On my retro radar: A great pinch-pleat valance for a retro pink, yellow or blue green kitchen

Pam Kueber — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:58:48 +0000

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

Pam Kueber — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:29:23 +0000

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 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:

A sunny 60s pole lamp:

And a groovy 50s design:

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On my retro radar: A great pinch-pleat valance for a retro pink, yellow or blue green kitchen

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