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DIY stainless steel countertop: Linn installs a $3,000 countertop for $400

DIY stainless steel countertop

Over at her blog The Home Project, reader Linn and her husband continue to chronicle the remodel of their adorable bungalow kitchen. Recently, they rolled up their sleeves and installed a stainless steel countertop right over the old, existing laminate countertops. The headline: When first considering the stainless steel countertop option, Linn contacted a big [...]

Jon & Trixi create a 1970s avocado kitchen with Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformations

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Jon and Trixi — we’ve seen portions of their project under way – have finished remodeling their kitchen, and are mostly done with the bathrooms. And in a twist that I am sure the folks at Rust-Oleum were not anticipating, the epicenter of their “Retro Renovation story” is that they freshened up their kitchen cabinets by [...]

A 1950s ranch house with some surprising features — 15 photos

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Peggy recently retired from a 23-year career in the military — including stints in Iraq — and now she’s enjoying the good life all shacked up with McDuff, a westie who watches out for her. Peggy bought her 1950s ranch house in an amazingly picturesque area in Aiken, South Carolina, in 2010, when she began [...]

Laura’s adorable summer cottage kitchen: Old Youngtowns find a forever home – 17 photos

The 1950 time capsule kitchen in New Hampshire, spotted on the Forum, posted from craigslist

Where do old steel kitchens go to die? Well, nowhere, we hope, because they are rescued by homeowners searching on our Forum! Here’s a tale of how reader Glasgow Rose aka Laura spotted an absolutely classic mid-century modest Youngstown kitchen for sale in New Hampshire, jumped through hoops to get it to her home, and [...]

“Don’t be afraid of color. Promise me,” says Amy — 16 photos from her 1920s row house

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Amy Mescia, the founder of Oscar & Izzy Tiles, is such a creative cutie that you know her house must have a story, too. Yup: She and her husband Dario live in a 1920s Philadelphia rowhouse, which vintage kitchen and pink-and-blue bathroom — and it’s retro perfection. This is one talented couple — Dario also [...]

Janice adds a 1950s pink bathroom to her mid century house — from scratch

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Janice is one busy woman, who Gets Things Done. A year ago, she sent in a fabulous, detailed story about remodeling her kitchen with retro style. Now, along with her husband Greg, she has completed an entire bathoom remodel. And boo to the hoo to all those TV decorating and house hunting shows that still don’t get it: [...]

‘Betty Crafter’ says, Yes to the Knotty Pine!

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‘Betty Crafter’ wrote me a happy email and sent me these happy photos, which reminded me that I need to start another microsite in the same vein as Save The Pink Bathrooms. Only the new blog will be called: Say Yes to the Knotty Pine. Don’t try to buy the url away from me. It’s mine all mine buwahahaha. [...]

6 ideas from Karen’s retro kitchen remodel — including pink terrazzo countertops!

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There are at least six different things I like about Karen’s kitchen Retro Renovation. #1: …