Vintage catalogs Archives - Retro Renovation

Retro Renovation

Remodeling, decor and home improvement for mid century and vintage homes

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Rare and wonderful vintage Witco hexagonal bar — that opens for storage!...

Vitsoe 620 chair and 621 tables — both designed in 1962 and in production ...

Anatomy of an original Cinderella bath tub curtain — in Carolyn’s go...

From “tastefully bland” to history-worthy: Steven and John transform...

Renovating a midcentury kitchen: 12 key stories to help get you started...

Make a 2018 resolution to: Renovate Safe!...

Home renovation “The Hard Way” — Do you really have what it ta...

Anne Taintor caption contest — my thinking cap is ON...

Happy 10th birthday, Retro Renovation!...

A built-in kitchen banquette and more in today’s Show ‘n Tell...

Gone Fishin’...

Open Thread: Retro Renovating with an eye toward resale value: Bringing the 1960...

375+ photos in our holiday decor uploader!...

Happy 9th birthday!...

It’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Be Safe / Renovate Safe!...

The new addition to Kate and Jim’s house: Baby Coraline...

Custom midcentury modern home portrait by Christian Musselman...

RCA Whirlpool steel kitchen cabinets — very rare, methinks...

boomerang laminate

Update: 4 designs – 29 colors of boomerang laminate now on the market...

Renovate Safe!...

Modbox new midcentury modern wall-mount mailbox — on Kickstarter now...

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21 early 1940s interior designs by Hazel Del Brown of Armstrong Floors...

Nelson bubble lamp

[Giveaway concluded] Win a George Nelson Bubble Lamp Saucer Pendant from Moderni...

vintage toilet bowl size

Video: What size rough-in for a vintage toilet?...

300+ photos from readers in this weekend’s Uploader...

but I’m pretty awesome at margaritas...

Odd & wonderful vintage corner bathroom sink...

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Whiskey barrel a Go Go: Inside Trixi and Jon’s retro genius midcentury mod...

Snickers Brady Bunch commercial...

100+ photos of DIY Christmas ornament wreaths — Upload yours, too...

Mike and Lindsey’s Edward Durell Stone House of Good Taste — the fin...

Wots and wots of tile treasure...

Sani Onyx — A sort of vintage glass tile actually made from fused rock ...

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Vintage Stanley Furniture Mix ‘n Match line by H. Paul Browning — 11...

Vintage Stanley Furniture Theme II line — 10 page catalog from the company...

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Stanley Furniture’s American Forum line – a 12-page catalog from the...

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Open thread: How to respond to social backlash aimed at your mid mod aesthestic?...

How many kitchen cabinets do you need? Scientific advice from 1939...

Whitehead steel kitchen cabinets — 20-page catalog from 1937...

Broyhill Premier Chapter One furniture catalog — 24 pages from 1971...

Terrific curb appeal ideas from Swift Homes 1957 house plans catalog...

1940s decor — 32 pages of designs and ideas from 1944...

112 patterns of mosaic floor tile — in amazing colors — Friederichse...

vintage formica

Formica catalog from 1938 — 50 colors and designs — 12 pages...

Vintage Virden lighting — 52 page catalog from 1959...

Factory built houses: 28 pages of Lincoln Homes from 1955...

24 pages of vintage bathroom design ideas from Crane — 1949 catalog...

1958 Sears kitchen cabinets and more — 32 page catalog...

Broyhill Premier Chapter One furniture — 1970s dream design — 20 pho...

Franklin Tile Company and American Olean decorative tile sets...

Broyhill Brasilia and Sculptra — pictures from a vintage furniture catalog...

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Owning a home reality check — 140+ real-life $torie$ about $urpri$e home r...

31 linoleum rugs from Armstrong, 1954...

built in fold down bathroom scale

Built in bathroom scale that folds down — among the three most collectible...

The history of porcelain light fixtures — classics for 1920s, 1930s &...

Homarina - a vacation house set right over the water

18 midcentury modern vacation homes — including a “Homarina” a...

Moe honeycomb lighting in cranberry pink

Moe honeycomb lighting: The full line, from a 1968 catalog, plus 4 hilarious roo...

design ideas from 21 1962 kitchens

Decorating a 1960s kitchen — 21 photos with even more ideas from 1962 kitc...

1953 Crane kitchen cabinets — 26 photos — complete catalog...

Satin Glide steel bathroom vanities, 1963...

6 pages of ideas for garage doors from the 1950s...

brutalist lighting from 1969

20 pages of 1969 modern lighting from Moe...

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15 pages of Brady Bunch house colors – 1969...

13 pages of Youngstown metal kitchen cabinets...

Vintage Naugahyde – 35 patterns...

A complete 1925 catalog of recessed soap dishes, towel bars and medicine cabinet...

Plastic bathroom tile: 20 pages of images from 3 catalogs...

30 patterns for vinyl floor tiles from the 1950s...

Mid-century Lightolier lighting catalog – 73 pages...

Youngstown Kitchens Monterey cabinets...

Youngstown Kitchens Woodcharm line...

15 cafe curtain designs and ideas...

41 midcentury lighting ideas – post lanterns, lamp posts, wall lanterns an...

Midcentury modern pendant lamps from Progress, 1961...

46 years of Aladdin Home catalogs...

Vintage 1941 Montgomery Ward metal kitchen cabinets...

For mis-matched windows: How about cafe curtains with a valence?...

Colors for a 1956 Motorola tv console – a good reference for midcentury wo...

Bo Sullivan identifies my vintage pull-down kitchen light...

Barbie turns 50 – Fashion Doll Quarterly publisher Pat Henry puts our fav...

A stash of new old stock square recessed lights in Iowa...

The first-ever “Television House” – designed by Rudolph Matern...

A 1956 yellow-pink-aquamarine Youngstown kitchen – so sweet...

1954 Murray steel kitchen cabinets...

For Karmi – 1961 Progress lighting close to her ebay find...

Jimmy – and Tikimama – both like Primelight’s outdoor lighting...

1950s laminate – Wilsonart provides some history...

Great retro pull down lights for your kitchen, from Progress vintage 1961...

Totally groovy retro lighting from Primelight...

Where to get hinges for metal kitchen cabinet doors?...

Vintage Drexel Declaration furniture – Catherine sends us a gorgeous broch...

Fencing for a mid century house...

Installing corner cubby, what not, or knick knack glass corner shelves...

Youngstown Kitchen – 1957 marketing material and a priceless video...

Avco American “Pioneer” Kitchen brand coppertone and wood combo R...

A 1955 Capitol kitchen with Asian flair – today’s flashback design...

Paint your garage door, 50s retro renovation style...

1953 Formica pink kitchen – today’s kitchen flashback design...

Will Santa bring you a new, retro kitchen this year?...

One of the last St. Charles steel kitchens?...

Rose Red 50s steel kitchen — and a tile you can get, today...

St. Charles steel kitchen cabinets: A look at their line circa 1957...

Retro kitchen paint colors from 50s to early 60s Geneva, Republic, St. Charles a...

BE SAFE / RENOVATE SAFE!
Get informed and be aware about the environmental & safety hazards in old homes, materials and products. #1 RULE: Consult with your own properly licensed professionals. More info: See our Be Safe/Renovate page... EPA asbestos website ... EPA lead website ... U.S.F.A. – fire safety, etc.