Vintage vinyl upholstery fabric for your vintage trailer, kitchen chairs, tiki bar, patio set, or dollhouse
Are you restoring a vintage trailer and need retro vinyl for the seating? How about vinyl for your tiki barstools … or kitchen dinette …..
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My 16-year-old me wants this furniture and wants it NOW
I first laid my everlovin’ child-of-the-’70s eyes on Drexel Whimsy vintage furniture in 2011. Sightings since then have been virtually nil, but now — a very exciting..
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To stain or not to stain — should all wood tones match in Max’s apartment?
Reader Max is about to move into a new apartment in Chicago and has been frequenting estate sales to collect vintage furniture for his new place...
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Ikea reissues 26 furniture and accessory designs from the 1950s – 1970s
We show you photos of the complete collection Cheap, cheerful and mid-century authentic, get to it: Ikea recently reissued 26 pieces of furniture and accessory..
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Kate’s top-10 midcentury modern sofas available today
Pam just had me update our massive, massively popular story about where to find mid mod sofas. We’re now up to: 240 affordable midcentury modern..
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Futurama Furniture — mid-century modern sofas used on Mad Men!
Back in 1986, Jeffrey Perry was in the midcentury furniture resale business in Los Angeles, California when he noticed a sharp rise in the popularity of and competition..
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Vintage New Old Stock vinyl by the yard — yummy retro colors, patterns and embossing
Hey: The company’s been adding more patterns since we first posted this story! Look again! When I researched sources for midcentury furniture leg ferrules, I discovered..
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Jeff and Debbie’s ‘trash to treasure’ blonde vintage furniture makeover
While on the rounds at one of their favorite local thrift shops, readers Jeff and Debbie happened upon two beat-up retro blonde dressers in need..
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Gus* Modern revives 1950 Russell Spanner designed chair — with great historical photos, too!
Pam had a longtime career in public relations, so she loves it when she gets a great PR pitch — and this is the best..
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Joybird Furniture — 9 reasons to pay attention to this new ‘manutailer’
New manufacturer+retailer of mid-century modern furniture — made to order Several weeks ago I started noticing ads for Joybird Furniture appearing on the blog… the..
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Vintage Stanley Furniture Mix ‘n Match line by H. Paul Browning — 11 page catalog
Up next in our continuing series of vintage Stanley Furniture catalogs that the company has scanned and provided especially for Retro Renovation readers: An 11-page..
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Vintage Stanley Furniture Theme II line — 10 page catalog from the company’s archives
Maltese finish “…like that of a frosted silver blue mink.” Next up in our continuing series of vintage 1960s Stanley Furniture catalogs scanned by the..
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Stanley Furniture’s American Forum line – a 12-page catalog from the company’s archives
When I interviewed Stanley Furniture’s Randy Wells about the company’s project to collect and refurbish some classic Stanley pieces, I also extracted a promise. As part..
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CPSC, Lane Home Furniture urge renewed search for cedar chests: Two recent deaths reported
“… renewed search for cedar chests with lids that automatically latch shut when closed, locking children inside….” Today in its entirety: a U.S. government news release..
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12 places to buy metal hairpin table legs — raw steel, stainless steel, rebar, powder coated & more
When Pam had me research three places to buy metal shoes aka ferrules or sabots for wooden chair and table legs, I also set off..
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Restored, vintage Stanley Furniture Heritage collection — An interview with Randy Wells — 22+ photos
Today: The first public look at Stanley Furniture’s second Heritage Collection – 22 pieces of vintage, mid-century modern Stanley furniture collected and refurbished by the..
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New furniture styles available from Heywood-Wakefield
The Heywood-Wakefield company — still in business today — has added four new furniture designs to their growing list of reproductions made new today. Categoriesfurniture
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Mid century modern and retro upholstery fabrics at discount prices — Maharam, Knoll, Herman Miller & more
If you need to reupholster a piece of vintage furniture, here’s what sounds like a great source for mid century modern style fabrics by major..
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Affordable midcentury modern furniture: IKEA revives the 1956 Lovebacken side table
Ikea is no stranger to taking inspiration from their vintage design archives — which we explored discovered in our story about their 2012 PS collection...
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Heywood-Wakefield furniture — still made new today in the USA
Its no secret that Heywood-Wakefield is a well-known and well-loved line of vintage furniture among us retro folk — and for good reason. The line..
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Vintage Lane Acclaim catalog — showcasing 48 pieces in this classic furniture design favorite
The vintage Lane Acclaim line of furniture seems to have been very popular in mid century America. We speculate that — much like the popular..
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