READER SAMANTHA now is the proud owner of a vintage brochure that includes houses in her own mid-century San Mateo, Florida, neighborhood. I am sure we will all be very jealous, because once you get into retro renovating your home, it seems like you want to know its complete history. Read on for Samantha’s story and for links to her blog, where you can also access the complete catalog. Heck yeah there is more →
Mid-century architecture — 1960s San Mateo, Florida
Posted by: • August 8, 2009
Shopping for a midcentury home — and what to do about postwar homes lacking curb appeal
Posted by: • April 20, 2009
In this RetroRenovation classic re-run from April 2008, Madison Sarah writes to express her concern about midcentury homes lacking curb appeal. She is looking to buy a new/old home. I share my advice on what to look for when shopping for a home, and also how we handled starting out with a house whose curb appeal had most definitely faded. Heck yeah there is more →
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