Supersize me, Santa: Vintage Main Street Christmas decorations from a small Georgia town
It isn’t quite Halloween yet, but a healthy supply of vintage Christmas decor can already be found on ebay. Our latest discovery: these vintage Main..
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Breaking News: 17 reproduction Vintage Vera scarves at Target on April 28
Update: 17 Vintage Vera scarves are now on sale at Target in the store and online. There is no denying it — Vera Neumann is..
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Vintage Pomona Tile — mid century fish set
I do so love a pretty fish. A pretty, 1957 mid century modern fish. A pretty, Pomona Tile, 1957 mid century modern fish. A pretty,..
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5 retro house bloggers hard at work
It’s been a while since we spotlighted some of the projects that members of our retro home blogger community have been working on — and..
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121 photos of readers’ thrifty vintage finds — keep your Uploads coming!
Update: Uploader closed. Come back every Friday to see what we share next. We’re a clan of incurable collectors, so I plan to feature an..
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What to collect: Brightly colored anodized aluminum housewares
I am starting another new, occasional feature: What to Collect, spotlighting: Collections inspired by your photos, maybe a little bit of the collectible’s history, and maybe..
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What to collect – 14 ideas
This weekend’s invitation to readers to upload photos of their recent thrifty vintage finds was so much fun — so full of fabulous — that..
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Time for a coffee break
I Love Coffee, Yes I Do! Thanks to ebay seller nokillshelterdogs for permission to feature this photo of a terrific A&P Coffee clock. Ebay listing..
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Wallpaper frieze — 50 feet of vintage NOS
Here at Retro Renovation, we know the word “frieze” as the highly desirable vintage fabric, usually with a sort of jacquard design woven in, that has..
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Gemma Taccogna paper dolls, Burt Reynolds clothes hangers, and other odd & pretties
I’m kind of obsessed with my living room lighting project, and with getting some geek girl stuff done with the blog, so my latest stories..
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Vintage Lightolier, you light up my life
Since I am on the hunt for sconces or for my living room, I have been looking at hundreds, if not thousands (no kidding), of..
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New Old Stock crackle ice laminate – auctions end today!
Thanks to reader Helen for finding this amazing motherlode — rolls of New Old Stock vintage Formica in cracked ice red, yellow and green. These..
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Flocked PBR wallpaper
If flocked red PBR wallpaper does not make you fall out of your chair laughing, you scare me. Thanks to ebay seller schmidtsam for letting..
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Dozens of New Old Stock 1960s bikinis and mono-kinis found in Salt Lake City
On my recent tour of midcentury modern Salt Lake City with Mony Ty, we stopped a lovely downtown vintage clothing store, Misc. Boutique. That’s pronounced “Missy”,..
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New Old Stock from small town variety store
How often do I get to feature such a lovely fuzzy creature on my homepage. LUV. Keep an eye on this ebay seller 922rorob (thanks..
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Vintage Erica Wilson needlecraft kits — A wonderful last-minute holiday gift
Update: I just learned that Erica Wilson died this week. So sad. Story to follow. My sister-in-law taught me that there are two kinds of..
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21 dogs in handmade dog sweaters — Cute, cuter, cutest from etsy.com
Nosing around etsy looking for holiday gifts, I bumped into all these adorable photos of adorable dogs in adorable handmade sweaters. 21 dogs in sweaters..
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Made in America Holiday Gift Guide: Handmade treasures on etsy.com
Yes, I would be remiss in my continuing coverage of Made in the USA gifts if I did not point discriminating shoppers to etsy.com —..
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How are prices for vintage mid century furniture, lighting and accessories where you live?
Sept. 29, 2011: I herewith doth declare that as of today, prices on ebay for mid century modern treasures (or not) have crossed over into..
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Tom Tru, distributed by Raymor
I have discovered Tom Tru. Searching around on the google, I find anecdotal information: The company, Tom Tru Corp., was based in Lambertville, New Jersey...
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1970s Drexel Whimsy campaign style bedroom dressers – $1,200 BIN
When I die and go to heaven, I want this to be my bedroom set: 1970s vintage Drexel “Whimsy”. Two dressers — “campaign” style —..
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