Terrific curb appeal ideas from Swift Homes 1957 house plans catalog
Thanks to reader Cat, who spotted this terrific 1957 catalog of Swift Homes. This catalog is typical of others we see from many home manufacturers..
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Vintage Virden lighting — 52 page catalog from 1959
Wow — 52 pages of vintage lighting in this delightfully illustrated Virden Lighting Catalog from 1959. Virden was one of the big name manufacturers of..
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Factory built houses: 28 pages of Lincoln Homes from 1955
The idea of building the shell of a house in a factory has entranced American home builders for decades. Hodgson Houses claims to have made..
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24 pages of vintage bathroom design ideas from Crane — 1949 catalog
Who were the leaders in mid century bathroom fixtures? We tend to think: American Standard and Crane. Seems like we see these the most. We..
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Franklin Tile Company and American Olean decorative tile sets
The vintage pink and maroon tile in Naomi’s pink bathroom sure was beautiful, but my eyes really got to poppin’ when I spied those decorative..
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Built in bathroom scale that folds down — among the three most collectible vintage Hall-Mack & Nutone bathroom accessories
Every week I seem to be getting a new message from a reader — someone who has just made an offer on, or bought a..
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The history of porcelain light fixtures — classics for 1920s, 1930s & 1940s homes
I love porcelain bathroom sconces of all colors and designs. I had a sense these were popular in the first part of the 20th century,..
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13 pages of Youngstown metal kitchen cabinets
Orange kitchen cabinets — yes! I call this vintage color “bittersweet”, and it makes me want to repaint my vintage kitchen orange! The lovely Mitzi..
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Vintage Naugahyde – 35 patterns
Vintage Naugahyde… wouldn’t you love to score several yards at an estate sale or thrifting? I have a big need for some right now —..
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Plastic bathroom tile: 20 pages of images from 3 catalogs
Plastic tiles seem to have been very popular in the 1950s and, my mom tells me, into the 1960s. In estate sale houses, I see..
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30 patterns for vinyl floor tiles from the 1950s
David asked the other day: We’re planning our basement finishing project and looking at VCT tiling options in the basement. Does anyone know where to..
A 73-page mid-century Lightolier catalog — now that is some serious eye-candy for whiling away a few hours on a sleepy Sunday. The awesome Gretchen..
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Youngstown Kitchens Monterey cabinets
Finishing up my Youngstown Kitchens 1957 mini-series, here is their Monterey line. The unique selling proposition of this line: Sandalwood-colored steel base cabinets and doors…...
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Youngstown Kitchens Woodcharm line
Following up on our recent look at Erika’s St. Charles kitchen that combined wood doors with steel kitchen cabinet frames — here is my vintage..
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15 cafe curtain designs and ideas
I have two large brochures of mid-century window treatment designs, published by Conso, the Consolidated Trimming Corporation. The booklets are not dated, but based on..
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For mis-matched windows: How about cafe curtains with a valence?
Do you have a dining area with one window smaller than the other? Perhaps this solution — from a 1959 Consolidated Trimming Company’s “1,001 tips”..
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Colors for a 1956 Motorola tv console – a good reference for midcentury wood paints, stains and finishes
Oooooh, look at this great color chart – for Motorola television consoles in 1956. Click directly on the photo to get to the flickr photostream..
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A stash of new old stock square recessed lights in Iowa
Cadman writes: Pam, I wanted to tip you and your readers off on some fantastic NOS light fixtures for sale that might be of interest...
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A 1956 yellow-pink-aquamarine Youngstown kitchen – so sweet
Several readers have asked about color combo’s for their yellow kitchens, including what I thought of a turquoise/aquamarine floor. Hey – this works fine, don’t..
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1954 Murray steel kitchen cabinets
Added yesterday to the Postwar Steel Kitchens Forum archives: This wonderful image of 1954 Murray steel kitchen cabinets, Scranton, PA. Notice the cabinet pulls –..
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Where to get hinges for metal kitchen cabinet doors?
Hi Pam, just had a new estimate on painting my pink kitchen cabinets and the guy is concerned about the hinges. I guess they..
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