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    1940 time capsule house - same owners for 70+ years

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    1980 time capsule house -- impeccable & fabulous -- 47 photos

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    Magical 1954 Los Angeles time capsule house — built by Albert P. and Gloria Martin

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    306 Hollywood movie photo 306 Hollywood: “A magical-realist journey in search of what life remains i...
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    Glorious 1970 time capsule house interior design — in a house barely lived...
    7,000 square feet of PARTY time fun in this 1979 Michigan time capsule house...
    1968 genius interior decoration inside this lovely Houston time capsule (ish) ho...
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    Talking time capsule houses with the Wall Street Journal...
    Tour de force 1970s interior design in this 1976 time capsule house in Salem, Or...
    Spectacular 1959 time capsule Kaufman Estate in Kitchener, Ontario, designed by ...
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    The Smith house on Pinocchio Street in Dallas — drop-dead gorgeous, no lie...
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    A 1974 double A-frame time capsule house: Twice the fun!...
    A house flip story that we love: Ginger restores a St. Louis time capsule to mov...
    Cincinnati radio legend Ruth Lyons’ lovely Early American home with a cabo...
    midcentury modern homes Starlight Village — a brand new, midcentury modern styled neighborhood in ...
    Palm Springs retro house Adee do, indeed: The 1969 interiors in Palm Springs’ “Stephan’...
    1970s palm springs house The time capsule house that turned Modernism Week upside down — 47 photos...
    58 years in the same 1958 kitchen: Judy’s mom Doreen’s kitchen, Calg...
    Warm and woodsy 1968 Keck & Keck time capsule house in Michigan...
    1977 decorator house This 1977 time capsule house may spark a new love affair with 1970s interior des...
    eichler kitchen 1959 Matt and Lyda Kahn time capsule house — an historic Eichler house for...
    Kent Coffey Perspecta style kitchen and bathroom cabinets in this stunning 1972 ...
    Message in a bottle: Cindy finds a 1976 time capsule in her bathroom wall...
    Midcentury masterpiece 1955 time capsule “tile house” in Minneapolis...
    Better Homes & Gardens ‘1958 Idea House of the Year’ by Omer Mi...
    Charming 1930 Tudor Revival time capsule house — with upholstered dining r...
    World of Tile — last days...
    1973 tiki time capsule house — let’s P.A.R.T.Y!...
    What’s inside this time capsule house? A 2,300-pipe pipe organ — a m...
    1954 Texas time capsule house — interior design perfection — 26 phot...
    Rent a fabulous Australian time capsule-esque house — 14 photos...
    Stunning mid-century modern Toronto time capsule house by architect Gardiner Cow...
    midcentury-kitchen 1960 Berkeley time capsule house — built by architect David K. Burton for ...
    Tulsa time capsule with incredible Asian-meets-Frank Lloyd Wright decor...
    Mel Brown Furniture Mel and Mimi Brown – the Furniture King and Queen of midcentury Los Angeles â€...
    1965 Palm Springs A. Quincy Jones time capsule condo...
    1949 time capsule house filled with original charm...
    Like a Rock: The Hellbaum House in Berkeley is built into and around enormous bo...
    1956 time capsule ranch house, impeccably decorated in French Provincial style...
    midcentury-staircase Dramatic 1959 split level time capsule house in same family for 55 years —...
    6 colorful 1950 vintage bathrooms — The Comer House in Gallatin, Tenn....
    Stunning 1955 midcentury modern house in Fort Worth — built by the Brandt ...
    Martin house estate sale — loaded with art and artifacts — this week...
    1956 Dallas time capsule house with Jack ‘n Jill bathroom — just 1,5...
    mid-century-house-exterior Classy 1958 mid-century modern time capsule ranch house in Houston — 18 ph...
    1958 Portland time capsule house with lots of memories — including a Steve...
    Luxurious, Asian-decor 1962 time capsule house — 24 photos — Dallas,...
    Warm and beautiful 1962 mid-century modern brick ranch time capsule house —...
    round-house-exterior 1965 round house with 360 degree wrap around screen porch...
    The house that A. Brandt Ranch Oak built: Gorgeous 1967 mid-century time capsule...
    1954 Texas time capsule house — original cork floors, gorgeous brick work ...
