The new addition to Kate and Jim’s house: Baby Coraline
Several readers have emailed to ask if I could provide an update on our beloved Katiedoodle and her baby on the way. Indeed, there’s good news..
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Custom midcentury modern home portrait by Christian Musselman
If you enjoyed the vibrant illustrations of Starlight Village’s midcentury home models in our recent story, get ready to drool some more. I recently had..
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RCA Whirlpool steel kitchen cabinets — very rare, methinks
I am feeling a get-back-to-the-basics binge coming on. Me wanna chronicle even more stuff from bygone days. Scan a bunch of catalogs. Find some more rarities...
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Update: 5 designs – 31 colors of boomerang laminate now on the market
Update: In addition to our Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart® collection of seven color ways of boomerang laminates, we now calculate five different designs — in 31 different..
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Renovate Safe!
Lead – in lots of places Asbestos – in lots of places Electrical Safety Glass Safety Window Treatment Cord Safety Radon And more — I..
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Modbox new midcentury modern wall-mount mailbox — on Kickstarter now
First there was the Modbox post-mounted mailbox. Now: Company owner and entrepreneur Greg Kelly is back on Kickstarter with a second Modbox design — a..
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Video: What size rough-in for a vintage toilet?
Excellent: The vintage plumbing experts at deabath.com made this short video to show exactly how to determine whether you vintage toilet needs a 10″, 12″ or..
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300+ photos from readers in this weekend’s Uploader
Uploader now closed. 300+ reader photos uploaded — check them out! ! Above: Reader Melinda scored this vintage Stanley buffet at her local ReStore. CategoriesKitchens
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but I’m pretty awesome at margaritas
Umm, my husband’s a teacher and school is finally out and we went out last night and tequila was involved so here’s what you get. Yeehaw! (With..
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Odd & wonderful vintage corner bathroom sink
Here’s a wild wacky and wonderful vintage bathroom sink for our woddity files — this corner sink from 1959, currently for sale on ebay from seller..
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Thanks for signing up for our newsletter — here’s your guide
Thanks for signing up for our newsletter, click the following link to get your guide, “What’s your Retro Style –11 Retroscopes”: Click here to download..
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Whiskey barrel a Go Go: Inside Trixi and Jon’s retro genius midcentury modest house
After lavishing loads of time-consuming TLC on their adorable midcentury modest ranchalow, two of our favorite Retro Renovators have put their house on the market. Trixi and..
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Snickers Brady Bunch commercial
Best. TV Commercial. Ever! Thanks to my good friend Pat of Fashion Doll Quarterly magazine for the tip! CategoriesKitchens
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100+ photos of DIY Christmas ornament wreaths — Upload yours, too
It’s been Wreath Mania 2014 at my house again this season. In the quiet after my wreath-making party, I made three wreaths of my own. Because..
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Mike and Lindsey’s Edward Durell Stone House of Good Taste — the final reveal
It’s been a long journey through terrazzo floor restoration, cement floor polishing, custom cabinetry and more — and now it is time for the big..
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Wots and wots of tile treasure
I went again yesterday. 350 miles round trip, my third. If you look up the word “mania” in the retro-dictionary, this about defines it. CategoriesKitchensTagsworld..
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Open thread: How to respond to social backlash aimed at your mid mod aesthestic?
Here is a good one to end the week: Reader “A” (I cloaked her name and state) wrote recently to ask for help in responding..
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How many kitchen cabinets do you need? Scientific advice from 1939
“… Planned in accordance with the ‘Balance of Storage’ principle…released to the public in 1934.” How big does a kitchen really *need* to be? How..
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Whitehead steel kitchen cabinets — 20-page catalog from 1937
In the early days of steel kitchen cabinets — the 1930s — the cabinets had a “deco” or “streamline” look… they were always white… and..
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1940s decor — 32 pages of designs and ideas from 1944
We know that many of our readers love 1940s decor. To be sure, there’s a lot to like! For example, this 1940s kitchen — with..
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Owning a home reality check — 140+ real-life $torie$ about $urpri$e home repair$. What’s your$?
A year ago Pam ran a story asking readers to share your tales of the costly and unexpected expenses from owning your home. Your comments..
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