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Robert and Caroline’s mid century home with dreamy St. Charles kitchen cabinets
Robert and Caroline By now, most of us have seen the inspiring photos from Sarah’s Gilbert Spindel round house, but did you know: Sarah’s parents also became new owners of a marvelous 1953 mid century...
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“The Hard Way Award” winners 2013 — Nanette & Jim’s blue bathroom… and...
Your votes are in: Congratulations to our “The Hard Way Award” winners for 2013: Above: Rebecca & Keith for their gut-remodel mid mod mad kitchen remodel…. … and above: Nanette & Jim for their...
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Lori paints her tile backsplash, using a vintage McCoy vase as her color...
“…From dour to fun” for less than $100 Reader Lori has been slowly making changes to her 1949 mid-century ranch house since she moved in about a year ago. She was featured in a Retro Design Dilemma...
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Five designs of metal rimmed kitchen sinks — howdy, hudee!
So exciting — the biggest discovery of the year, I am pretty sure, and it’s only February: Thanks to reader Sarah for prompting me to contact Ceco Sinks. This company manufacturers porcelain enamel on...
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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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Never used! A 1960s harvest gold kitchen for sale in Worcester, Mass.
When I announced that Harvest Gold was Retro Renovation’s 2014 Color of the Year, I asked readers to be on the lookout for harvest gold kitchens for our archive. I’ve received many emails — thanks,...
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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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My vintage Republic Steel Kitchen cabinets salesman’s at-home presentation...
Back in the day, the salesman selling steel kitchen cabinets would actually come to your house. He would carry with him a briefcase. Inside: An entire kit full of little kitchen cabinets that could be...
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Formica 6696-46 Carrara Bianco marble — my new top-favorite marble laminate
Formica last month introduced a new Carrara marble laminate — Formica Carrara Bianco 6696-46. Previously, I had identified three places you can find Carrara-style laminate. This Formica design now...
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Two affordable retro kitchen sinks — $100 or less
Yesterday we learned that Bootz Industries makes two models of porcelain on steel, retro style hudee rim bathroom sinks. Wouldn’t you know it — they make two styles of metal rim sinks for the kitchen,...
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A family rebuilds and restores a 1953 kitchen to its former glory
Luke and his mom Joyce (his dad Robert was behind the camera). Reader Luke’s parents’ admired the 1953 ranch home next door to their house for 18 years, and the day it came up for sale, and they...
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Simply adorable — vintage miniature steel kitchen cabinets made by GE
What’s more delightful than a pile of puppies? This adorable GE Little Miss Structo children’s steel kitchen cabinet set — quite possibly the cutest vintage kitchen I’ve ever seen – spotted by reader...
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Is there beautiful terrazzo flooring under all the carpet in Mike & Lindsey’s...
Report #2 on their new Retro Renovation journey Mike and Lindsey were so eager to see whether there was beautiful original terrazzo flooring under the miles of wall-to-wall carpet in their “new” 1964...
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Vintage New Old Stock vinyl by the yard — yummy retro colors, patterns and...
Hey: The company’s been adding more patterns since we first posted this story! Look again! When I researched sources for midcentury furniture leg ferrules, I discovered IFSCO Industries, Inc. — a real...
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Where to find table leg glides for vintage kitchen dinettes — including NOS
We already know that IFSCO Industries, Inc. is one of the few places you can find midcentury furniture leg ferrules and vintage vinyl to repair your retro dinette sets, but the company also makes many...
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More Karndean 12″x12″ vinyl tile floors with retro and retro-modern style
I’m not saying I love all the colors — most are too darn greige for me — but if you are looking for retro style vinyl floor tiles, remember to take a look at the Karndean. Above: The faux pebble design...
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Mike and Lindsey restore and refinish their terrazzo flooring — with gorgeous...
“I am sure we are biased, but it is the best looking terrazzo we have ever seen” — Mike From the day they closed on their ‘House of Good Taste‘, Mike and Lindsey dreamed of restoring the home’s...
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Fingerblock parquet flooring — an authentic choice for wood floors in a...
Parquet floors, especially in oak, were a top-of-the line choice for midcentury homes — and now, we’ve learned the official name for this pattern — fingerblock flooring. We also found a place to buy it...
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Earthy and colorful 1970s style wall and floor tile — pretty affordable, at...
We’ve written about Merola Tile’s great ceramic and porcelain tile offerings for vintage and midcentury bathrooms in the past. Today, more exciting news — Merola Tile has branched out into styles,...
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Mike and Lindsey gut remodel the kitchen in their 1965 midcentury modern house
In this sixth edition of the series, Mike and Lindsey have called on the help of their friends at L&D Construction — the same guys that custom built the midcentury modern master bathroom vanity in...
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