What are seagrass rugs made of? Myth-busting: The ‘seagrass’ used for these products is actually a ‘sedge’ grown above ground like rice — not from..
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Carlo midcentury modern design sofa and chair from West Elm — nice
Story #4 about planning weebit’s apartment. She has a West Elm nearby, so we went and looked several times. I had not been in one..
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Heritage Tile introduces three sculptural tile designs inspired by Saul Bass’ 1960s Pomona Tile
Heritage Tile has just introduced three designs of sculptural tile inspired the Saul Bass’s 1960s designs for Pomona Tile. Also known as dimensional tile, or..
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Jeff makes two more midcentury modern style TV cabinets
Our story earlier this year about the midcentury modern-style TV cabinet that Jeff built for his modern flat-screen led to two more commissions for this..
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Three ways to do the Bar Area in my Mahalo Lounge: Which is best?
Designing a well-functioning furniture layout for a room is one of the most challenging — and arguably the most important — aspects of interior design...
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Bogey and Bacall interior design for the living room & two bedrooms in the Wren & Willow cottage
Monday we saw the Wren & Willow cottage’s kitchen renovation, and Tuesday, their two glamorous, deco-style bathrooms. Today, a look inside the living room and..
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Terrazzio terrazzo floor tiles — 14 colors and 20 sizes, a lovely choice for a midcentury home
If you are on the hunt for new flooring for your midcentury home, we’ve got another option for you. Mega thanks to readers Jim,..
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Oriental rugs in midcentury living rooms: Me likey
In our recent uploader — which attracted 349 photos of readers’ living rooms — someone kinda apologized for having an oriental area rug in the room...
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Unit block wood flooring — 9″ oak tongue-in-groove floor tiles — and where to find them
Here’s something I didn’t know existed and turns out to be a great product to consider for our midcentury homes: “Unit block” oak flooring. 9″..
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349 photos of readers’ livings rooms
Uploader now closed. 349 photos — real people houses — lots of great ideas in here — THANK YOU, everyone for sharing your living rooms..
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Kate’s top-10 midcentury modern sofas available today
Pam just had me update our massive, massively popular story about where to find mid mod sofas. We’re now up to: 240 affordable midcentury modern..
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Paint colors for the large block fireplace in Kathy’s mid-century modern house
Reader Kathy has an impressive mid-century modern house with oodles of amazing original features including a biomorphic wall screen, mahogany wall panels and clerestory windows...
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Greg and Tammy retrofit their vintage Admiral Tele-Bar to hold a 24″ flat screen TV
The Admiral Tele-Bar cost $895 in 1951 — the equivalent of $10,000 today.Do you love the look of vintage TV sets, but actually want to..
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New sofas from Younger Furniture and their Avenue 62 Line
We are big fans of the look of Younger Furniture’s Avenue 62 line of mid century style sofas, sectionals and chairs. According to Meredith Younger..
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240 affordable mid century modern style sofas — from 33 companies
Pam’s August 2011 story about places to buy an affordable mid century modern style sofa continues to be one of the most popular stories on the blog...
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Retro Design Dilemma — Kate’s entry way and built-in corner planter
Reader Kate — who has a 1961 ranch and a darn nice name, te-he — also has a Retro Design Dilemma. Her entry way has..
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Decorating fireplaces — great ideas from 10 reader living rooms
Our recent uploader all about decorating fireplaces generated more than 180 photos to help Peter with ideas to decorate the fireplace in his 1957 house. Today, let’s..
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70s house style — new chenille carpet squares by FLOR
Last week, we got wind of FLOR’s latest line of colorful carpet tiles, and we like ’em! The new Chenille Charade FLOR carpet tiles seems to..
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Vintage style needlework kits now available from Betty Crafter
Yes: Happiness is Homemade You know what maybe gets me most excited of all, vetting stories for the blog these days: When I see other..
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Decorating a fireplace — 180+ photos from readers’ homes
Uploader now closed, thanks for all the photos, everyone! When Peter asked for ideas about decorating the beautiful stone fireplace in his 1957 house, we..
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Got Snow? Clean your rya rug in the snow — and make “snowtini’s” when you’re through!
The whole East Coast is a buzzing about the snow — so I’m jumping on the snowwagon — remembering my story all about rya rugs,..
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