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Rya rugs — 15 designs from 1964, plus a great video on the histo...

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Breaking news: Crestview Doors introduces 6 decorative, midcentury-sty...

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1950s-inspired metal side tables from Urban Outfitters

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Gainey pottery on ebay

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How to date your Vintage Vera textiles

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Vintage style hooked rugs for your 1930s or 1940s home

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Witco Map of the World

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15 cafe curtain designs and ideas

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Hoover constellation vacuum cleaners – modern and new

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Weiserlock door sets – a good midcentury choice

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Where to find vinyl upholstery fabric, with the vintage naugahyde look

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More photos from Alice – a Retro Renovation re-run

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11 window treatments for midcentury homes

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For mis-matched windows: How about cafe curtains with a valence?

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3 ways to recreate a vintage style roller shade

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Wood paneling — time for a comeback?

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2″ metal horizontal blinds: The perfect window treatment for mid...

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Vintage wallplates — an easy jolt of retro

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I love the Vermont Country Store for its fabulous retro home products

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Back in 50s TV land with Predicta – a Retro Renovation re-run

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Large scale mid century art work by Alexander Girard – reissued

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Where to find reproduction midcentury lighting – another source

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How to make pinch-pleat draperies?

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Can Nancy’s fireplace bricks be cleaned? Or should she just pain...

Ada table lamp by CB2

Ada table lamp by CB2

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A stash of MIB NOS 60s and 70s rotary phones for sale

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The whimsical midcentury modern fireplace at Field Farm

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Retro Malm fireplaces

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Pecky Cypress in Jenn Ski’s office

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Anita buys a 1962 Delmonico Stereo Console

The person in the kitchen had all the power! This is the main control unit. I can just see Maw Cleaver calling Wally and the Beav up for supper using this spiffy intercom.

Parts for my Nutone home communication system?

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Vintage Ronson tabletop cigarette lighter – today’s ebay p...

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Plug-in clock outlet MIB – today’s ebay pick

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A happy ending for Ashley, Doug and some beautiful vintage Kelvinator ...

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Oh, Cindy, how I loved you

vintage stainless steel steak knives

And the winner is…: Femme1 and her eyebrow stencils!

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Final entry in our first annual Useless but Wonderful Contest

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Sarah’s got the beat – with another Useless But Wonderful ...

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Useless But Wonderful – dress labels from Miss Agnes Fashions, P...

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“With this ring (chart) I thee….” enter the first an...