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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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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18 midcentury modern vacation homes — including a “Homarina” and a Japanese-style tea house
Snaps to Sarah for spotting this 1960s catalog of vacation houses promoting the use of Douglas Fir Plywood. It includes some pretty snappy — and..
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Decorating a 1960s kitchen — 21 photos with even more ideas from 1962 kitchens
The best way to get ideas to decorate or remodel your mid century kitchens is to — go back the experts who designed them back..
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Satin Glide steel bathroom vanities, 1963
Now here is some serous vintage bathroom porn: Satin Glide bathroom vanities, medicine cabinets, shelving — and even a Relaxion Unit to compete with Hall-Mack..
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20 pages of 1969 modern lighting from Moe
I recently acquired a big catalog of Moe Lighting from 1969, and I am going to be showcasing the different collections. I find many of..
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15 pages of Brady Bunch house colors – 1969
The Brady Bunch began airing in 1969 — their birthday was just a few days ago, Sept. 26. This 1969 paint color brochure from Benjamin..
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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..
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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41 midcentury lighting ideas – post lanterns, lamp posts, wall lanterns and landscaping lights
HERE IS A REALLY GREAT SURVEY OF VINTAGE OUTDOOR LIGHTING, from my 1961 Progress Lighting catalog. I started with this photo because: Just look at..
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Midcentury modern pendant lamps from Progress, 1961
DIG THESE 1961 MIDCENTURY PENDANT LIGHTS from Progress. Which one do you like the best? Quiz is from left to right — #1 is at..
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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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For Karmi – 1961 Progress lighting close to her ebay find
The wondrous Karmi has found a huge stash of round utility lights on ebay for $9 each. They look to be pretty good matches to..
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Great retro pull down lights for your kitchen, from Progress vintage 1961
I am very excited about my latest vintage marketing material – a large catalog from Progress lighting dated December 1961. The catalog is about equally..
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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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