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50s window treatments


For anyone with a large single window in their 50s kitchen — and a pink, yellow or blue-green color scheme — this 72″ pinch pleat valance would be PERFECT.

  • Put it on a rod that wraps around your horizontal 2″ blinds, or stretches in front of them from cabinet-to-cabinet or cubby-to-cubby.

This valance is a real steal at $15!

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Sunny retro finds — today’s ebay picks

by Pam Kueber on January 22, 2008

The winter is getting to me. I need more sunshine. Hence, I find all things cheery, light and yellow appealing these days!

Currently for sale are two pair of these lovely vintage pinch pleat draperies – but note, they are listed separately. The colors, oriental motif and fabric weight all look terrific. Each panel is 36″ wide at the top, and 81″ long – so well sized for , say, two bedroom windows:

vintage barkcloth curtains

Vintage Cleminson’s wall pocket – great for your kitchen — in fact design maven Alexandra Stoddard taught me that you must have a dash of yellow — a dash of sunshine — in every room. She is absolutely right:

vintage cleminson’s wall pocket

A sunny 60s pole lamp:

60s pole lamp

And a groovy 50s design:

very groovy 50s pole lamp

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