Tag Archive 'vintage wallpaper'

Clare’s 50s Cape Cod in Lee, Massachusetts


Vintage 50s wallpaper in a foyer

Flickr friend John4kc is a retro recon junkie, and has many wonderful photos on his photostream (click the photo to get there). This Nutone door bell is a classic - but be still my beating heart, how I adore that vintage wallpaper. The graphics, so sweet!… and chartreuse+pink+green+red on cream — a most wonderful color [...]

Another gift from Russell

Little fishies searching for treasure in his time capsule pink bathroom. My new desktop wallpaper!

Bradbury & Bradbury launches its new collection of 60s wallpapers: The Mod Generation

Hot off the presses… or off the wallpaper printers…: Bradbury & Bradbury’s “The Mod Generation” of wallpapers.
I just heard from Stephen Bauer overnight and wanted them to be on the web on Retro Renovation first!
Here’s the story:
We’re talking about that generation, that turbulent era, emerging from the conservative prosperity of the 1950s and soon ushering [...]

Go go dresses, Moe sconces, MIB hair dryer - and more - on my retro radar


Vintage wallpaper — Retro Renovation reader favorites

Last Saturday I invited readers to help wallpaper the world by sending in images of their favorite vintage wallpapers. We had three contributors — all wonderful examples and stories.

From Sumac Sue:
Hi. I was looking for a kitchen wallpaper that featured coffee pots, and I stumbled onto this one. I can’t imagine using it in my [...]

Wallpaper the World - a community post!

I have decided that this is my favorite wallpaper of all time. Colors. Flowers. Geometrics. Gold sparkly. All in one!
Which leads to today’s special feature, a Retro Renovator community post. Wanna give it a try?
So which is your very favorite vintage wallpaper?
First, find it on one of our favorite sites:

Rosie’s Vintage Wallpaper
Secondhand Rose
Hannah’s Treasures
…or your [...]

Vintage wallpaper festival continues - with another source, courtesy Femme1

At some point this year, there will be a quiz, so please pay attention. Now what was my sole New Year’s resolution? To rid all retro renovators of any latent fear of wallpaper, and embrace this most wonderful of decorative gifts, of course!
In the continuing hunt to help Sebastian, Femme1 also found this site, hannahstreasures.com. [...]