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Vintage St. Charles kitchen cabinets — with Thermador ovens and lots more
Ever since last week’s mega story about the New Old Stock 1948 Youngstown steel kitchen cabinets, steel kitchen cabinets have been on everyone’s mind — with lots of new tips coming in. A great one,...
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Vintage style medicine cabinets with rounded metal frame edges — we find a...
Jane was attentive to every details in her new vintage style bathroom — including installing a medicine cabinet with rounded framed edges trimmed in metal. It looks like it’s always been there — sans...
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Thibaut nautical wallpaper mural — a wonderful addition to Chris’ dining room
Reader Chris, a real estate agent, constantly sees vintage wall murals in the time capsule homes he sells, and he has been wishing for his own for a while. So, like many other readers, he jumped on all...
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Randy installs his Day-n-Night address marker — and he’s thrilled with the...
“A truly retro product with the retro buying experience.” It’s been nearly a year since we first discovered that you can still buy Day-n-Night address markers — made by same company in the same factory...
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The 1964 GE Americana refrigerator-freezer
Thanks, Mom! Here’s a fantastic fridge woddity — a GE Americana refrigerator freezer for sale in Louisville, Kentucky, spotted by Pam’s Mom. This fridge-on-top, freezer-on-bottom beauty has an...
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Kate makes three spooktacular Halloween wreaths
We all know just how Kitschmas Krafty Krazy Pam gets around the holidays — especially when it comes to ornament wreaths. I made a three Christmas wreaths that first year, but to be honest, I just don’t...
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Win a 50th anniversary edition Lava Lamp
It was fun to write about the 50 year history of Lava Lamps (and see those 20+ vintage designs). Now to follow up: A giveaway courtesy of Lava Lite LLC. One lucky winner will receive a 16.3″ special...
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Thomas creates a genius retro modern eclectic office / guest house
Retro, modern, eclectic, colorful and unexpected, Thomas Welles — architect and owner of TG Architecture — has blended old and new together in surprising ways in his 1930s garage turned office + guest...
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Warm and woodsy 1968 Keck & Keck time capsule house in Michigan
Midcentury modern came in more than just one “sleek” flavor. Case in point: This rustic modern 1968 time capsule house perched above Lake Michigan — was designed by Midwest architects Keck & Keck...
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Thanksgiving ornament wreath from Halloween ‘leftovers’— put a little turkey...
When planning to make my three spooktacular Halloween ornament wreaths, I bought enough goodies to ensure some extras since constructing these decorative wreaths is easier when you have oodles of its...
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Five vintage Lavanette “Vanette” bathroom vanities — oh my, fantastic!
Here’s a rare sight to be seen, five hard-to-find vintage Beauty Queen Lavanette “Vanette” steel bathroom vanities, all found in one building in northern California, and spotted for sale by several...
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Rare 1950s Shirley steel bathroom vanity — and with a drainboard sink!
After the discovery of five vintage Beauty Queen Lavanette Vanettes, we received a followup tip from reader Steve, who spotted this even rarer (we believe) vintage metal bathroom vanity for sale. We’ve...
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Can Annie Sloan Chalk Paint transform these kitchen cabinets? Jessica’s retro...
After purchasing her 1960s split-level house, Jessica wanted to dial up the retro in the relatively plain kitchen. Owner of J. Paris Designs, a furniture refinishing and repurposing business, she used...
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Enter to win a vintage ornament wreath from Georgia Peachez!
Suzy aka Georgia Peachez Howdy, hudee — it’s time for our most awaited yearly giveaway on the blog: One lucky winner will win this gorgeous vintage ornament wreath, handcrafted by the Queen o’...
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Making Christmas ornament wreaths — for the dollhouse!
A few residents have moved into my 1955 Betsy McCall DIY Dollhouse since its completion back in April, and now — like Pam and me — they are busy getting retro Kitschmas Krafty Krazy — and making quite...
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A hip roof ranch putz house inspired by Kate’s house — DIY putz house pattern...
Can you believe that this is the fourth year I have been making these mini midcentury DIY Christmas village house patterns? For the first of three 2015 designs, I decided to make a hip-roof ranch house...
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DIY putz house #11 — Palm Springs ranch house with breeze block patio — free...
Our 11th DIY putz house in our growing Christmas Village subdivision is this adorable midcentury modern Palm Springs home, complete with a time consuming, but oh-so-cool mini decorative concrete block...
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A 1961 Shasta Airflyte trailer putz house DIY — free downloadable pattern
For my final putz house design of 2015, Pam prodded me to create a mini vintage travel trailer inspired by the relaunch of the 1961 Shasta Airflyte trailer last September. Time to add some new elements...
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The famous Retro Renovation Uploader is ON: Share photos of your holiday decor
The famous Retro Renovation Uploader is ON — now through the new year — so you can share photos of your holiday decor. This time we want to see it all: Show us your wreaths, putz houses, crafty...
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Colorful vintage bathroom sinks from King of Thrones
Another source for vintage bathroom sinks in a variety of vintage colors — King of Thrones (ebay affiliate link), based in Michigan. Their prices are not Re-Store prices, but they have done the legwork...
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