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Welcome, Apartment Therapy voters

pam kueber - Updated: April 13, 2020

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

Welcome to retro-wonderland, Apartment Therapy voters. 🙂 Here at Retro Renovation, a lot of us are “accidental modernists.” We ended up in our (generally) small, mid-century homes because they were in the right neighborhoods or because the price was right. Mid-century *modern* homes, yes, but mid-century *modest* homes, too… ranches, capes, colonials, contemporaries, bungalows and split levels that real estate agents generally suggest should be gutted. We kinda like the quirky charm, though, and our motto has become “Love The House You’re In.” So before we make any drastic changes, we meet here to share renovation resources, lots of vintage eye-candy photos and a friendly and helpful community — all with the goal to update our homes in a way that’s sympathetic to their original postwar design. I like to think we’re playful and unpretentious (just like our simpler houses), and we’re not “purists” — it’s your house, make the changes that are right for you — love it! In fact, our main rule for comments is that “no one can be made to feel bad for their choices.” So take a tour… ask questions… and we hope you have a blast. After you’ve soaked it all in, if you want to vote for us, we would be honored. If you haven’t registered yet, go to Apartment Therapy;  once you’ve confirmed your registration via email, click on The Homies 2009 to vote. Many thanks and all the best, Pam. the homies

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  1. pam kueber says

    oh drats. i want to say thank you thank you thank you to everyone as they post but I got behind. Thank you all so much!

  6. handyandy says

    Pam’s magic combination of professional quality writing and ‘best friend’ humor makes Retro renevation the real winner regardless of “The Homies” outcome. (Just voted though, because winning IS all that it’s cracked up to be~)

  8. denise says

    Hey Pam, I checked out the competition, a couple I’ve seen before, but I gotta tell ya — you win hands down in my eyes. Although some of the other sites are nice, they are also a little less charismatic and approachable. You and what you offer feels real…real like ‘put your feet up on the couch and be comfortable even saying nothing’ real.

    Oh, and the dress….HOLY CRAP it’s great!