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Adventures in decorating: Will Margie ever find the perfect Mamie pink paint?
Finding the just-right paint color can be such an arduous process. Margie struggled for a solid year to find the perfect pink paint (or would she go for wallpaper??) for her original Mamie pink...
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SMEG appliances at KBIS
Is there anyone out there who can honestly say that they don’t drool just a little bit when they see one of these adorable, colorful SMEG refrigerators? I admit, my mouth was watering while standing...
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Tamara’s embossed ceiling from the 1960s — have you seen this before?
So here’s something we’ve never seen before: Tamara’s 1960 ranch house has a unique, embossed flower design seemingly stamped into the ceiling of the dining room. Fantastique! Tamara wants to freshen...
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Small farmhouse sink — 42″ cast iron — new from Strom Plumbing
Options for cast iron drainboard farmhouse sinks just got bigger — errr, smaller — with this new design — the 42″ Whitney — from Strom Plumbing. We spied this cutie while walking the floor at KBIS...
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Checking out the Nelson’s sink on display at KBIS
Before we headed to KBIS 2016 in Las Vegas, we heard from Kent Nelson, owner of Nelsons Bathtub Inc. that one of his company’s vintage style acrylic sinks would be on display at the show. Nelson’s is a...
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Vintage Flow-Matic single handle bathroom faucet woddity
Woddity faucets have been gushing into the open faster than water spraying out of a broken hose: Recently, we spotted the rare and wonderful 1962 Lawndale-Cole kitchen faucet, then the UFO shaped...
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Eames in a Box: A 1959 Spartan Carousel trailer with a fantastic circular...
Prepare your eyeballs for this gem — a rare 1959 ‘Spartan Carousel’ trailer that, as its name suggests, includes a fabulous circular kitchen. This beauty was spotted for sale in Arizona and posted on...
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Jim builds a pink and black bathroom — inspired by his grandmother’s bathroom
Taking inspiration from his grandmother’s vintage pink bathroom along with the help and resources he found on Retro Renovation, Jim used his mad DIY stills to tackle a complete gut remodel of the main...
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Kristen and Paul’s midcentury modest Florida getaway
Kristen and Paul are at it again. Winner of 2014 Hard Way Award for their fabulous aqua bathroom, built from scratch, they recently bought a winter home in Florida and redecorated with their own...
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Vintage Hall-Mack Extendo-bar towel bar woddity spotted at the NOS hardware...
More wonderful woddities this week from seller nomoredrama4me, who has been slowly unpacking their father-in-law’s warehouse of new old stock items and listing them for our delight and purchase on...
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Gorgeous vintage barkcloth brings pattern and color into Margie’s 1960 home...
Margie with grandson Aharon. When Margie moved to Buffalo, New York, about a year ago, she purchased an 1960 original owner time-capsule house with lots of great features — including a full-service...
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The color pink in bathroom sinks, tubs and toilets — from 1927-1962
Every Retro-Renovation-card carrying reader knows that pink bathrooms were wildly popular in midcentury America — thanks in part to First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, who popularized the color in the 1950s....
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Jonathan Adler for Formica laminates — two patterns, four colorways new for 2016
Another new product introduction at KBIS 2016: Two new Jonathan Adler for Formica patterns, in a total of four colorways. Pam and I made sure to check out the Formica display, where it was fun to see...
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Romantic reds: T’ang Red, Rouge, Persian Red, and more — in bathroom fixtures!
Midcentury bathrooms trimmed in maroon may not have been as popular as their pink cousins, but there are still plenty of homes built from the late 1920s – 1950s that featured this bold color. Today, we...
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Need a shower base? Consider Corian Silver Birch — a customizable proxy for...
Responding to our story spotlighting Fiat terrazzo shower bases in 30 sizes and shapes, super-commenter ineffablespace shared this tip: Do you like the look of terrazzo but can’t quite find the right...
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A miniature-mini ranch house shelf for the 1955 Betsy McCall DIY Dollhouse
Robert Dobrin, self-titled Chief Ding-Dong Officer at ElectraChime has already donated his time, materials and brain power to make an adorable mini chime doorbell and stereo console — complete with...
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Marimekko’s new line at Target — coming Sunday, April 17th
Marimekko lovers take note, and buckle up: A new crop of products bearing the bright and bold prints of Maija Isola will be hitting the shelves and online at Target in the U.S. this Sunday, April 17....
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Brown Jordan celebrates 70 years of iconic design with colorful Kantan and...
Plus: We get a terrific history lesson in classic midcentury Brown Jordan patio furniture Here’s a delightful reminder that it’s really spring: Celebrating 70 years of iconic design, Brown Jordan last...
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Sherwin-Williams celebrates their 150th Anniversary with a history of paint...
To celebrate their 150th anniversary, Sherwin-Williams has created a historical color journey showing paint color trends throughout the decades. The timeline starts in the Victorian era and spans all...
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Whirlpool “White Ice” Appliances — another nice choice for a vintage or...
Do you need new appliances in your vintage-style kitchen? Thanks to a tip from reader Donna, we discovered the Whirlpool Ice line of appliances, which look like they would fit nicely into a retro-style...
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