Decorating Resources for Mid Century Modern Homes Archives

Category: Decorating Resources for Mid Century Modern Homes

Full of useful resources for wallpaper, lighting and many other decorating basics for midcentury homes.

Barkcloth fabric — 155 designs from 6 companies available today + vintage, of course!

Barkcloth is a wonderful fabric for making curtains and pillows for midcentury homes and tropical home tiki bars too. In this update to my original..

Make a resolution to: Be Safe and Renovate Safe!

Lead — in lots of places Asbestos — in lots of places Electrical and Other Fire Safety Glass Safety Window Treatment Cord Safety Latches Radon..

53 designs of 1930s wallpaper now available from Bradbury and Bradbury

Need vintage wallpaper to match the era of your house? With its introduction late last week of 53 reproduction wallpaper designs from the 1930s, Bradbury..

Risque vintage bathroom wallpaper — a 1970s novelty design with lots of neo-Victorian bathing beauties

Winter has set in, and with it, bleh. There’s just something about the short days, the darkness — I need HAPPY to offset it. How..

Inside the world of vintage radios with Allen Chiang of Retro Radio Farm

“Many people already realize the iconic status of mid-century cars, art, and furniture, but vintage radios have yet to be discovered as valuable collectibles.” —..

Eight barkcloth fabric designs by Eloise Renouf for Cloud9 Fabrics

As far as I know, there still are not many places to find barkcloth fabric to fashion into curtains (with a few matchy-matchy throw pillows,..

Lane Perception side tables by Warren Church, c. 1959 or later

Lane Perception is a lovely suite of midcentury furniture design attributed to Warren Church, Lane’s lead designer during the midcentury era. I spotted ads for..

Carlo midcentury modern design sofa and chair from West Elm — nice

Story #4 about planning weebit’s apartment. She has a West Elm nearby, so we went and looked several times. I had not been in one..

Linen curtains from Ikea — lovely fabric, great price

Second story spotlighting items found for weebit’s new apartment: These Aina linen curtains from Ikea. They are $60 a pair, which sounds expensive, but then..

A beautiful creamy white paint color — custom from Behr

I spent much of August helping weebit gather stuff for her law school apartment. Her style is not all-vintage, hunt-forever-til-it’s-perfect like mine. There’s a mix..

Spreading kindness

Oh dear readers, you are so wonderful. After I had to cancel my planned trip to cover the Las Vegas Home & History weekend because Astro..

Transforming a vintage cheese tray from meh to mid mod marvelous — with Georges Briard tile

I have about 10 projects running right now. None are getting done fast. So to make myself feel better, I did a “quick hit”: I..

In praise of… vintage step-back cupboards from the 1950s onward

One of my all-time life dreams is coming true: Weebit wants to go thrifting with me. She is 23 now. As you may have read..

Jaylis window curtains screens — trademarked in 1958 — fascinating!

Jaylis window curtain screens — woven plastic accordian-style screen curtains — were trademarked in 1959 and by one reader’s account, disappeared from the market by..

Replacement glass shades for midcentury pendant lights — where to find them

Oops — the contractor broke the original glass shade on a midcentury pendant light fixture. Where to find a replacement? Maria writes: CategoriesDecorating Resources for..

Vintage Turner art print: Coral + chartreuse + teal + black color inspiration

This week I have been fixated on the color combination: Coral + chartreuse + teal + black. The Retro Decorating Gods approved, because I went..

Ruth Richmond door knobs and cabinet pulls — nice stash of New Old Stock

Some day soon, there will be no more boxes of never-sold stuff, now rediscovered, in hardware stores that closed in the 70s. Fortunately, that day..

Frequently asked questions: Can you recommend a good midcentury paint color?

This blog has been around so long (12+ years) that I don’t talk about “basics” much anymore. I covered those, like: 10 years ago! So..

Vitsoe 606 Universal Shelving System — designed in 1960 and in continuous production ever since

Good design endures. Today’s case in point: Vitsoe’s 606 Universal Shelving System. Designed in 1960 by Dieter Rams, this modular shelving system has been in..

Vintage beaded curtains for the Mahalo Lounge entry way — magical mystery beckons

You only get one chance to make a good first impression. So the entry way into the Mahalo Lounge has been draped in beaded curtains...

Midcentury modern planters on stands at Marshalls

I popped into Marshalls this past weekend to pick up some nautical rope netting for the tiki bar project. Noticed a whole passel of midcentury..

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