Category: Decorating Resources for Mid Century Modern Homes
Full of useful resources for wallpaper, lighting and many other decorating basics for midcentury homes.
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Retro kitchen paint colors from 50s to early 60s Geneva, Republic, St. Charles and Youngstown steel kitchen cabinets
“Vintage_Kitchen” recently wrote to ask about repainting her 60s white steel kitchen cabinets and I also promised this post with suggestions on paint colors for..
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Colors — and tile — for your 40s and early 50s bathrooms and kitchens
Immediately coming out of WWII, colors in American decorating were very sweet, cheerful, optimistic. If you have a 40s or early 50s retro..
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Wallpaper deprivation solved! 4 new authentic reproduction 50s wallpapers from Bradbury & Bradbury.
Drum roll, please: Announcing 4 new vintage 1950s Atomic wallpapers from Bradbury & Bradbury, launched on RetroRenovation.com today. Finally, our days of wallpaper deprivation are..
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“More latitude…More attitude”: Time traveler Stephen J. Bauer on Bradbury & Bradbury’s new 40s and 50s wallpaper line
Stephen J. Bauer, artistic director and owner of Bradbury & Bradbury, kindly agreed to answer some questions about B&B’s new line of mid century wallpapers...
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Exterior lighting for your postwar ranch, colonial or Cape house — from Hanover Lantern
Adding the right exterior lighting to your 40s 50s or 60s ranch, Cape or colonial can make all the difference in the world — like..
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Are we all googies? Googies, unite! Atomic 50s wallpaper – authentic reproductions now available from Bradbury & Bradbury
Following up on yesterday’s 40s papers — here are the two great 50s vintage reproductions from Bradbury & Bradbury. I love Atomic Doodle, it reminds..
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Vintage 1940s wallpaper reproductions from Bradbury & Bradbury — “If cuteness were criminal, this paper would be public enemy #1.”
I thought I had died and gone to heaven…I fell off my chair…when I first saw that Bradbury & Bradbury, long renowned for its gorgeous..
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Embrace your Inner Traverse Rod — pinch pleat draperies are #1 for mid century homes
I know that Pottery Barn and the like want you to buy those tabbed draperies, or the ones that simply slide onto decorative poles. But..
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George Nelson bubble lamps and a cool retro kitchen
Mom says I’ve been doing too many bathroom sink posts lately, so it’s back to kitchens and other cool parts of the house! This kitchen..
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50s style barkcloth for upholstery and draperies – from Melinamade
Update: Melinamade’s website is gone again. If you are looking for barkcloth, go to our story: 6 places to find barkloth. I bought one yard..
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Heywood Wakefield furniture – made new – still available
It’s fantastic that you can still get original-design Heywood Wakefield furniture, built new. In 1992 a Miami company bought the rights to the HW furniture..
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Retro 50s 60s lighting for kitchen, bathroom, dining room and more — from Rejuvenation Lighting
I’ve had great luck with finding vintage lighting on eBay. I think the prices are the best, and it’s great to have true vintage lighting...
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Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern paint colors: #1 for 50s style retro paint palette
I love the Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern paint palette. I’ve used a couple of the colors in my house, and they’ve always been spot on...
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Tulip Table by CB2 does 50s style affordably
I found this great buy on a reproduction Tulip Table – only $150 or so, from CB2 (Crate and Barrel’s new retail endeavor) plus shipping...
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Coved metal corner bead for around doors and windows
It’s been a while since I posted — as I am in the midst of a kitchen renovation. You understand. As part of that project..
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