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Remodel & decorate in Mid Century Style

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Readers arrive here for tips like my go-to mid century modern paint collection and then, it’s down the rabbit hole: Perhaps you will end up learning the history of hudee rings, too!

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8 authentic vintage countertop laminate designs still available today

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Retro Refrigerator one-stop shopping guide — 7 designs and 3 DIYs to consider

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Tile in retro colors for your mid century bathroom — 36 places to find them

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Metal counter edges — 9 places to buy them + more tips

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Bucket list: I make a vintage costume jewelry Christmas tree — get my tips!

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Still in production after nearly 70 years: Acme Dinettes

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DIY Christmas Ornament Wreath – detailed 20-step guide from 12+ years of wreaths

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Breeze Block — 75+ designs from 32 Companies in the U.S.

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This site was started in 2008 to research and share products and inspiration to remodel, renovate, and decorate your house in authentic mid century style. I stopped blogging in 2021 — but have kept this up as a resource. Dig in!

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Pam Kueber in Wilson House pink bathroom

I’m Pam Kueber, home enthusiast, journalist, and midcentury material culture buff. I started this site after 5 years of research to remodel my 1951 kitchen. Enjoy the archive of 13 years of stories!

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I love to uncover fascinating — but nearly forgotten — stories about material culture in mid century America. 100 brands of vintage steel kitchen cabinets — who knew!

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Erica Wilson: A Life in Stitches — Winterthur’s important online exhibit

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Hazel Dell Brown of Armstrong Flooring — the most influential residential interior designer of the 20th Century (that you probably never heard of)

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Nevamar introduces 20 new retro countertop laminate designs — including Venus from Kyrsten’s vintage chain set find!

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New Old Stock stunner! Raymond Loewy’s Tiara kitchen faucet for Elkay

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Raymond Loewy, designer of American Kitchens brand steel kitchen cabinets

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My top-ten memories from my 4+ years working for Pam at Retro Renovation

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Groovy Getaway in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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The Retro Renovation® Encyclopedia of Vintage Steel Kitchen Cabinets

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Found in boxes never opened, 1948 Youngstown Kitchens cabinets go home to Youngstown, Ohio

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Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart boomerang laminate — now available online at Home Depot

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A Beauty View of all our stories about Beauti-Vue woven wood shades and more

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The 14 beautiful homes of The Astronaut Wives Club — Production Designer Mark White takes us inside and behind the scenes — 33 photos

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READERS & THEIR KITCHENS

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Wren & Willow’s little bit of perfection 1940s house remodel: Let’s start with the kitchen

This is exactly the kind of story I was hoping to ultimately see lots of, when I started this blog nine years ago: Contractors ……

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Nanette & Jim’s Mamie pink bathroom — built from scratch — to look like it’s always been there

Nanette and Jim won our 2013 The Hard Way Award for their blue bathroom remodel. Now, this dynamic duo is at it again — this…

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On the lookout for products to help you restore, remodel, and decorate your mid century or vintage home.

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Retro Kohler Triton Bowe kitchen sink faucet – love the look

Here’s a retro kitchen faucet that may be just the thing for your 1950s (ish) kitchen: The Kohler Triton Bowe.…

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5 authentic 1970s wallpaper designs from Schumacher — still available today

If you want to add 1970s design flair to your home, no need to reinvent history when iconic designs –…

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39 Christmas ornament wreaths sparkling with ideas to make your own

The first piece of advice if you’re planning to make a Christmas ornament wreath: Study other wreaths for tips, tricks,…

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Checkerboard floor tile — retro-authentic 9-inch squares in luxury vinyl tile (LVT)

Checkerboard floors are popular in retro kitchens today, but most resilient tiles available are 12″ square, while in mid century…

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