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    LaGardo Tackett 1958 egg shaped condom canister "Think"

    LaGardo Tackett — 1958 ‘egghead’ condom holder is ju...

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    Top-10 interior design trends for 2011? Let’s make a list

    gladding mcbean tile at the leo carrillo ranch

    Gladding McBean tiles — sentimental artifacts of Romantic Reviva...

    100-years-of-dance

    100 years of dance and style in 100 seconds

    Homeland Security Threat Level Posters Signs

    Homeland Security Threat Level posters from the U.S. Government Printi...

    Wet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing no. 20, the 'Religion' issue September/November 1979 Edited by Leonard Koren. Design by April Greiman in collaboration with Jayme Odgers

    Postmodernism and how it influenced 1970s and 1980s interior design &#...

    1970s interior design

    Renovating 1970s houses: The next big thing

    eames house

    “California Design, 1930–1965: ‘Living in a Modern Way&#...

    Richard Hamilton Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?, 1956

    Pop art and how it started: Richard Hamilton, 1956: Just what is it th...

    youngstown-sinks-2

    20 years of mid century kitchen history — in 24 favorite images

    retro renovation in the new york times - cindy in front of the new york times!

    Taking the road less traveled — makes for Lots Better Stories

    Restoring the Retro House in the New York Times Aug. 18 2011

    We’re in the New York Times today!

    beatrice west designer

    Mid century designer Beatrice West — and NOS Caloric pink kitche...

    1940s-house-the-bbc-video

    1940s House — the BBC retro-reality series

    1960s brochure about metal sink rim from vance industries

    A short history of Hudee Rings from the president of Vance Industries....

    dutch colonial house

    Analyzing details on a perfect, mid century Dutch Colonial — Roy...

    cathy callahan cathy of california

    Vintage Craft Workshop: An interview with Cathy Callahan — Cathy...

    When Harry Met Sally and the topic was wagon wheel coffee tables

    MOMA’s kitchen exhibit: Live tour with curators Juliet Kinchin &...

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    Video: The Wilson House — shrine to mid century laminate

    vintage-countertop-laminate-from-general-electric

    The history of laminate countertops

    how to create a mid century kitchen

    How to design a mid century kitchen — instructions straight from 194...

    vintage masketeers ducks

    Vintage Masketeers birds – and the WWII spy story of their owner

    1945-kitchen-at-the-carl-sandburg-house

    Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Historic mid century homes ...

    marimekko unikko wallpaper by maija isola 1964

    Marimekko Unikko by Maija Isola, 1964

    montreal-expo-67

    Brutalist design furniture

    sonny-and-cher-1965

    Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe – 1965

    quinnipiac-terrace-1942-living-room

    Quinnipiac Terrace, New Haven, Connecticut, 1942

    steve-mcqueen-in-life

    Steve McQueen (and his houses) in 1963

    1940s-bathroom

    1940s decorating style

    60s-homeshow

    Home shows then & now: A look back at the first Carolina show in ...

    1954-kohler-pink-bathroom-cropped

    Pink was not always the color for girls

    1940s-shoes

    Why mid-century houses had small closets: The Century in Shoes

    jennifer-greenburg-rockabillies-heywood-wakefield

    Jennifer Greenburg: The rockabilly design aesthetic

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    An outhouse named “Sally”

    jennifer-greenburg-rockabillies-1

    Jennifer Greenburg’s “The Rockabillies”

    kaarins-juke-box-460

    Kaarin and Bob and the story of their Seeburg juke box

    50s-christmas-video

    1950s Christmas video

    bubble-light

    The history of Christmas lights

    60s-timeline-from-la-conservancy

    The Sixties turn 50