Retro Renovation

Uncle Jack of Very Vintage Vegas has a wonderful website that chronicles mid century modern Las Vegas.
Extremely fun even though I’m totally scared by this city due to my fixation with CSI original Las Vegas version, the only other show I watch in addition to the Colbert Report.

Uncle Jack recently did what must be [...]

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If you want to upgrade your door set, these choices from Weiserlock are beautiful and very classic — they definitely have a retro feel to me. When you are out at estate sales and inside mid century houses, make sure to notice little details like this. I remember one sale about two years ago just [...]

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Webguru Kit gave me this little toy now that I’m taking lots of photos. A slide show that I can link to my flickr account. This is Maryanne’s garden in Pittsfield, Mass. — a true oasis that she created in her little 50s neighborhood. Um, it only took her 13 years, she said.

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Fridays are shaping up (informally) to be the day we think about sprucing up our postwar jewel boxes - on the outside. Today, this terrific 60s paint palette from reader Ronn. Not only are the colors great, but the graphics of the paint chips themselves are yummy. Ronn admits, this is a treasure he keeps [...]

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Laura B. sent some fun scans of color combo’s for mid century homes after the post on curb appeal for Sarah in Madison, Wisconsin. Thanks, Laura, these are great especially now that it’s painting weather across the USA.
Hi Pam - Since your blog touched upon curb appeal yesterday, I found this awesome link to Sherwin [...]

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Now that the rush of spring is upon us all, I’m on the lookout for garden items and all kinds of exterior tips. I love wrought iron planters like these. They are generally quite desirable $$ and go fast at estate sales.

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So here’s the second fence post. Ha ha, it was fun to write that. Fence blog post. Fence fence post. Get it?

Be sure also to see yesterday’s screens. Thanks again, Laura B. of Portland!

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It’s time to ramp up for a weekend — of gardening and planning for summertime outdoor landscaping projects. After last Friday’s post on fencing for Beatnik Babe, many readers wrote to say “More more more on landscaping” and everyone seems interested in fences. So I was grateful when the mysterious Laura B. sent me an [...]

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Lots of interest, it seems, in exterior issues. I received this email from Beanik Babe Ginny a few weeks ago and have had had it queue’d up waiting for spring to sprung here in the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hi Pam!
Love your website! Just bought a 1959 California atomic ranch in Yellow Springs, Ohio after [...]

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A mid-day update — I see Magbot’s question on yesterday’s post about curb appeal:
Does anybody know what you call this kind of tree (perfect for MCM houses, might only grow on West Coast):
Thanks, Magbot! Anyone know?

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