Tag Archive '50s home'

Rochester Steven’s 1957 Alcoa Aluminum house

After we looked at the Alcoa Aluminum time capsule home in Minnesota a few weeks ago, we heard from Steven in Rochester, New York, who owns another of these houses.

He’s decorated just beautifully! The more I look at his interiors - the more I appreciate every detail and the mix of colors and textures. Swoon…

And, [...]

50s ranch home: An amazing Dallas time capsule

Angela, a new Flickr friend, sent me the listing link to this house in her Dallas neighborhood of Sparkman Estates. $255,000.

A real time capsule and perfect for another Monday of voyeuristic vintage living.

Oh my gosh, there are so many ideas to take from this house, I’m speechless!

Thanks so much, Angela!

New page added - RE2 BASICS — to capture the most fundamental elements of retro renovation projects

With key sections of the blog getting so full of posts — in particular, Kitchens and Bathrooms — I’ve added a new page called RE2 BASICS that calls out some of the most popular and fundamental posts. “RE2″ as in Retro Renovation, get it?
Things like: Retro laminate choices…kitchen cabinet options….bathroom fixtures….how to repaint steel kitchen [...]