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Welcome to all our stories about products and ideas to renovate the exterior of your home and add curb appeal -- in retro style. Whenever we see an exterior product -- paint colors, fencing, awning, etc. -- that may have good potential for your Retro Renovation exterior, we write about it. We also have idea and inspiration stories here from reader homes. This archive section shows all my curb appeal resources in reverse chronological order. Importantly, though: If you are looking for something specific, check out the SUB-CATEGORY pages in the drop down / navigation above. Good luck!

1950s architecture for Nancy’s 2012 pool house — 10 pictures

“…Neighbors here for years were blown away and thought the original owners would be very proud.” “The original owners would be very proud.” That’s what..

Which Crestview door for Maureen’s ranch house? Let’s vote!

Reader Maureen’s lovely ranch home in the woods is in need of a front door makeover. She’s looked at all her options locally and decided..

Mill finish aluminum screen door for a midcentury house — 6 places to buy them

This story is being updated / June 2020. Since it first ran in 2012, there has been flux in the markplace. Super snaps to reader..

3 porch ideas for Ashley’s adorable midcentury house

Reader Ashley has an outdoor Retro Design Dilemma — our first exterior challenge — how exciting! Ashley’s house looks pretty darn cute already, but there..

Replacement parts for window shutters — best place I found for hinges and hardware

The vintage orange shutters that I used for the windows in my recent office remodel came from the home of my mother-in-law. They have sentimental..

DIY midcentury modern mailbox post and address sign — Gabe explains how

The crowning glories of Gabe and Amanda’s 1954 midcentury marvelous house may well be those groovalicious mid mod mailbox, mailbox post and address name sign...

1958 KamKap Kook-Out barbecue grill — Dawn & Brian pounce

“We are usually in the market for Mid Century anything…” (Ain’t that the truth?) “Yes, Monty,” say Dawn and Brian, “we’ll take what’s behind Door..

Driveway for a 1950s house: Paving blocks… concrete paving… gravel… asphalt?

What kind of driveway material is appropriate for a midcentury home? Pavers? Concrete? Pea gravel? Asphalt? Reader Jane does not like the pinky-gray brick paving..

Vintage spelled-out house numbers — New Old Stock galore

It’s amazing how much New Old Stock continues to come out of old stores, basements, attics, closets, junk drawers. Remember the big New York Times..

Five NOS Moe blue honeycomb sconces — Crikey!

Today, a GINORMOUS treat: FIVE count ’em FIVE New Old Stock (NOS) Moe Honeycomb sconces. Click here to see the full line from a..

Retro Renovation Breaking News: New midcentury modern Samba exterior door hardware from Rejuvenation

You read it here first: On Monday Feb. 13 Rejuvenation will be officially launching their new Samba doorset escutcheon. But I saws the catalog posting..

Upcycled birdhouses and bird feeders from Gadget Sponge

Put a Bird In It! You know how I love my upcycled chippy hippy house things. Our hoard o’ vintage surely is destined for: Art...

Midcentury modern planters — 19 circa-1950 designs from LaGardo Tackett available today

Could these be more lovely? Researching the life and work of ceramicist LaGardo Tackett recently, I learned that 18 of his planter designs — and one..

A vintage Lightolier for my dining room — Finish What You Started Week #5 weigh in — Upload your photos, too

In the past week, I finished two projects that have gone unfinished for more than a year. First, a big deal: We installed a vintage..

Doorbells for a midcentury house including atomic starburst

You only have one chance to make a good first impression, which has a fueled an entire industry focused on curb appeal. And, what does..

GE Partio Cart — yes, “partio”, not “patio”

Golly be — it’s not a “GE Patio Cart”, it’s a “GE Partio Cart.” Just as 52PostnBeam pointed out this amazing combination barbeque-rotisserie-oven-stovetop-prep surface-umbrella-on-wheels (shown..

Cindy’s midcentury modern porch remodel, including traditional random color slate

The amazing Cindy is at it again. We’ve seen her house, her bathroom remodel, her Amtico kitchen floor, and her new pinch pleat curtains, and now she shares the..

Add curb appeal to your midcentury home with ornamental metal porch columns — 3 sources for this old school product

Researching ornamental iron and aluminum columns and railings to help owners of mid century home add some old skool curb appeal to their front porches..

Tips on canning and preserving summer fruits and vegetables from A Way to Garden

Did you grow your own fruits and vegetables this year? Or, are you finding lots of great looking fruits and vegetables at great prices at..

Breaking news: 5 styles of mid century modern front door backplates — including atomic star — from Rejuvenation

Okay here’s more breaking news: five styles of mid century modern front door backplates, or escutcheons, launched by Rejuvenation in catalogs arriving today. These include..

Russ & Paula’s stash of NOS mid century lighting for sale on etsy

Russ and Paula now have also posted their stash of NOS mid century lighting — along with other cool accessories like cabinets pulls and door..