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Replacing the movement and hands on a vintage electric wall clock — 3 steps
We’ve all come across a great looking vintage clock that would be perfect — except for the fact that it no longer tells time. When this happens we have two choices: Use the stopped clock as wall decor...
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Retro Design Dilemma: Adding color to Terri’s 1960s bathroom
Reader Terri needs our help beautifying her 1960s bathroom, which received some 1980s updates that she will some day replace. Ultimately, Terri would like to replace the floor and vanity top. But for...
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Vintage Stanley Furniture Mix ‘n Match line by H. Paul Browning — 11 page...
Up next in our continuing series of vintage Stanley Furniture catalogs that the company has scanned and provided especially for Retro Renovation readers: An 11-page catalog of the company’s Mix ‘n...
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Would you buy a smartphone case — for your refrigerator and dishwasher? GE...
Breaking News + VOTE: GE considers colorful, replaceable panels for its newest appliance series Would you buy colorful, replaceable steel panels — a “smartphone case” — for your GE Artistry Series...
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Luxurious, Asian-decor 1962 time capsule house — 24 photos — Dallas, Texas
Originally owned by assistant to Neiman-Marcus heir Yowza, another stunning time capsule house: This 1962 Dallas, Texas mid century modern home, listed for sale by Realtor Sandra Melmed, features...
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Classy 1958 mid-century modern time capsule ranch house in Houston — 18 photos
“A great example…Leave the period finishes … clean things up and update systems … and avoid the latest flavor-of-the-month cosmetic updates — then you can have a showstopper house with a lot of market...
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Retro Design Dilemma: Choosing colors for Michaela’s knotty pine kitchen
Reader Michaela needs no convincing when it comes to loving her knotty pine kitchen — yes, knotty is nice! However, she’s at a loss when it comes to some decorating questions. Smartly, Michaela is...
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12 four-inch-center bathroom sink faucets suitable for a postwar bathroom
Since our two favorite 4″-centerset bathroom sink faucets (from Strom Plumbing and Elements of Design) appear to be no longer available, Pam assigned me to search the sea of other styles available...
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1956 Dallas time capsule house with Jack ‘n Jill bathroom — just 1,500 s.f.,...
This beautiful, well maintained, 1956 ranch home listed for sale in Dallas by retro realtor Ed Murchison won’t officially go on the market until next week — but Ed knows about our love for time capsule...
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Martin house estate sale — loaded with art and artifacts — this weekend
If you happen to live near Los Angeles, this weekend offers a rare chance to take home a piece of history from the magical 1954 home of Albert P. and Gloria Martin. When we first wrote about this...
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Gus* Modern revives 1950 Russell Spanner designed chair — with great...
Pam had a longtime career in public relations, so she loves it when she gets a great PR pitch — and this is the best we’ve received in a long time. Furniture maker Gus* Modern has just introduced...
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Two sexy, red, round, sunken 1970s bath tubs — double your pleasure, double...
Just in time for spring, a wondrous woddity in the form of this sexy sequoia red sunken tub — and there’s a twin — ready for a party! — spotted for sale on craigslist by reader Helen. The sellers who...
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Stunning 1955 midcentury modern house in Fort Worth — built by the Brandt family
Retro realtor Ed Murchison just forced us out of our vacation week with this fastball in the form of this 1955 Fort Worth, Texas midcentury modern ranch house stunner listed for sale just hours ago....
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Sterling ‘Starscape’— a fun retro shower door for a midcentury bathroom
Props to reader Jennifer, who spotted this starburst strewn shower door – called ‘Starscape’ by Sterling Plumbing – while cruising the bathroom isle of Menards. The ‘Starscape’ shower door would be a...
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Midcentury modern front door escutcheons — 2 reproductions from Liz’s Antique...
Today — a new discovery — two retro style escutcheons available exclusively from Liz’s Antique Hardware. We already know that Rejuvenation offers midcentury modern style door backplates in starburst...
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Meghan and Will’s midcentury modern ‘Jetsons’ kitchen remodel
Take a look back at all of the reader home remodeling stories we’ve covered and you’ll notice one common theme often surfaces: Unless the renovation is DIY, most homeowners need to convince their...
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Wodd wodder woddest: 1966 aqua porcelain kitchen sink with egg-shaped bowls...
Yowza — today a real treat — one of the most delicious looking vintage woddities in a while. Reader Tami spotted this amazing aqua American Standard porcelain sink listed for sale on Ebay. The sink’s...
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6 colorful 1950 vintage bathrooms — The Comer House in Gallatin, Tenn.
Tucked into an historic farmhouse in Tennessee — now home to the Sumner County Convention & Visitors Bureau — are a rainbow of seven vintage pastel bathrooms. The building is known today as ‘The...
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Maile remodels a dark 1970s kitchen into a sunny 1940s delight
Color inspiration — from the women in her life Maile’s tiny 1970s galley kitchen was dark, narrow and covered with years of grime — but that didn’t stop her from seeing its potential to be delightful....
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Tapa cloth — a tiki bar design basic
Do you want to build or decorate a home tiki bar and make it authentically spectacular? Then you must start hunting for some tapa cloth — a tiki bar design essential. Pam and I had no idea how...
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