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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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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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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Barbie turns 50 – Fashion Doll Quarterly publisher Pat Henry puts our favorite doll in perspective
Barbara Millicent Roberts and I were born in the same year, 1959, 18 days apart. As a result, I’ve always celebrated my major birthday milestones..
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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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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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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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Installing corner cubby, what not, or knick knack glass corner shelves
I felt blog ego come upon me (horrors, ego!) when Ronn challenged my assessment that the countertop in this kitchen was original. Maybe yes, maybe..
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Youngstown Kitchen – 1957 marketing material and a priceless video
Youngstown Kitchens were the #1 brand of steel kitchen cabinets across America in the postwar period. As a result, we see lots of these “fitted..
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Paint your garage door, 50s retro renovation style
The winter is starting to feel like it will never end, here in western Massachusetts. I am not complaining – it’s very pretty, and the..
It’s been a while since I did a Tuesday flashback kitchen design – only because I had so many other posts lined up. But I’m..
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Will Santa bring you a new, retro kitchen this year?
During World War II, Americans were encouraged to buy war bonds to fund the war effort. At the same time, amid the deprivation of war..
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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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