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31 vintage mixers from readers’ collections — industrial design for the...
After looking through all 234 vintage small appliances in our recent uploader — I noticed that the readers of this blog have some pretty awesome mixers. Hand mixers and stand mixers in every color,...
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Purple and walnut 1970 St. Charles metal kitchen
Just when we thought we had seen every color of vintage St. Charles metal kitchen cabinets here on Retro Renovation, this set showed up. Purple — yes purple — and walnut 1970s St. Charles kitchen...
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Kitchen island genius idea: Upcycle a vintage metal table top as a counter
Here is a genius idea from reader Robin, which I spotted over on our Facebook page: She had a standing kitchen island with a tile top that she didn’t much care for. She spotted a vintage metal table...
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9 rare vintage kitchen sinks spotted in 5 years of blogging
There’s a big payoff for blogging day in, day out, for more than five years: You see a lot of stuff. My archives are just brimming with all kinds of rare features found in midcentury American homes. I...
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Vintage enamel table top — New Old Stock — Kuehne Khrome sold by Sears
Look at this rare and lovely prettiness: A porcelain enamel table top — New Old Stock — manufactured in August 1947 — painted with lovely brown scallops and green tulips over a creamy faux bois...
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1958 Sears kitchen cabinets and more — 32 page catalog
One of our resolutions for 2013 here on Retro Renovation is to start featuring more fabulous vintage home improvement catalogs — featuring kitchens, bathrooms, decorating, light fixtures, house plans —...
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Stacia’s one-piece, custom kitchen stainless steel sink and counter top
Stacia and her husband recently built the “retro modern farm house of their dreams.” We first met her when we featured her Easylux storage unit. Now, she has sent us photos of her fabulous, custom...
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5 ways to do stainless steel counter tops in your kitchen
Our recent story on Stacia’s one-piece, custom kitchen stainless steel sink and counter top reminded us about just how many stories we’ve covered on stainless steel counter tops here on Retro...
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Gorgeous vintage dinettes in reader kitchens — let’s see yours — Uploader is ON
When I wrote an ode to kitchen tables a while back, we had a dinette uploader — but that was three+ years ago — and the blog has a gazillion more readers now. So let’s see what ya got, folks! The first...
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23 red dinette sets — vintage kitchen treasures
Remember Prince’s “Little Red Corvette”? Well, get that tune in your head and instead, let’s sing “Little Red Dinette”. Readers recently uploaded 217 vintage dinette sets — and what become very clear,...
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Breaking News: Formica’s 100th Anniversary designs include retro style...
“The patterns and colors… acknowledge the brand’s past – especially with designers such as Brooks Stevens and Raymond Loewy – but without delving into nostalgia… – Designer Abbott Miller Yup, the day...
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24 colors of boomerang laminate for kitchen counter tops – Formica boomerang...
In the wake of our big story on the new Formica 100th anniversary collections, I want to re-feature this archive story on where to find boomerang Formica — but even more so: Where to find 24 colors of...
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Reproduction 1940s-1950s farmhouse drainboard sink now available — big news!
Readers who have been searching tirelessly for a vintage drainboard sink in good condition for their kitchen remodel may have cause to rejoice — there are two new options to consider. We are...
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Check out our new Farmhouse Drainboard Sinks page
With the discovery of a reproduction 1950s style drainboard sink now on the market, I decided it was time to put Everything You Want to Know about Farmhouse Drainboard Sinks But Were Afraid to Ask all...
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Formica catalog from 1938 — 50 colors and designs — 12 pages
Since we’ve focused our spotlight on Formica lately — with our stories of Formica’s 100th Anniversary collection — and revisiting the 24 styles of boomerang laminates that are available today — we...
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Jubilee kitchen wax — aka Johnson’s wax — is back!
Jubilee kitchen wax — is back. I received the news this morning. (Doesn’t this bottle look so pretty at the top of our homepage?) Here’s the scoop, so far: The consumer sales representative for Malco,...
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How to clean chrome — Kate tests Cramer Kitchen and Bath Stain Eraser
I scored these awesome vintage cabinet pulls on ebay — but the chrome finish was oxidized and icky. How to go about cleaning up the chrome finish on these lovely bathroom fixtures? I think I found a...
View ArticleUpdate: Label on the bottle of ROG1 is incorrect, company says — they will...
Here’s an update to my continuing saga about searching for a cleaner that will clean cast iron bath tubs and sinks without potentially damaging the porcelain surface. Today, I follow up with a report...
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70 vintage Wilsonart laminate samples — including 17 glitter sparkle laminates
Hold on to your horses Retro Renovation readers — thanks to a tip from reader Hannah, who is constantly alerting Pam to fabulous vintage items listed on Etsy (xoxox we love you Hannah — will you be our...
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Lusterock kitchen counter tops — readers share stories about this interesting...
front of lusterock postcard for sale on ebay here One of the coolest aspects of this blog is that one reader will send us photos of something unusual that they own or have encountered — perhaps an...
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