Woot! The September/October issue of Yankee Magazine features a six-page spread on guess who’s kitchen … and house … and most importantly, the Retro Renovation tribe. Yes, that is me you spy rockin’ the retro polka dots.
For those of you outside of New England, Yankee is the premier regional magazine covering travel and lifestyle — read by 1.7 million readers nationwide. The story — starts on page 48 — is all wonderful publicity for our cause: Cultivating ever more widespread love for the many varieties of (mostly) humble homes built all across America after World War II.
If you are in New England and want to grab a copy, this leaf-peeping issue of Yankee is now on newsstands. For those of you outside the area, Yankee tells me there will be an online feature at some point this month or next. I’ll add a link as soon as it’s up.
tammyCA says
That’s so neat to be published in it. I’m on the West Coast so I’ve never seen Yankee, but sounds like a cool magazine.
Kelly says
Congratulations on this recent success and a job well done from the start! I visit your website routinely and it gives me so much pleasure to see all of the contributions from you and other readers. I have also found great resources for the work we did on our 70’s ranch home we bought 2 years ago. I hope this will allow more people to develop an appreciation for older homes and their wisdom and charm.
Jen says
Oh, wow, Pam! Congratulations—I’ll have to pop over to the bookstore and find a copy of Yankee (a magazine I like anyhow b/c of the fab photography).
Also—cuuuuuute dress! You look terrific!
Lauryn says
WOOT! Awesome news, Pam. As a former New Englander, I’m quite familiar with Yankee Magazine and will have to cajole my mom in to buying a copy for me! You do a fabulous service not only to the retro community, but also to our planet, by encouraging people to be preservations whenever possible. And yes, you both do sometimes feel like family. Congrats and big hugs!!
pam kueber says
Thanks, Lauryn!!
Lauryn says
Pam, got my copy in the mail from my trusty mom today and wow, what a fantastic spread!! I can’t wait to sit and read it, but even just seeing all the fabulous photos was such a treat. (Flipping through the magazine did, however, make me just a wee bit homesick for New England. In a good way.)
pam kueber says
Ahhhh, very cool that your mom sent it to you! xoxo
Andi says
Wow! Impossible to say anything that hasn’t been said, so I’ll risk redundancy and say “Congratulations! Pam” and it’s about time a “big time” publication featured something like your amazing kitchen and house.
My husband also knows who Pam and Kate are. I used to say “Retro Pam” so he would know who I meant, but the Retro got dropped a long time ago. And he knows all about Kate’s new bathroom floor and what grout she chose. Like so many others, I check in with you two every day.
I will be off tomorrow in search of my first ever issue of Yankee magazine….hope I can find one in this small southern-PA town!
And yes…redundant again, but the polka dot dress is fabulous on you, Pam!
pam kueber says
That is so funny that the husbands know us. Thanks, Andi!!
Lisa Compo says
it’s kinda hard to sneak in new vintage chest of drawers, cabinets to refinish and mid-mod end tables without them catching on. LOL Mine is learning to spot Corning Ware at thrift stores and offers to stop at the ReStore by our house. We have a ball with what I learn on here.
Ada says
Yaaayyy!! Love it!
My grandmother used to get Yankee magazine when I was a kid! It used to sit side by side with Southern Living on her coffee table! She was quite well rounded!
Kate HM says
Congratulations. I moved to Connecticut last year from Los Angeles and have been overwhelmed by the amount of colonial design. I knew I would see a lot of it, but this was out of control. When I would tell people that we were looking for original pink bathrooms, steel cabinet kitchens, etc in our home search they would look at me like I had lost my mind. Upon further examination I have found a lot of MCM design and homes here. Maybe this article will help spread the word so people don’t continue to gut these beautiful homes
pam kueber says
my house is a colonial-ranch — full of mid century design! it happened!
Mary Elizabeth says
Yes, I learned through a lot of reading and communicating on this site that Connecticut and Massachusetts have a peculiar hybrid, the “colonial ranch.” Pam has one in Massachusetts, and I have one in Connecticut. Once you have the basic ranch, however, you can lean more in the direction of colonial or more in the direction of “California style” ranch. Also, witness one of the latest redos of a house on public TV’s “This Old House.” That couple bought a house in an historic district of Cambridge, Mass. and had to keep the period exterior. But they wanted the interior to be Swedish modern style, and they pulled it off, with a lot of money it looks like. But we on RetroRenovation know how to do such things on the cheap. So you can leave your colonial ranch colonial on the outside, and go all Eames era on the inside. Think about it.
pam kueber says
The Victorian moldings that I used in my office remodel came from the This Old House you are talking about! I nabbed them at Eco-Building Bargains in Springfield, which demo’d the house!
Lauryn says
Fantastic. I like to try and stay positive and be kind, but that pretty much sums up This Old House for you!
pam kueber says
ditto
Sarah g (roundhouse) says
Congrats Pam! I know how exciting this must be for you! You’ve done an amazing job of fostering a such a nice and welcoming blog. I have to agree with the other commenters, I too don’t Facebook much and this is the only site in which I comment. It’s nice to have a community of like-minded folks without all the snarky quips and trolls. Thanks again!
pam kueber says
Thank you, Sarah! Yup: No trolls allowed here. If they try to comment, I delete them. I do so love being queen sometimes.
Troy Litten says
Congrats, Pam! You’re a star!
pam kueber says
Ah shucks. Thank you!
Lisa Compo says
I bought the Yankee magazine yesterday at Barnes and Noble if anyone is trying to locate one. I haven’t gotten to read it yet, but I am looking forward to it.
My DH told me the other morning that he had a dream about metal kitchen cabinets!! It was in great detail, the RR ideas are even rubbing off on him :)…Pam and Kate are household names here, too.
I love the idea of a discussion board or perhaps a members forum where we could sign up with a little profile to be able to talk more easily to our “friends”. This is a very friendly group or tribe as Pam calls us. LOL I’ve pretty much stopped reading my Facebook stuff (except the RR Facebook page) because this is waaaay more fun.
Congrats again on the article.
pam kueber says
Yay, I need to go get a few extra copies, for my Mom and Dad and Aunt Mary Anne 🙂
Thanks for being part of the tribe, Lisa!
I don’t promote it except in stories, but we do have a Forum: https://retrorenovation.com/forums/ Anyone can start up chats.