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Retro Renovation

Remodeling, decor and home improvement for mid century and vintage homes

Heritage Tile introduces three sculptural tile designs inspired by Saul BassR...

Jeff makes two more midcentury modern style TV cabinets...

Three ways to do the Bar Area in my Mahalo Lounge: Which is best?...

Bogey and Bacall interior design for the living room & two bedrooms in the ...

Oriental rugs in midcentury living rooms: Me likey...

Unit block wood flooring — 9″ oak tongue-in-groove floor tiles ̵...

349 photos of readers’ livings rooms...

Eero Saarinen chairs in an Eero Saarinen house...

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Kate’s top-10 midcentury modern sofas available today...

Paint colors for the large block fireplace in Kathy’s mid-century modern h...

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Greg and Tammy retrofit their vintage Admiral Tele-Bar to hold a 24″ flat ...

New sofas from Younger Furniture and their Avenue 62 Line...

240 affordable mid century modern style sofas — from 33 companies...

Retro Design Dilemma — Kate’s entry way and built-in corner planter...

Decorating fireplaces — great ideas from 10 reader living rooms...

70s house style — new chenille carpet squares by FLOR...

Vintage style needlework kits now available from Betty Crafter...

Decorating a fireplace — 180+ photos from readers’ homes...

Got Snow? Clean your rya rug in the snow — and make “snowtini’...

Younger Furniture gets Made in America shout out from U.S. Senator Kay Hagan...

How to make coasters and trivets from vintage tile from the ReStore...

Colorful and ingenious IKEA PS 2012 collection now available in the U.S....

Sneak preview: Younger Furniture Avenue 62 furniture and upholstery...

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8 new hooked rugs from Albert & Dash...

Vintage furniture — 10 of our favorite midcentury designs and brands...

Sandblasted plywood — also known as wedge wood — used like paneling ...

real wood paneling

Real wood wall paneling — cherry, oak, pine, cedar, pecan & more from...

Amber Shellac: The classic finish for knotty pine — made from bug poop!...

betty crafter's knotty pine kitchen

Knotty pine love: Upload photos of your knotty pine rooms...

Poul Cadovius and Cado wall units: History and collecting guide...

170 plastic Decorator Panels in 19 groovy patterns — New Old Stock for sal...

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On the hunt for vintage treasures: String Shelf System by Nils Strinning...

306 photos of reader living rooms — Upload your photos...

5 willy wonka wacky wonderful shag rugs...

David Hicks — 19 midcentury living room designs, 22 photos...

7 super-size sunburst mirrors — big statement pieces for your living room...

Instead of cleaning or painting brick — stain your brick fireplace with co...

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Wall sconces and how to place them around a fireplace?...

Erica Wilson & Margaret Boyles “teach” Bobbie bargello needlepo...

Love pit — 1970s style sectionals from Z Galleries...

7 ceiling fans for a midcentury home...

Calabria by Shaw

4 retro carpet patterns from Shaw...

mid century modern style sofas researched by retro renovation and readers

28 places to shop for an affordable midcentury modern style sofa...

Hangin’ with Lisa LaPorta, obsessing over dog portraits, riding a cherry p...

black lacquer panels made from acurio lattice

Malena makes glamorous black lacquer wall panels out of Acurio Lattice “Ci...

Win a new HGTV Home Shaw Floors area rug — enter daily through July 26...

7 ideas to house a flatscreen TV in your retro interior...

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Where to put a modern TV set in a retro interior? Upload your photos...

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19 affordable mid century modern sofas...

Mid century modern sofas, sectionals and chairs — Made in the U.S.A. by Younge...

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Dozens of beloved vintage afghan designs — upload your photos, too!...

Midcentury home design and renovation ideas from 8 retro housebloggers...

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Design ideas from 7 mid century living rooms...

tartan plaid carpets for 50 clans

Carpets, rugs and runners featuring 50 clan tartans – from Stevens & ...

plaid broadloom carpet by milliken

Magee plaid carpeting in 18 designs from Milliken...

plaid wool carpet

Natural plaid wool carpet in four colors from Axminster...

Decorating a mid-century fireplace – help!...

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

LG Retro Classic TV, for Korea only, so far...

Vintage souvenirs reborn: Tea towel chairs and teaspoon chandeliers...

Bronwyn the Bad Visualizer renovates her Culver City ranch...

1959 vintage Drexel: Colonial lives, even heading into the 60s!...

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

50s design: 1952 living-dining room with great details...

1953 storybook ranch home – envy strikes, bigtime!...

A smoke gray palette for a retro living room...

Sofas and chairs — available today from Lee — are great fits for tra...

“More latitude…More attitude”: Time traveler Stephen J. Bauer ...

Your most important mid century accessory: Monstera deliciosa...

Retro fireplaces, from Malm – I can’t believe they still make these!...

BE SAFE / RENOVATE SAFE!
Get informed and be aware about the environmental & safety hazards in old homes, materials and products. #1 RULE: Consult with your own properly licensed professionals. More info: See our Be Safe/Renovate page... EPA asbestos website ... EPA lead website ... U.S.F.A. – fire safety, etc.