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What to do with an off-center roman brick fireplace?

Reader Lisa is having some trouble figuring out how to make her off-center retro roman brick fireplace work for within her living room design. She..

A color scheme for a pink, maroon and white bathroom

Reader Naomi’s new-to-her house came fully equipped with a retro pink and maroon bathroom — which she loves. However, there are a few problems —..

Which Crestview door for Maureen’s ranch house? Let’s vote!

Reader Maureen’s lovely ranch home in the woods is in need of a front door makeover. She’s looked at all her options locally and decided..

3 ideas for Angela’s aqua bathroom design

Reader Angela and her husband were forced to renovate their vintage master bathroom because of a leaky shower. As much as they tried, it was..

Dining room decorating ideas for Kami — 5 design tips to pull her room together

Reader Kami loves the built in 1970’s hutch in her dining room because of its charming details and storage capacity — however, the hutch isn’t..

Helping Gwen to unify her open floor plan with her favorite paint colors

Reader Gwen loves to fill her house with color and has no hesitation using it everywhere in her bright and cheery midcentury modest home. As..

A minimalist modern kitchen design using vintage St. Charles cabinets

Remember Pam’s post about the 1964 custom green St. Charles kitchen for sale in Chicago? They are not for sale anymore — owner Mark and..

Bedroom design ideas for Robert’s blonde vintage furniture

Reader Robert has just acquired two vintage blond dressers for the bedroom at his new house. He’s basically starting from scratch and wants to know..

Painting ideas — Kitchen paint colors to showcase a vintage pink and gray dinette

Reader Laurie waited more than two years to close on the house of her dreams — which was stuck in what seemed like endless foreclosure...

3 porch ideas for Ashley’s adorable midcentury house

Reader Ashley has an outdoor Retro Design Dilemma — our first exterior challenge — how exciting! Ashley’s house looks pretty darn cute already, but there..

A “Country Retro” pink bathroom design for Megan

Reader Megan has a design dilemma — how to mesh her classic pink and black tile bathroom with her country style. For help with this..

What color to paint the accent wall in Karen’s living room?

When Karen asked our opinion on whether to replace her original ceramic tile kitchen countertops (160 reader comments so far!), she also asked for help in..

Window treatments for a wall of windows — Sarah asks for our help

Today, let’s throw it open for ideas and suggestions for window treatments for a wall of windows. Home designs incorporating walls of windows were common..

Retro decorating ideas for Sara’s country kitchen

Thanks to the 51 readers who contributed ideas to Sara as she thinks about how to add some more retro appeal to her already very..

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