Laura writes in to ask a perennial question: Is it all right to mix and match mid century eras? Readers — What do you think? Laura writes:
Jana’s cheerful yellow, red and white kitchen — a $1,268 transformation
Posted by: • May 3, 2011
Jana has a sunny, happy story about Retro Renovating her sunny, happy yellow kitchen. My husband taught me, “Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick Any Two.” Jana had time… so she was able to finish the kitchen Good and Cheap. For $1,268, to be exact. And that includes new flooring, a vintage Sears Coldspot refrigerator, and the gorgeous 30″ vintage [...]
Avocado kitchen sink and appliances? Heck to the yeah, say Jon & Trixi!
Posted by: • April 27, 2011
Jon & Trixi are back, with an update on the continuing un-remodel of their 1962 kitchen. They have slowly been (1) peeling away circa-2005 disprovements and (2) replacing millenial flip-this-house crappola with vintage goodness, all in the service of (3) reveling in their kitchen’s innate avocadoness.
Did I achieve my goal to renovate Mom’s bathroom in 7-10 days? Nope — it definitely took longer
Posted by: • April 25, 2011
I still have several more stories to wrap up my series on remodeling my mom’s bathroom into a 1940s jewel box. But now that I’m back home and slowly recovering from the craziness, I see that the first follow-up in order is to circle round on my first post, which asked, “Could we do a bathroom renovation [...]
Mom’s black-and-white vintage bathroom sparkling with vintage jewelry: Done!
Posted by: • April 17, 2011
The crash project to create a vintage style black-and-white bathroom is: Done! And oh my gosh, did we have fun. One of the highlights, for sure, was at the very end, when Aunt Mary Anne and I were decorating. I remembered that I had just seen a bag of vintage costume jewelry in another bedroom, which Mom had picked up [...]
Faucet, light and hardware for the black-and-white 1940s bathroom: The 7-day Gut Bathroom Renovation
Posted by: • April 14, 2011
Working fast to buy all the basics for my mom’s impromptu gut-bathroom renovation,I first decided tile for the walls and floor…. next, chose the decorative trim tile…. and next, chose the vanity. After that, it was filling in all the “little” pieces that were, for the most part, purely decorative decisions.
Black trim for a white subway tile bathroom — The Gut Bathroom Renovation Chronicles continue
Posted by: • April 12, 2011
Completing the spur-of-the-moment, gut renovation of my mom’s bathroom meant that I had to buy everything off-the-shelf… or, I could not order anything that would take more than a few days to deliver. The subway tile for the wall and the hex tile for the floor were in-stock items at Louisville Tile. But I knew I [...]
Help Christa choose an exterior paint color for her 1961 house
Posted by: • April 1, 2011
Since moving into her midcentury modest house a year ago, Christa has been having a ball updating the inside to reflect its 1961 architectural roots. Now, she’s ready to paint the outside — and has asked for ideas. Note in particular the rock wall — how to work it in? Read on for more background… then share your [...]
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