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[Entries now closed] Enter to win this Georgia Peachez vintage Christmas ornament wreath

UPDATE: Entries/Comments are now closed. A winner has been confirmed: Congratulations, Patti!  Thanks, everyone, for playing. Happy holidays, all! It’s that time of year again..
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Where to buy mid century style medicine cabinets made new today

Where to find mid century style medicine cabinets made new today?  Over time, we’ve heard from more readers with tips, and some old suppliers exited the..
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Tailored bedspread good for a mid century bedroom — at a bargain price

A tailored bedspread has always been one of my favorite options for a mid century bed without a footboard. Those clean square lines — yes!..
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Morton steel kitchen cabinets — since 1942

Morton Steel Kitchen Cabinets were another relatively early brand. And oh so cute: They called their cabinets “Kit Unette”s and had an illustrated model by..
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Berloy Steel Kitchen Cabinets — since at least 1939

Today’s addition to my Retro Renovation Encyclopedia of Vintage Steel Kitchen Cabinets is a pretty rare brand — Berloy Steel Kitchen Cabinets. My catalog is dated..
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Cybele’s rare vintage bathroom sink find: Two pink Universal Rundle sinks with 10 pieces of Versa Tile countertops

So proud of Cybele, daring adventurer who bought these two pink sinks with 10 odd countertop pieces not quite knowing what she had, but knowing..
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Nevamar introduces 20 new retro countertop laminate designs — including Venus from Kyrsten’s vintage chain set find!

Read how reader Kyrsten and I helped bring several midcentury laminate patterns back to life -- part of Nevamar's new Yesteryears™ Collection of 20 designs.
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Sigrid’s one-step-at-a-time 1954 house refresh

We love our vintage wallpaper here on Retro Renovation -- and sure enough, it helps put Sigrid's spiffed up bathroom over the top!
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Dieterich Steel Cabinet Corp. kitchen cabinets — since at least 1933

Continuing work on my Retro Renovation Encyclopedia of Steel Kitchen Cabinets: Dieterich steel kitchen cabinets seem to be among the earliest brands. I see them..
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New Old Stock stunner! Raymond Loewy’s Tiara kitchen faucet for Elkay

If the father of American industrial design were design a kitchen faucet, what would it look like? This! Raymond Loewy’s Tiara kitchen faucet for Elkay...
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Raymond Loewy, designer of American Kitchens brand steel kitchen cabinets

Raymond Loewy was one of the most important and prolific industrial designers of the 20th Century, so it’s no surprise that he became a contributor..
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Mid century modern bathroom and kitchen tile — 10 new designs in all — from Make It Mid Century

It’s really quite amazing: What’s new is making what’s old possible again. That is: Modern technology continues to give entrepreneurs ways to revive vintage style..
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Breeze blocks for sale in Schenectady, New York — six designs, maybe more!

Where to buy concrete breeze blocks in New York, New England and the Northeast? Because of my big story, I got an email and called..
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1940s wallpaper — Bradbury introduces 48 new, reproduction designs

Oh, the miracle of 21st Century digital printing: It is allowing companies in many decorative industries to bring us an expanding variety of small-run, or..
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Murphy Door Bed Company Cabranette steel kitchen cabinets — introduced as early as 1926

Murphy Cabranette Kitchens — introduced in 1926 — made by the Murphy Bed Door Company. Alas, my vintage catalog has no date on it anywhere...
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