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“The Bible” of 50s style and all things retro

My  husband and I have found this book to be incomparable, in terms of generating ideas for every aspect of decorating our 1951 ranch. The interiors..
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Retro floors – another choice is rubber tile

These rubber tiles appear to have the same features as VCT and linoleum – and I really love the marbleized effect. http://www.burkemercer.com/flooring/rt_marble.asp CategoriesFlooring
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For 50s style flooring, my favorite choice is Azrock Cortina #423

Forced to make final decisions about my kitchen reno, I have settled on this Azrock Cortina tile – #423 Autumn Haze. I haven’t installed it..
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3 retro cabinet pulls for your mid century kitchen

The catalog just arrived and I see that Van Dyke’s Restorers also has several good cabinet knobs and pulls in their most recent catalog. I..
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50s style flooring – Linoleum and Vinyl

Looking at photos of interiors from the ’50s, it is clear that both vinyl composite and linoleum were used. Here are sources I recommend today:..
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Retro kitchen sinks: Great 50s style choices

It’s Mac to the rescue again with some nice choices of cast iron porcelain-enameled sinks for the kitchen. The first two sinks pictured are both..
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Retro kitchen cabinet pulls and knobs: Atomic, streamline and deco

Some of my favorite pulls and knobs: Photos with gray-green background: All from Rejuvenation Lighting. Gold pull: From Mac the Antique Plumber — but go..
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Tile for your 50s style kitchen or bath

It was very difficult to find tile in the correct 50s shades. My best source: A Canadian-based company, Olympia Tile, had a selection of 4.25..
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Boomerang laminate from Formica

    Update: Almost all of these designs are now discontinued. See my up-to-date stories on all retro laminates here: Kitchen/Countertops Category. UPDATE (Oct 2011):..
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My two favorite bathroom faucets: Mississippi line

These are my two favorite lavatory faucets for 1950s bathroom remodels or renovations. The shape of the faucet escutcheons (the bases of the handles, yes..
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Kohler Tahoe with metal rim — My #1 choice for a bathroom sink for a midcentury bathroom

I completed gutted and renovated three bathrooms and in the process did tons of research. To replicate the 50s look, I think there are three..
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