Mid Mod Pam on Nov 22 2007 | Filed under: Inspiration, decoration, living room
Kindred spirit Jenn Ski has had her awesome mid century style artwork picked up for a TV commercial. Dig this family toasting the holidays with grandma, Hood Pumpkin Eggnog in hand. Yummy stuff to go with an equally yummy interior - Jenn says it’s a house in Maine. Great chairs. Great lines. And lovely art! [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 17 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, bedroom, dining room, flooring, living room
I have two of these braided Capel rugs, and I love them. They are very durable, versatile and affordable — and fit my 1951 colonial ranch home’s decor just fine. Remember, while we may associate modernist ranch houses with the 1940s 50s and 60s, in reality postwar homes were a mix and match…inside and out…of [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 15 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, bedroom, dining room, living room, wallpaper
Drum roll, please: Announcing 4 new vintage 1950s Atomic wallpapers from Bradbury & Bradbury, launched on RetroRenovation.com today.
Finally, our days of wallpaper deprivation are coming to an end. The images speak for themselves: These papers — along with Atomic Doodle, Googieland and the four 1940s papers that B&B introduced last month — are a tremendous [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 15 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, dining room, kitchen, living room, wallpaper
Stephen J. Bauer, artistic director and owner of Bradbury & Bradbury, kindly agreed to answer some questions about B&B’s new line of mid century wallpapers. I hope you find it really interesting…and fun. Hey, I’d sure like to have a couple of margarita’s with this guy! Thank you, Stephen, I owe you one!
1. Stephen, [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 08 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, dining room, living room, wallpaper
Following up on yesterday’s 40s papers — here are the two great 50s vintage reproductions from Bradbury & Bradbury. I love Atomic Doodle, it reminds me of the vintage paper that I was able to finally hunt down for my kitchen. On the other hand, my BWW web genius advisor took an immediate shine to [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 08 2007 | Filed under: dining room, living room, wallpaper
RetroRenovation.com is very excited to host the first unveiling of four, new atomic wallpapers from Bradbury & Bradbury — scheduled here, for Nov. 15!
Be sure to tune in next Thursday morning to get the first look anywhere at the new papers that are going on sale.
As a special treat, we also will have an extensive [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 06 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, bedroom, dining room, kitchen, living room, window treatments
I know that Pottery Barn and the like want you to buy those tabbed draperies, or the ones that simply slide onto decorative polls. But this is definitely not the right answer if you are in a mid century home! You need pinch pleat draperies, and that is that! In addition to looking so much [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Oct 29 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, furniture, living room
Melinamade’s website pointed me to Krypton Furniture’s retro modern line of furniture including these groovy chairs. At $1,799 each, you can’t call them inexpensive – but if you can swing the cash you know they’d make an incredible statement. Great to mix and match with more traditionally styled furniture in your 50s or 60s rumpus [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Oct 10 2007 | Filed under: decoration, living room
I acquired this photo for a post on mid century wall-to-wall carpeting, but that will have to wait ’til later. Today’s post is about arguably your most important retro reno room accessory: a Monsterosa Deliciosa plant!
You can see it in the foreground of this image - to the left of the fireplace. When we first [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Oct 06 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, bedroom, kitchen, living room
I bought one yard of melinamade.com’s “celestial aqua” barkcloth to make the valance in my kitchen — and the fabric was just awesome. It is really nice and heavy-weight…great “hand”, or feel…and the colors are rich and beautiful. I love it, it makes a huge difference!
In the photos you get to see Melina herself. If [...]
