Malena makes glamorous black lacquer wall panels out of Acurio Lattice “Circles”
Malena saw my story about the mid century modern style lattice now available from Acurio Lattice, and she created these glamorous black lacquer wall panels..
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7 ideas to house a flatscreen TV in your retro interior
The recent invitation to readers to upload photos of their televisions and how they incorporate them into their homes yielded a bundle of ideas. Today,..
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19 affordable mid century modern sofas
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This was the very FIRST story I did looking at mid mod sofas. It was revised again later in 2011 and again for..
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Mid century modern sofas, sectionals and chairs — Made in the U.S.A. by Younger Furniture
In yesterday’s story about Dave and Kristin’s fabulous mid-century living room, we got our first peek at some mid-century modern style sofa and chairs from..
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Midcentury home design and renovation ideas from 8 retro housebloggers
This year I want to give even more visibility to the fabulous activity under way among all the retro house bloggers featured on the blogroll. Above: Uncle Atom is..
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Design ideas from 7 mid century living rooms
The reason I tend to focus so much on kitchens and bathrooms is that these spaces, if they need work, are the costliest and most..
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Carpets, rugs and runners featuring 50 clan tartans – from Stevens & Graham circa 1947
Call this my “Forever Plaid” series. I thought my miniseries on plaid carpeting was complete, but then I received this wonderful tip from “dcgrl”, who..
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Magee plaid carpeting in 18 designs from Milliken
Day 1 of my plaid carpet mini-series, I found some really cheap and cheerful stuff. Day 2, it was expensive wool plaid carpet for the..
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Natural plaid wool carpet in four colors from Axminster
I’m pretty sure the fascionistas will approve of this plaid carpet find: 100% wool Natural Plaid carpets by the iconic British maker, Axminster aka Wilton...
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Decorating a mid-century fireplace – help!
Here is a tricky design question. Susan writes: Hi Pam, . After two years, I still cannot figure out what to put on these shelves..
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Vintage style hooked rugs for your 1930s or 1940s home
Thanks to reader Stacey, who emailed a tip that reminded me about a great source for vintage-style hooked rugs for a prewar home: Dash &..
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Terrazzo tiles in many color ways and 3 sizes from Daltile
Update: There is a new line — different material — here. >> Here’s another company we found and featured in 2016: Terrazzio terrazzo floor tiles..
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Vintage souvenirs reborn: Tea towel chairs and teaspoon chandeliers
Someone in my house collects both new and vintage souvenir spoons. Someday, I think we must have them all transformed into a chandelier like this one..
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Bronwyn the Bad Visualizer renovates her Culver City ranch
Look at these two – “Bronwyn the Bad Visualizer” and husband Greg. I have to say: They are even cuter than the vintage pinch pleats..
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