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A 1950s ranch house with some surprising features — 15 photos

Peggy recently retired from a 23-year career in the military — including stints in Iraq — and now she’s enjoying the good life all shacked..

Build your own trellis for climbing vines from galvanized pipe — Gavin explains how

Lots of readers had fun suggesting curb appeal ideas for Sarah and Liz’s 1946 Victory Home in Winnipeg. Gavin had a great idea that lots..

Jill’s 1962 Beatles bathroom

Jill writes: I thought I wanted to renovate my 1962 guest bathroom, but really didn’t want to spend that kind of money. I decided to..

A sneak peek at Karmi’s retro renovation kitchen

Where has Karmi been all these many months? Well, I know. I hear from her via email now and then…she’s been lurking, she tells me...

Who are the original owners of your home? Averyl’s story.

Reader Averyl is a new owner of a mid-century home. She recently wrote to share how she had researched — then met – the home’s..

Kurt’s silver pearlescent 1952 vintage plastic tile kitchen

A READER BLITZ continues – I only have about 50 more to go. Today, one of the wildest vintage kitchens that I have ever seen...

Gina’s 1960s mosaic splatter tile bathroom

WELCOME TO GinaUSA’s 1960s bathroom. I am really quite in love with this style of mosaic tile — 3/4″ or 1″ squares — and in..

Sumac Sue and her Gardenside way of life – a Retro Renovation re-run

The post about Madison Sarah and her hunt for a 50s or 60s home drew lots of comments, including a lovely note from Sumac Sue,..

Edie’s happy aqua and white kitchen

We’ve had some spirited discussions about painting our wooden kitchen cabinets – and we’ve also shown some vintage two-tone illustrations before — and when I..

Diana’s early 60s oak kitchen with plank doors and colonial hardware

Diana’s 1963 home in suburban Pittsburgh includes something that I haven’t seen in the flesh yet — mid century oak cabinets in a “planked” style,..

House hunting: The perfect mid century house in Portland, Oregon

A wonderful vintage Moen faucet. Linen laminate to die for. A Westinghouse appliance center. But maybe still not “flamboyant” enough for Tim, a longtime reader..

Cindy’s 50s pink bathroom – timeless character “beyond retro”

From Cindy’s mid century pink bathroom, Lexington, Kentucky When my sister Jenni (above) and I recently visited Lexington, Sumac Sue aka Judi arranged for the..

Karmi’s kitchen

From Karmi’s kitchen A break today from our Lexington-Louisville series for a regular-reader feature: Karmi gets the award as the reader most likely to make..

How to update the 1964 bathrooms at Amy and Gary’s house?

How to update these two 1964 bathrooms in Sumac Sue’s Lexington, Kentucky, neighborhood? When Judi, my sister Jenni and toured last week, owners Amy and..

Jsnugbear’s vintage, inlaid laminate

Hi Pam, Since you just had a post on laminate counter tops I thought you’d enjoy seeing my original 1959 gray cracked ice laminate in..

Ohio Catherine’s vintage kitchen and bathroom come together…and she tests some of Bradbury & Bradbury’s new wallpapers

I heard from Ohio Catherine recently – remember her adorable ranch…and all her Drexel furniture? Catherine has continued to work on her vintage steel Youngstown..

Was my 50s fireplace originally painted – or unpainted? Spokane Chris ponders.

Hi Pam, I love your website. It is truly one of the most valuable resources for a mid-century home owner…keep up the amazing work! Anyway,..

Michael’s ‘traditional’ ranch in Worthington, Ohio

A delicious midcentury home from reader Michael in Worthington, Ohio. I particularly like the kitchen – with its traditionally styled cabinetry. Reminder to new readers:..

Let’s help Catherine retro-renovate her 1948 Ohio ranch

Sweetheart Catherine wrote me a while ago, asking for ideas for her 1948 Ohio ranch. She tells me she is already a daily reader —..

Ideas for Dana and her 1953 Crosley kitchen

We found the provenance of Dana’s kitchen cabinets yesterday — 1953 Crosley’s just like the ad! Yummy! Now, she’d like some ideas for appliance, flooring...

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