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Lagardo Tackett ceramic planter from Vessels USA authentic Architectural Pottery design circa 1950

Midcentury modern planters — 19 circa-1950 designs from LaGardo ...

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Cindy’s midcentury modern porch remodel, including traditional r...

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Add curb appeal to your midcentury home with ornamental metal porch co...

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Random multi-color slate flooring — an authentic mid-century cho...

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Sundrella aluminum patio umbrellas – in production since 1956

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Mid-century galvanized metal patio set

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Vintage style patio furniture

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New Woodard patio furniture – vintage styles still available.

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    wilsonart60s

    More today from the Wilsonart laminate history archives. In the 60s, laminate colors got, at one end of the spectrum richer and earthier – and at the other end, pop-art bold.  Some of the defining trends from the period, this article says: Color TV was introduced in 1965, bringing us closer in touch with design [...]

    aqua-laminate

    Arborite has two new laminates in their 2011-2012 collection that just popped onto my radar. I haven’t seen these as actual samples yet — I’ll order them this week. Meanwhile, I wanted to put them out there, because I know that many Retro Renovators have been left kind of up a creek since Formica discontinued [...]

    vintage-style-laminate-from-arborite

    The most popular laminate design in mid century America? Boomerang Formica? Nope, guess again. According to materials expert Grace Jeffers, the most popular design was actually linen. You know what I’m talking about — that kind of tight-to-medium-weave with nubblies stuff. I had it both my bathrooms with vanities. In pistachio green = absolutely iconic. [...]

    1940s-kohler-drainboard-sink

    So here is a little piece of trim made to fit between the edge of your countertop and the edge of your stove, to prevent all manner of food from dropping down between. Hmmm, a handy dandy that I didn’t even know I needed, but which I am pretty sure would make DH, a neat freak, very happy. [...]

    built-in-trivet-and-cutting-board-for-kitchen-countertop

    These are sure a blast from the past: Glass combination trivets and cutting boards that are installed directly into your kitchen countertop. Yes: with metal rim aka Hudee ring.  I think that these built-in cutting boards were all the rage in the 1970s, because there was one in our 1975 countertop, to the left of the sink.

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