    1952 time capsule house with luscious, original terracotta floors and attached g...
    Jennifer-Lawrence-American-Hustle American Hustle: 1970s interior design full of artifice, ambition — and a ...
    Impeccable 1972 time capsule house in San Antonio — 33 photos...
    The top-10 time capsule houses of 2013...
    1955 mid-century modern house time capsule — just 1,300 s.f., but packed w...
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    1,200 s.f. midcentury modern farm house time capsule — 1958 original condi...
    Sweetheart 1955 mid century modest time capsule in Minneapolis...
    pinch pleat drapes Forever plaid: A 1978 Pennsylvania time capsule house...
    Midcentury modern time capsule house in Portland, Oregon...
    Wilmington, NC mid century modern time capsule — 16 photos...
    1962 time capsule house with bold and colorful decorator interiors — Mendo...
    Tour a time capsule house: 1975 groove pad, Fort Scott, Kansas...
    1958 Victor mid century mobile home with time capsule interior...
    1974 time capsule groove pad in Norfolk, Virginia...
    mid-century-living-room-with-freestanding-fireplace That 70s Ski Chalet — groovalicious time capsule house — 22 photos...
    vintage-pink-and-aqua-tiled-bathroom 1950 time capsule house with 7 vintage bathrooms — Grosse Point Park, Mich...
    Hanging fish bowl — in spectacular mid century modern by Case Study house ...
    Sophisticated flower power decor in this Palm Desert 1967 time capsule house...
    Time capsule house with spectular 1970s Mediterranean decor — 43 photos...
    1960 interior design gem — Time capsule house, Laramie, Wyoming — 27...
    1956 split level house — time capsule with fabulous chinoserie decor ̵...
    1940s-pink-ceramic-tile-bathroom Five vintage pastel bathrooms in this lovely 1942 capsule house — Portland...
    Bernard Maybeck’s family home — Enchanting 1932 time capsule storybo...
    Amazing 1960s “Storybook Ranch” time capsule house — 42 photos...
    1956 time capsule ranch house — original owner mid century modern Glenbroo...
    1957 Minnesota time capsule house — Shoji screens, chinoiserie lighting an...
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    Mid century modern Portland time capsule house — beautiful details —...
    1938 time capsule Tudor — 17 photos — original owners lived here at ...
    1950 mid century modern house in Dallas — original condition time capsule ...
    1960 Houston time capsule house — Foil wallpaper galore, you know I luv it...
    1956 time capsule house with original curved sofa, wallpaper mural, and more ...
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    1965 with beauty parlor in the basement 1965 time capsule house with basement beauty parlor, Reading, Penn....
    Swankienda, indeed: 1957 time capsule house in historic Houston, first time on t...
    Gorgeous gray and turquoise 1956 dream kitchen and four bathrooms — 10 pho...
    Fashion in the 60s — Plaid combined with flowers, in the kitchen, too!...
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    Great 1955 time capsule house in Tulsa, Oklahoma...
    Dean Gustavson 1957 midcentury modern house — with private observatory and...
    Midcentury modern meets French Provincial in this PERFECT 1960 time capsule hous...
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    William Pahlmann original interiors in a time capsule 1962 house for sale in Mon...
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    world of tile vintage NOS tile World of Tile: The single most important discovery on Retro Renovation yet ̵...
    1959 time capsule house in New Zealand — never lived in!...
    1964 Styrofoam dome house built by Robert Schwartz, a student of Buckminster Ful...
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    1970s vintage lighting and more in this 1974 time capsule home...
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    1970s ballroom in Michelle’s Minnesota time capsule house...
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    1962 GE time capsule kitchen – for sale...
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    1964 time capsule gray bathroom...
    A 1964 blue bathroom with built-in Hall-Mack, NuTone, Textolite & more...
    1964 split level time capsule – great midcentury mailbox and kitchen...
    Readers Shelly and Lisa visit the 1955 St. Louis time capsule home: “Retro...
    1955 time capsule ranch bungalow in St. Louis – frozen in time...
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    A 1966 Rat Pack time capsule house in Vintage Las Vegas...
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