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The 1974 time capsule house that won the internet this week + four more houses f...

time capsule houses

Readers tip us to FOUR terrific time capsule houses — beauties, all around...

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306 Hollywood: “A magical-realist journey in search of what life remains i...

Inside a classic-interior 1952 round time capsule house — “One of th...

84 original retro midcentury house plans — that you can still buy today...

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...

7 reasons why Time Capsule houses fascinate us...

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 ...

Breaking news: Details on the 4,000 vintage — including mostly new old sto...

The Smith house on Pinocchio Street in Dallas — drop-dead gorgeous, no lie...

time capsule houses

100+ amazing Time Capsule houses — now in the Retro Renovation archive!...

Deceptively modest outside — High-end disco fever inside! Awesome 1970 tim...

vintage wallpaper retro

That magical modern moment when “too much wallpaper” was … imp...

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...

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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...

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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 �...

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...

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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...

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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 —...

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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...

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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...

mic century modern house 1961

Stunning, spectacular 1961 mid-century modern time capsule house in Minnesota &#...

1960 Australia time capsule house...

1,200 s.f. midcentury modern farm house time capsule — 1958 original condi...

Sweetheart 1955 mid century modest time capsule in Minneapolis...

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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...

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That 70s Ski Chalet — groovalicious time capsule house — 22 photos...

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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 ̵...

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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...

32 photos — 1960 time capsule mid century modern ranch house — Camp ...

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 ...

midcentury modern house in houston the sputnik house in glenbrook

1957 Sputnik house — midcentury modern time capsule house in Houston’...

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!...

74 midcentury modern houses in Salt Lake City – driving tour with Mony Ty...

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...

albert ledner ashtray house

“Ashtray house” designed by Albert Ledner...

bowling alley in 1962 michigan house

Basement bowling alley in 1962 Michigan time capsule house for sale — heav...

time capsule victorian kitchen

Time capsule Victorian kitchen – hidden in a basement since World War II...

William Pahlmann original interiors in a time capsule 1962 house for sale in Mon...

In the wondrous basement warehouse of World of Tile...

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...

adrian pearsall 1964 house

Cindy, Jed and Jim Pearsall: On growing up in Adrian Pearsall’s 1964 maste...

adrian pearsall 1962 house

Adrian Pearsall’s 1964 house for sale...

1963 vintage kitchen

1963 time capsule house: “Keep It or Change It?” quiz...

1970s vintage lighting and more in this 1974 time capsule home...

streamline 1940s dinette

1948 Streamline Moderne time capsule house, Portland, Oregon...

happy owner of a pink kitchen and pink bathroom

We hear from Nora following her pink kitchen and pink bathroom fame...

nora and her pink kitchen and pink and blue bathroom

Nora’s time capsule house...

1970s ballroom in Michelle’s Minnesota time capsule house...

A Hidden-Treasures Time Capsule Home...

EVERYONE tells Guy & Rosanna to update their 1960s time capsule– but ...

1962 GE time capsule kitchen – for sale...

Vintage Chambers stoves & oven in the time capsule house...

14 time capsule wallpapers & floors...

That 70s house: A Palm Springs time capsule...

Hollywood Regency time capsule ranch house in Burbank, Calif....

13 scenes from an estate sale time capsule...

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...

A 1966 Rat Pack time capsule house in Vintage Las Vegas...

The Petersens’ great grandmother’s house...

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