Remodeling, decor and home improvement for old homes
Oh, how we love thee: The original features — big and small — in our homes. They managed to avoid the curse of the previous owner update. Or, maybe you found a time capsule whose first owner who knew they had something good, and didn’t change a thing. Yes, we neeeeeeeded to see the original “they [...]
Many Retro Renovation readers like to collect and display vintage LPs — we looked at eight ways that readers are displaying vintage album covers in this story. Hanging album art is an instant and affordable way to turn a blank wall into a swingin’ scene — as well as display your collection. The only thing [...]
Once you have your mid mod mad pad up and running, it’s time for some tunes. We’re guessing that most lovers of vintage homes also have a hankering to hear musical favorites the old fashioned way, too — on incomparable, scratchy vinyl. Good news: Vintage LPs can generally be found very inexpensively at thrift stores [...]
An amazing 1960s “Storybook Ranch” time capsule in Dedham, Mass. captured our hearts. We toured a spectacular 1970s Mediterranean themed time capsule house in North Richland Hills, Texas. This 1960 interior design gem of a time capsule in Laramie, Wyoming came complete with a wall mural. Readers uploaded 130+ photos of their home Tiki bars [...]
J.C. Penney recently launched a new home decor collection licensed from Jonathan Adler — “Happy Chic”. This decorating line includes bedding, bath, furniture, accent furniture, accessories, pillows, kitchen, lighting and lamps, rugs and window treatments. We’d classify it as the epitome of “retro + contemporary”. The color palette is all 1960s flower power mod, with [...]
When I see Easter decorations popping up in the stores, I know that spring was nearly here. This year, I had a great idea about how to use some of those brightly colored Easter eggs for a new Retro Crafty project. The result — a DIY tabletop bullet planter made out of the larger half [...]
We know that many of our readers love 1940s decor. To be sure, there’s a lot to like! For example, this 1940s kitchen — with its lovely green cabinetry, bits of red scattered about the room and that fantastic linoleum floor — is just calling me to come inside and spend an afternoon baking pies. [...]
This morning I wrote about my vintage Brother Charger 651 sewing machine and how I would use it to sew onto my collages. Well, golly, here to show us just what that can look like: the latest works from our good friend and former Retro Renovation Collage Artist Laureate Mel Kolstad (see her 13 collages [...]
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