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70s house style — new chenille carpet squares by FLOR
Last week, we got wind of FLOR’s latest line of colorful carpet tiles, and we like ‘em! The new Chenille Charade FLOR carpet tiles seems to channel that 70s house: Check out the sculpted pattern —...
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101 design ideas to decorate knotty pine — 24 page catalog from 1960
Today’s vintage 1960 catalog is a real treat — especially for those of us who love knotty pine (do you know about our other little website, Knotty is Nice?). And even if you are not sure about the...
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Decorating fireplaces — great ideas from 10 reader living rooms
Our recent uploader all about decorating fireplaces generated more than 180 photos to help Peter with ideas to decorate the fireplace in his 1957 house. Today, let’s take a look at a few of our...
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Decorating a bathroom with tile on all six walls — yes, ceiling, too!
Mara asks for readers’ ideas — share yours! When Mara signed on the dotted line to buy her new house, she wasn’t quite sure about the original pink bathroom. We’ve heard this “next step” in her story...
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Robert’s pink and black bathroom makeover
An original pink and black bathroom is always a crowd pleaser — and today, we have a beautiful example. After figuring out relatively early in his house-hunting journey that he was likely to end up in...
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1960 interior design gem — Time capsule house, Laramie, Wyoming — 27 photos
A vintage wallpaper mural. Swanky pendant lights in the two-story living room. An original Geneva kitchen with vintage Sub-Zero refrigerator. This wonderful 1960 time capsule house for sale in Laramie,...
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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 its lovely green cabinetry, bits of red scattered about the room and that...
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Archizoom Safari Livingscape sofa for Poltronova — behold this 1967 Italian...
Yowza. This is one spectacular sofa — and it’s is currently for sale at Room Service Vintage in Austin, Texas. The proper name for it appears to be Archizoom Safari Livingscape sofa. The Architonic...
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Time capsule house with spectular 1970s Mediterranean decor — 43 photos
Time Capsule tips keep pouring in from readers — and we keep chasing ‘em. The latest property — listed for sale in North Richland Hills, TX by Re/Max Trinity agent Malyn Powers – was a tip from reader...
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8 places to find drop in stainless steel drainboard sinks
If you love the functionality of the classic farmhouse drainboard sink – but don’t necessarily want vintage or reproduction porcelain – perhaps a drop-in stainless steel drainboard sink is just the...
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Retro counter top laminates from Lab Designs
Thanks to reader Ashly for today’s tip: A new source for kitchen and bathroom counter top laminate, Lab Designs. We have not seen these designs in person, but viewed online, they seem promising....
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Formica Vanitory
We are Retro Geeks. And we love to uncover and revive odd terminology from the way back time machine days. Today we spotlight: Formica’s 1959 Vanitory. But is this an Australia-only invention??...
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Make a tabletop hairpin leg planter from a big plastic Easter egg
When I see Easter decorations popping up in the stores, I know that spring was nearly here. This year, I had a great idea about how to use some of those brightly colored Easter eggs for a new Retro...
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Modern Art in America Stamps – gorgeous!
Recently, the USPS released this collection of Modern Art in America stamps — featuring work from famous American Artists from 1913-1931. Odds are — you’ve heard of at least a few of these artists —...
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Sophisticated flower power decor in this Palm Desert 1967 time capsule house
Our 2013 Retro Renovation Color of the Year is Drexel Premier Chapter One Flower Power Rich Lime Green… so heck to the yeah, it was good to hear from reader Rebecca, who recently captured many...
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GE Textolite laminate patterns from 1953
This week’s vintage catalog explores one of our favorite subjects here on Retro Renovation — vintage laminate patterns. And what a terrific find this is: A catalog full of GE Textolite laminate...
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Susan transforms her 1980s kitchen for $600
What do you do when life hands you perfectly functional 1980s kitchen cabinets — in a 1952 house? Susan turned to the thrifty remodeler’s #1 weapon: Paint. Specifically, she used Rust-Oleum Cabinet...
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Jonathan Adler’s retro-modern Happy Chic collection at JCP — cheap, cheerful,...
J.C. Penney recently launched a new home decor collection licensed from Jonathan Adler — “Happy Chic”. This decorating line includes bedding, bath, furniture, accent furniture, accessories, pillows,...
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Vintage refrigerator — 1956 Amana Stor-More — never used!
complete with original food display containers inside Sparkling *new* vintage appliances occasionally turn up. Here’s another one from awesome retro-spotter Jason — who pointed us in the direction of...
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Download our free April computer desktop wallpaper
Here’s something new for our zoo crew: Free, downloadable desktop wallpaper for your computer. Since Kate is a talented graphic designer, I asked her to look through images we posted in the past month…...
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