The Ralph Sr. and Sunny Wilson House in Temple, Texas: The house that that launched America’s love affairs with laminates
During last week’s laminate ramblings, I stumbled on this incredible 1959 house in Texas – it’s the original home of the founder of Wilsonart laminates,..
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1950s laminate – Wilsonart provides some history
As follow up to my post yesterday – with a round up of all the laminates for bathroom counters that are on my radar today..
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The Petersens’ great grandmother’s house
This message from Loren and Amber came to me one day when I was feeling down, and it made me so so happy. We pass..
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With its googie architecture, 60s decor and rat pack lounge, La Villa Basque is the greatest retro restaurant ever
Sunday I try to feature something a little off the beaten path. So how about this… Absolutely positively the way coolest restaurant possibly ever!..
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“Little Boxes” – California’s historic Westlake Village
I made a new friend on Flickr recently – Thom Watson, who runs a group for photos from historic Westlake section of Daly City, outside..
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Retro bathroom: Space for your TP and smokes, too, in this Hall-Mack fixture
We see vintage, mint-in-box Hall-Mack bathroom hardware on ebay every once and a while, and these are great to snap up if you are anticipating..
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Storybook ranch houses
On Sunday I took another walking tour of a little 50s neighborhood in Pittsfield, Mass. – which is right next door to my quieter village..
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Have a holiday in an old train car
I stumbled into a story about staying in old, converted railway cars while on vacation in the U.K. This company in Cornwall has three different..
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Estate sales: Exhilarating — and horrifying
Yesterday I repeated my new summer Saturday morning routine: Sleep in, drink two cups of coffee really fast, check the blog and emails, then head..
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Load up on the Eames stamps available beginning today
The Eames stamps are available in the post offices today. My husband has always wanted one of those $4000 lounge chairs — now I can..
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On butterfly roofs, xeroscaping, diamond-pattern concrete block and more: Palm Springs Stephan gives us a tour of mid century modern Palm Springs
Grab another cup of coffee…or a Mai Tai, if it’s that time of day…and sit back for a nice virtual ride. Today Palm Springs Stephan..
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Alice lusts after…a 1950s wall-mount dishwasher
Speaking of Sleeping Bee Alice, she sent along this comment and photo recently: “I wanted to pass along this graphic that is the bane of..
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Mamie Eisenhower: Unwitting creator of THE iconic color of the 50s, “Mamie Pink”
“Mamie Pink.” The iconic decorating color of the 50s, arguably. Ubiquitous in fashion as well as 50s bathrooms and kitchens, of course! The mid-century trend..
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Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me…
Okay, I really only bring this up because there seem to be SO MANY COINCIDENCES among readers of this blog. Like, Femme1 is also the..
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My kitchen is in a museum video – and on YouTube, too. Thanks, Daniel, for spotting it!
Illustrator Al Parker helped define 1950s domestic ideal
Yesterday my husband David and I went to see “Ephemeral Beauty: Al Parker and the American Women’s Magazine, 1940-1960” an exhibit chronicling the career of..
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