Tag Archive '50s lighting'

Jimmy - and Tikimama - both like Primelight’s outdoor lighting

Our series on lights spotted by Jimmy continues:
Also, I don’t know how much your site goes into the late 60s/70s, but these globe lights they sell are just too good to not be mentioned! If you go into the indoor decorative section of the catalog, page 7A has a whole listing of hanging globes, ellipses, [...]

On my retro radar: Beautiful retro lighting for your bathroom and living areas

This ceiling fixture is really beautiful. It would look great in a foyer, a den, a bedroom or a living room. Hey, even a kitchen. This light is also another example of how mainstream middle class mid century modern - could demonstrate incredible artistry. Simply gorgeous.

Great retro pull down lights for your kitchen, from Progress vintage 1961

I am very excited about my latest vintage marketing material - a large catalog from Progress lighting dated December 1961.

The catalog is about equally split between retro groovy… southwestern style “Rancher”…colonial Americana… and viva Las Vegas, which is something that we have not dived into too much on this blog so far — but I [...]

Totally groovy retro lighting from Primelight

This is the second in our series of lighting alternatives spotted by our youngest retro renovation reader, Jimmy Walsh. This is Section B — so groovy. Be sure to look at the cubes! The more I do this blog, the more I realize that I also need a 60s and then a 70s house to [...]

Retro lighting: A great ceiling fixture from Liz’s Antique Hardware

I received a catalog from LAH today and spotted this reproduction ceiling fixture right away. I love that it has pin-dots in both the glass shade facing bottom, and on the aluminum housing itself. A great kitchen or mudroom fixture!

Retro bathroom lighting - today’s ebay pick

An excellent pair of sconces from our favorite ebay source. The glass shade-on-chrome base look is usually perfect for the retro bathroom!

50s lighting - wonderful bathroom sconces - today’s ebay pick

For those of you on the hunt to reno your vintage bath, these sconces are delightful. I can imagine them to the right and left of a mirror. Or, if you have two sinks, one above each.
This seller always features beautiful stuff, very high quality and generally not cheap. Whether you go for these or [...]

50s and 60s lighting from today’s Remcraft - reader Brian sends this retailer our way

Brian, a new reader, emailed about a great company — Remcraft — that produces 50s and 60s style lighting — much of it near-exact replica’s of their vintage styles. (See them in the 1953 pink Formica kitchen we looked at just a few weeks ago.) Remcraft is a client of Brian’s, he is a [...]