completing big projects, I had so much info in my mental hard drive about the retro renovation alternatives available — all obsessively and endlessly researched — that it seemed a shame to simply be done with it when my projects were completed.
But the dangers of the hard way came into focus this week, when I pulled Palm Springs Stephan into the vortex.
I swear, this is one of those little bits of this and that that has been around for 50s years. What do you think? When I go to estate sales, I see them. I buy them. I must have three just like this, and another three of a derivative style. If you can’t find your own authentic retro-treasure, these are $3.95 plus shipping 
Birgitta writes: “I am wondering if this was a common feature in the 1950′s? It turns on/off nine lights and there is another one in the back of the house.”
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