THE PARTY is only getting started here at Retro Renovation. I have a feeling that American design in 2010 is going to be even more retrograde-retrocrazed, than ever. Looking ahead to year #3 for the blog, I’d love to hear from you. What do you want to see more of… less of…? What are your favorite features? What are your biggest needs? How can the blog help you out with your projects, even more?
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Mandi H. says
I agree with all the other commentors…this is one of the best mid century resource blog/website that is out there. Thanks Pam!! One thing I would like to see highlighted in the new year is information/designs for mid century patios and landscaping. That is the next big item on our list of things to do and I want to do my ’56 house justice!!
Retro Junkie says
This is my favorite website, I look at it everyday! When I bought my little ranch house I bought it because it was affordable. I was feeling kinda down cause I thought of it as a little box with no character. I was wrong! Thank-you for helping me see it through new eyes. I’m having fun decorating and don’t miss all the square feet I used to have to keep clean! Keep up the great work Pam!
Patty (in Dallas) says
I’ll echo all the love, too! I especially like all the links to other retro blogs. Such a wide variety!
I found you too late to help me with my interior (except for fun accessories and such), but I’m struggling to decide what to do with my exterior now. You’ve had lots of sources for exterior products, so keep that up. Maybe something about mid-century landscaping would be fun.
If nothing changes, it’ll still be great!
Dot says
This is a great website..I look at it every day. My problem is I keep clicking on all the interesting links..next thing I know an hour has passed! I enjoy discovering the name for the original countertop in my family home I bought (gold dust by GE), and wallpaper that used to be in the hallway, my square recessed lights in the ads, I keep turning corners and finding something new (or old depending on your point of view!). Like other readers, I like looking at what others have done with their houses. Keep up the good work Pam.
AtomicOakland says
I love your blog! I love hearing about shops or website where there are good finds for reproductions or originals. I also enjoying seeing time capsules. They are so inspirational!
MrsErinD says
Hmm, well it already is the best blog/site I think! This is my home page! I agree, I like the variety too, I love all the different styles.
I love seeing readers homes and old ads/pics of homes from the midcentury from mags and books, really gives me a sense of how they really did it.
And if I didn’t say this before, thank you for this site, and for telling us about the macy’s corona sofa, I got one in August and I am so happy with it, and would have never thought to look there, I wanted vintage so bad but was hard to find, and this sofa is perfect and as close as you can get!
JSPajak says
I’d like to see a DIY section with tips and tricks for the do it yourselfer. Some of the tips on here have been really useful but are not located all in one place so they are hard to find.
MidCent Keith says
I agree that the site is pretty perfect as is … I do enjoy reading stories of how others came to own and decorate their own homes and what new (retro) products can be used in older homes when updates to lighting, cabinetry, flooring, etc are needed. I get a lot of inspiration from your site Pam … and I also find myself looking at the decor in old sitcoms – your Bewitched link was a lot of fun in that respect .. so maybe a “what can we learn from the (xyz) sitcom set(s)”
Happy Daze says
Pam,
I love this site, and I really appreciate all of the effort you put into it. I have it bookmarked, and I read it every day (sometimes several times a day). I really like most stuff the way it is, but I echo Jessica’s request to see some more stuff from the 1940s. It was such an interesting decade from a stylistic point of view, in that there was a lot going on. Art Deco was transitioning into Art Moderne and Modernism, but there was also a lot of interest in American Colonial architecture and furniture, thanks to the HABS work under the New Deal and the patriotism surrounding WWII.
To help contribute to this end, I have a large book on interior design published in the 1940s. It is full of great photographs (most in B+W, but some are in color), and I am sure many readers would get a kick out of it. The book covers everything you can imagine – all interior rooms, renovating furniture, remodeling ideas for kitchens, etc. I would be happy to scan some chapters out of it. Just let me know which topics you would like.
Thanks again.
nina462 says
Pam, I love your website and the research you put into threads. I also love the photo’s that others share about their homes. It makes me feel like I’m in great company! We should all live on the same block..what fun we’d have! An idea I have would be to review homes on past tv shows. For example, I have discovered My Three Sons on a cable channel – I love watching the reruns, and now that I’m older I appreciate the style of the house more. I know there is a book about the tv show homes that had blueprints listed (I have that book somewhere in my house-must look it up for you).
We have looked at the retro detail of the Mad Men home-so we could just expand on that. (but please only MCM–no Designing
Women, Seinfield or Friends).
Like I said previously, I love your website – you make us all feel at home. Please stop by for coffee some morning, or a cocktail some evening 🙂