8 retro house bloggers hard at work

Today on the blog: A look around the retro houseblogger universe to see what folks are getting into. Frecklewonder aka Jenny and her DH are just starting to nest in their new-old 1960 ranchy-modern, and I think she just discovered the blog. Look at these gorgeous bathroom floors — and there are more delights, too.  See more of “Camp Freckle” on Jenny’s Frecklewonder Blog.  Continue on to see what’s up with 7 more retro housebloggers –>

Leslie’s husband Tim built these kitchen cabinets — woah! Read about their home and renovations on their blog, Mid Mod Redo.

Martina is very handy — she built this little office in a hall closet. I am always fascinated by folks who can actually get these projects done. For more photos and info, check out her blog, My Mid-Century Modern Life.

Misadvadventures: Liz the Adventuress explains how they forgot to plan for the swinging door when installing new ceramic tile. The tile was too thick… so the door scraped against it and couldn’t open inward. Oopsy! There was a happy ending, though — find out on her blog, Split Level Adventures.

Sad news… with some sweetness, too:  Cara’s grandfather died, and she and her father were working together at the house. Her Dad found these vintage Formica samples tucked away, and knew that Cara would treasure them. Cara, I’m so sorry to hear about your grandfather. What a lovely memory to have of your grandparents’ place. It’s interesting: Whenever I get interviewed by reporters, they always ask why midcentury homes continue to grow in popularity. One of the reasons for sure: We have such fond memories of our grandparents’ homes, which often are of this vintage.  Read Cara’s wonderful story of the discovery on her blog, Our Arts & Crafts Home.  

John and Diane have posted a catalog of the Paul McCobb Planner Group. Parents owned a lot of this furniture, and had saved the brochure all these years. Jump over to their blog, Rancho Tostado, where the photos are scanned in big enough to enlarge and study.  

Amanda and her DH are renovating a 1958 ranch home in Texas. What I grasp from this post is that they tried to stain their concrete floor, and it was a disaster. So instead, they found these tiles that have a stained concrete look, at an awesome price, and installed them. I think that in warm climate, in particular, tiled floors can be great. See more at Amanda’s blog, Eastridge Redux. 

Mr. Modtomic reports that he waited 11.5 hours to snag and hold his first-in-line place at an estate sale. You read that correctly: 11.5 hours.  See his haul here. And, he cites a post by me as encouraging him to load up a boatload of photos from various estate sales in recent month — woah, this is a fun one!. Mr. M, your dedication to the cause is impressive indeed.

Way to keep workin’ it, Retro Renovators!

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