Breeze blocks for sale in Schenectady, New York — six designs, maybe more!
Where to buy concrete breeze blocks in New York, New England and the Northeast? Because of my big story, I got an email and called..
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Fibrella fiberglass patio furniture — a bit of history and a blast of sunshine
What better time than the height of summer to discover this most curvalicious vintage patio furniture: Two Fibrella fiberglass lounges and a five-piece table and..
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Retro fiberglass patio umbrellas — 5 designs including starbursts!
Sunny weather is on my mind — so stories like this, about unique, fun-derful retro patio umbrellas available today are tickling my fancy. Yes, STM..
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Is this the last authentic mid century modern patio umbrella still made today? The Sundrella 701
A few years after I first wrote about Sundrella 701 aluminum patio umbrellas — sold out of Arizona, in production since 1956! — I started hearing..
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Old-fashioned corrugated fiberglass panels for roofing for porches, awnings, sheds, greenhouses — and more
Yesterday’s story about my $14-worth-$3,000 fiberglass tubing *score* led me to this resource: Where to find those old-fashioned green, wavy plastic panels that Grandpa used..
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Brown Jordan celebrates 70 years of iconic design with colorful Kantan and Tamiami reissues
Plus: We get a terrific history lesson in classic midcentury Brown Jordan patio furniture Here’s a delightful reminder that it’s really spring: Celebrating 70 years..
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Modfire — midcentury modern style fire pits hand made in the USA
Our original story: As temperatures start to drop, it seems like there’s nothing better than cozying up around a warm fire — a ritual made..
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16-piece vintage Homecrest patio set — all original, magically delicious
Summer weather may have dwindled into fall, but that’s no reason to give up the search for an amazing mid century outdoor furniture — like..
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1972 Solair chairs still made today — and 8 more retro style patio chairs
With the promise of summer sun tantalizing us nationwide, we thought we’d take a look at authentic and retro style seating for patios and porches...
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14 fire pits with retro modern style — in a wide range of prices
When reader Darryl emailed Pam looking for good sources for a wok-like fire bowl — the search was on. There are plenty of modern retro..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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28 companies that sell concrete breeze blocks — 75+ designs!
I did mega-research to find all the companies -- nationwide -- that make & sell breeze block. There's even a place near me, in Schenectady!
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Random multi-color slate flooring — an authentic mid-century choice
Jeff recently reminded us that random multi-color slate flooring is a wonderful choice for a mid-century home. To be sure, I see this floor all..
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Sundrella aluminum patio umbrellas – in production since 1956
Update: See my 2019 update to this story here. Some days I am just so gosh-darned pleased with myself, and today is one of those..
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Mid century galvanized metal patio set
I live in a dinky New England village, so we often go over to Northhampton, a fun college town, to shop for the day. My..
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Vintage style patio furniture
Vince recently wrote in with a link to this great looking, vintage-style patio set. “I thought you might be interested in seeing the nice vintage..
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New Woodard patio furniture – vintage styles still available.
Today is Woodard patio furniture day – with this feature on current styles still made. My local furniture store has sets of new Woodard in..
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