By the Decade Archives - Retro Renovation

1980s design and decorating trends — let’s make a list...

1978 St. Charles kitchen with groovy grooved wood doors – 9 photos...

Fashion in the 60s — Plaid combined with flowers, in the kitchen, too!...

vintage-ventahood

Gorgeous vintage Ventahood in stunning Seattle midcentury modern house...

Satanic vintage wallpaper — from Inez Croom in 1973 deck house...

avocado kitchen

Jon & Trixi create a 1970s avocado kitchen with Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transfor...

albert ledner ashtray house

“Ashtray house” designed by Albert Ledner...

gladding mcbean tile at the leo carrillo ranch

Gladding McBean tiles — sentimental artifacts of Romantic Revival design...

white kitchen with yellow walls

“Don’t be afraid of color. Promise me,” says Amy — 16 ph...

Pretty darn excellent Marimekko bed and bath sale at Crate & Barrel...

Satin Glide steel bathroom vanities, 1963...

Wood-Mode kitchens from 1961 — Slide show of 15 photos...

Jana’s cheerful yellow, red and white kitchen — a $1,268 transformat...

avocado kitchen sink with metal rim

Avocado kitchen sink and appliances? Heck to the yeah, say Jon & Trixi!...

Vintage NOS exterior lights for your ranch, cape, colonial or mediterranean home...

black trim tile for white subway tile from home depot

Black trim for a white subway tile bathroom — The Gut Bathroom Renovation ...

vintage drexel whimsy bedroom dresser

1970s Drexel Whimsy campaign style bedroom dressers – $1,200 BIN...

Design a 1970s family room using vintage, new and reproduction items...

kitchn handy rotating shelf holders

Vintage kitchen cabinet swing-out shelf storage contraption: What is it?...

1950s medicine cabinets from miama carey

42 vintage medicine cabinets from Miami-Carey circa 1955...

vintage toilet seat designed for men

A vintage toilet seat designed just for men, from Olsonite...

1963 vintage kitchen

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

My vintage Burke tulip table and chairs: Out with the new, in with the old...

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

vintage ge patio cart

Vintage 1950s GE Patio Cart: Combination barbeque, range and oven...

streamline 1940s dinette

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

cottage-kitchen

Kate’s camp cottage renovation on Martha’s Vineyard...

picasso hand with flowers

Sexy paint colors for Veronica’s 1976 black and white kitchen...

1960s quartz countertop

What is this 1960s countertop made of? Targinol? Luster Rock?...

brutalist lighting from 1969

20 pages of 1969 modern lighting from Moe...

marimekko unikko wallpaper by maija isola 1964

Marimekko Unikko by Maija Isola, 1964...

a 1970 attic design with blue sofa and orange pendant lighting

19 interior designs from 1970...

1969 bedroom painted blue

Hippie decor & more 1960s interior design ideas — 15 pages of rooms f...

1960s decorating style — 16 pages of painting ideas from 1969 Sherwin-Will...

1969 paint color chart from Benjamin Moore

60 colors from Benjamin Moore’s 1969 paint palette...

1960s-eichler-style-home-color-scheme

10 color schemes from 1968...

1968-attic-design-with-apricot-color-paint

16 mod interior designs from 1968...

9 bedrooms, living rooms and kids’ spaces from 1967...

16 rooms showcasing popular colors from 1966...

17 groovy home interiors from 1965...

1940s chrome trim for linoleum — a 7-page Chromedge reference guide...

Russel Wright’s Manitoga & Dragon Rock: Historic midcentury homes to visi...

13 pages of Youngstown metal kitchen cabinets...

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

Graceland: Mid century homes open to the public...

Ceratile Stardust pattern tiles in Amy’s 1962 bathroom: Oh my!...

A time capsule bathroom featuring Ceratile Mardi Gras design...

60s Ceratile samples...

2,300 s.f. of vintage Consoweld laminate unearthed and for sale...

Gropius House: Historic mid century homes to visit...

The Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio: Historic mid century homes to visi...

Vintage Youngstown metal kitchen cabinets – a picture perfect 1950s kitche...

A basement shuffleboard for Dave & Sarah...

Where to find cracked ice laminate...

A Hidden-Treasures Time Capsule Home...

Ceramic towel bars, soap dishes & more from Rejuvenation...

American Standard 1920-1930s bathrooms sinks...

71 kitchens, bathrooms & more in 1940s photo gallery...

Vintage style hooked rugs for your 1930s or 1940s home...

131 kitchen and bathroom illustrations now in the 60s gallery...

