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Getting Started + Key products available today

If you have an old house: First, a reminder to be aware that there can be safety and environmental hazards in the surfaces, layers, materials, and products in our homes -- get with your own pros to determine what you are dealing with so you can make informed decisions how to handle. For more info see my Be Safe/Renovate Safe page. After that ... many folks believes it's wise to tend to the basics before diving into the fun stuff. Once your plan is organized, this category also spotlights some key products available today to help complete your projects in retro style.

Getting Started + Key products available today

Get started with your Retro Renovation

where to buy breeze blocks

Major Update: 28 companies that sell concrete breeze blocks — 75+ designs!

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Make a resolution to: Be Safe and Renovate Safe!

Just bought a midcentury house? My 9 tips before you start remodeling + 21 more from readers

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Owning a home reality check — 140+ real-life $torie$ about $urpri$e home repair$. What’s your$?

ALL Getting Started + Key products available today POSTS

mid century mirror

Where to buy mid century style medicine cabinets made new today

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Nevamar introduces 20 new retro countertop laminate designs — including Venus from Kyrsten’s vintage chain set find!

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8 authentic vintage countertop laminate designs still available today

steel kitchen cabinets by moya living

Steel kitchen cabinets — 4 places to buy them made new today

where to buy breeze blocks

Major Update: 28 companies that sell concrete breeze blocks — 75+ designs!

where to buy a mid century refrigerator

Retro Refrigerator one-stop shopping guide — 7 designs and 3 DIYs to consider

retro barkcloth

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

retro bathroom tile

Tile in retro colors for your mid century bathroom — 36 places to find them

ribbed metal counter edge in a retro kitchen

Metal counter edges — 9 places to buy them + more tips

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Make a resolution to: Be Safe and Renovate Safe!

pink bathroom fixtures

Home renovation “The Hard Way”: Do you really have what it takes?

mid century house plans

84 original retro midcentury house plans — that you can still buy today

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