Clare’s 50s Cape Cod in Lee, Massachusetts
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 11 2008 | Filed under: Inspiration, Reader homes
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 11 2008 | Filed under: Inspiration, Reader homes
Mid Mod Pam on Nov 11 2008 | Filed under: wallpaper
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Oct 29 2008 | Filed under: pink bathrooms, wallpaper
Little fishies searching for treasure in his time capsule pink bathroom. My new desktop wallpaper!
Mid Mod Pam on Aug 21 2008 | Filed under: wallpaper
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Aug 18 2008 | Filed under: ebay
Mid Mod Pam on Apr 23 2008 | Filed under: Reader homes, wallpaper
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Apr 19 2008 | Filed under: wallpaper
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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Feb 27 2008 | Filed under: bathroom, wallpaper
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. [...]