A rosette by any other name would look as sweet — and yes, whether you call it an escutcheon, a backplate, or a rosette, this front door hardware can add real appeal to any otherwise simple front door. I updated my 2014 research and now count five places to find mid century style and reproduction entry door escutcheons. Knock knock, and enter to read where to find these plus some DIY tips too >>Heck yeah there is more →
8 nifty cubbies designed to stash your smokes in mid century bathrooms
There was a lot of cigarette smoking in the 1950s and 1960s, so much so that bathroom fixture designers were on a competitive rampage to sell you special cigarette and ashtray holders that could fit right into your sleek, new bathroom. Above: A New Old Stock Hall Mack bathroom ash tray
for sale on ebay right now, new old stock, is the most basic of what we see out there. Let’s take a closer look at this, and then, at 6 other designs of vintage recessed bathroom ash trays and cigarette holders that really dial things up a notch:Heck yeah there is more →
10 Charley Harper barkcloth fabrics launching in July
Barkcloth is a favorite fabric for curtains and pillows in mid century houses — and Charley Harper, a beloved mid century illustrator. Now, Birch Organic Fabrics has put the two together in their collection of Charley Harper barkcloth fabrics. There are 10 designs in all, and they begin retail shipping this week from fabricworm.com. Let’s look at some of my favorites from the new collection:Heck yeah there is more →
This time capsule GE steel kitchen has almost everything GE kitchens were famous for!
This vintage GE steel kitchen is quite amazing: It’s chock full of many of the fabulous features that GE offered in its kitchens starting in about 1955. In addition to the steel kitchen cabinets, there’s:
- A wall refrigerator
- “Cabinettes” under the wall cabinets and below the refrigerator
- A countertop-level oven
- An undercounter freezer, the first time I’ve ever seen one in the wild — oh my!
- Original GE Textolite laminate countertops
- And bins and breadboards and other delights…
This kitchen is currently for sale on Facebook marketplace — and the seller Ariana sent me even better photos to show on the blog. Thank you, Ariana, and your sister Ligaya hosting the kitchen for sale for you! And thanks to the many readers who tipped me tot his kitchen! Let’s take a deep dive look inside >>Heck yeah there is more →
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