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Only your contractor knows for sure: Formica Ideal Edge mimics expensive stone & solid surface countertops with laminate

Posted by: • February 6, 2012
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“…Eliminates the final telltale sign of laminate – the brown line.” I am a big believer in the idea that the most significant design shifts tend to come from technological breakthroughs. The advance of laminate kitchen countertops — replacing linoleum and wood in most kitchens in the 1950s — came as a result of the [...]

Bathroom towels — 3 vintage style designs from Cath Kidston

Posted by: • February 3, 2012
cath kidston bathroom towels with roses

So pretty. You know how I am a sucker for vintage style bathroom towels. I found three great designs from British designer Cath Kidston — including these roses that remind me of grandma’s house. Kidston was one of the early leaders in reintroducing vintage retro style linens and other home and bath accessories into the [...]

5 colorful modern shower curtains from DeNY Designs

Posted by: • January 27, 2012
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If you have a vintage bathroom with pastel color tiles, one of the greatest ways to play the tiles up — and in a way, to play them down — is with a colorful patterned shower curtain. In just the same manner as wallpaper, shower curtains add visual interest with both pattern and secondary and [...]

Small bathroom remodel in 5 steps

Posted by: • January 27, 2012
small bathroom renovation

When I was at Mom’s last year helping with the  renovation of her master bathroom, we also did a small update to the small, second bathroom. (Mind you: Five children grew up just fine traveling daily through this “tiny” bathroom. Don’t even get me started with today’s 20-something house hunters who can’t LIVE in a [...]

Two starburst stencil projects for your bathroom — including a free pattern

Posted by: • January 23, 2012
stenciled bathroom wall

Trixi and Jon aimed to renovate their 1970s home on a shoestring — it’s the times, you know — and heck, doesn’t it make for a much better story to get all creative rather than just throw lots of money at the problem. In this story, I spotlight two readers who made hand-cut stencils — [...]

Retro bath towels – 5 pretty jacquards, Espalma Chantelle

Posted by: • January 19, 2012

Okay, my last towel story… for a while haha. I run in streaks. No, I don’t streak. In which case towels would help. In my never-ending quest for vintage style towels approaching perfection, I hunted down these Espalma Chantelle towels. The jacquard and pastel styling reads very mid mod retro to me. Those have a [...]

Laundry chute doors — 2 places to buy them, in powder-coated metal

Posted by: • January 13, 2012
Laundry chute door from American Metal Products

Ha! Here is an obscure product you bet you didn’t even know you wanted – but now you do – and now you know where to get: A laundry chute door. It’s available from American Metal Products / Lima Register … made of powder-coated steel … comes in 10″ or 12″ widths … and includes “spring-hinged, [...]

A Mamie pink bathroom for Sims 3 – midcentury classique for the virtual world

Posted by: • January 7, 2012
Pink bathroom for Sims 3

Last year Sarah — who creates and shares designs for Sims 3 — created a midcentury modern Sims kitchen based on my kitchen. I went poking around her blog, AweSims, again, and wouldn’t you know it, she has created a Mamie pink bathroom for Sims! It was an “extra” to go with a blue jazz [...]

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