232 images in my 1950s slide show...

46 new historic paint colors for Arts & Crafts bungalows...

A complete 1925 catalog of recessed soap dishes, towel bars and medicine cabinet...

Decorating ideas for Tracy’s knotty pine kitchen — Readers, chip in!...

A 1948 home theater – yes, 1948...

Plastic bathroom tile: 20 pages of images from 3 catalogs...

Duravit 1930s bathroom sink, toilet & tub...

Steve McQueen (and his houses) in 1963...

1940s color ideas from a 1939 Kroehler guide...

What colors should Jamie use for her turquoise, burgundy and pink bathroom?...

Linoleum floors and countertops brighten up Dave & Frances’ 1938 kitc...

1940s interior design — the 8 most popular looks...

Colonial-modern “cool-onial” kitchen...

20 interiors from 1952: The end of the 1940s...

A 1956 kitchen palette...

1950s Christmas video...

Mid-century children’s bedrooms from Ethan Allen, 1974...

Mid-century modern bedroom — lovely...

1967 bedspread pattern from McCall’s...

Mid-century Lightolier lighting catalog – 73 pages...

Amazing pink and blue 1953 bathroom...

That 70s house — 3 interiors...

Vintage 1960 electric bathroom heaters...

Retro bathroom accessories from Hall-Mack — the Metropolitan budget line...

Six mid-century bathrooms, vintage 1962...

Hall-Mack Coronado bath accessories – the most popular line?...

1962 Hall-Mack Aristocrome line...

Vintage 1954 yellow kitchen designed by Armstrong...

1952 Willett maple furniture...

1964 time capsule gray bathroom...

18 kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms from 1949...

Palm Springs time capsule: Birth of the 70s...

A 1964 blue bathroom with built-in Hall-Mack, NuTone, Textolite & more...

New images in the 50s and 60s galleries...

1930s reproduction sink for a bungalow, four-square or romantic revival bathroom...

In praise of vintage Daystrom dinettes...

The Eljer Ellis toilet … great 50s style for the bathroom...

Create a sweet pre-war bungalow kitchen...

1946 Monarch-Paramount Roaster Range...

Vintage stoves to love: 1957 Philco Citation range...

From vintage farmhouse kitchens to “the new kitchen of tomorrow”: Te...

A mid century bathroom featuring vintage decorative tiles from American Olean...

10 pretty and affordable wallpapers for 40s or 50s bedrooms, dens and kitchens...

21 ideas for your 1940s ranch, bungalow or cape – 40s kitchens, living roo...

Six great 1961 interiors – floors, furniture, art, outrageous interiors an...

Cindy’s 50s pink bathroom – timeless character “beyond retro&#...

Hygiene was an important theme in the postwar era...

Dishmaster faucets: Dishwashing the easy way...

Stylish and sassy dames — free from kitchen toil — thanks to 1940s i...

“For incendiary sleepers” — a 1947 fireproof mattress pad...

1948: Gadgets galore for America...

Dishmaster faucets will get the whole family in the dishwashing act!...

Vintage 50s wallpaper in a foyer...

“The Television Kitchen” by Kitchenmaid...

A 1956 yellow-pink-aquamarine Youngstown kitchen – so sweet...

A luscious 1954 vintage bathroom from Armstrong floors...

Lots more great 1960 interiors on season 2 of Mad Men...

Retro bathroom: 1959 green and blue bathroom from American Standard...

1964 Romany Spartan tile – classic stuff for retro 60s bathrooms and kitch...

A study in angles in this 1954 beach cottage...

50s living room: Soothing, modern color ideas from a 1954 Armstrong ad...

A cheery 1945 kitchen to mark month’s end...

A vintage 1949 bathroom — simple pleasures for people who’d been thr...

40s kitchen – a sweet, patriotic 1946 kitchen to welcome dad home...

50s living room: A wonderful modern interior with the perfect colonial touch...

Avco American “Pioneer” Kitchen brand coppertone and wood combo R...

50s kitchen — a cozy little breakfast nook...

1959 kitchen – scary but wonderful photo of the week!...

50s basement – including 1956 vintage Ken-tile floors...

1953 Formica pink kitchen – today’s kitchen flashback design...

A Colonial-meets-Modern 1960s kitchen to make you very, very happy...

1948 was a very good year: Awesome retro kitchens and Cary Grant’s Dream H...

Illustrator Al Parker helped define 1950s domestic ideal...

Found: 1963 aqua Geneva steel kitchen cabinets – from a cooking school run...

Retro kitchen sinks: Great 50s style choices...

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