Retro Renovation

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Have a great weekend!

I finished the punch list (with just two cheats), and am actually back working — and doing my vintage collage — in my remodeled office studio. No “real” furniture or storage i...

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4 vintage modern tiles — pretty as a peacock

I love midcentury modern decorative wall tiles — so tactile, so rich in their colors and fanciful in their design. These are great collectibles and “mix it up” in terms of adding te...

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Luna chairs — affordable, authentic, funky 1970 interior design still available today

When I was writing all those stores about where to buy 28 affordable midcentury and modern sofas, and then 29 sofa-sectionals and then 11 round sofas, I also discovered these fantabulous chairs: The ...

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Retro Renovation in the news: Supersize me!

Now and again there’s a newspaper story about the blog. I don’t post them all, because, well, I’m gonna get a big head. But, I had to show this one because, well, could that head-sl...

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Stripping paint from kitchen cabinets and returning to the original 1950s wood — “some therapy” but...

1950s wood kitchen, “Before”: … Cabinets painted black, “After”: … But then: 50 hours of stripping later, “After” returns to “Before” ̷...

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Amber Shellac: The classic finish for knotty pine

Got Knotty? Check out my knotty pine blog, too As far as I know, Amber Shellac has been and always will be the classic retro finish for knotty pine. Our grandpas and dads were putting this orange-hon...

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$25 glam: Create a romantic retro bedroom focus wall — using our starburst stencil pattern and meta...

We have another reader — Patti — who got all fearless and crafty-like and has used our free starburst stencil pattern to add romantic, glamorous retro starbursts to her bedroom wall. Drea...

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6 ideas to decorate a knotty pine room in classic retro style

See my newest microsite: Knotty Is Nice! How to decorate a knotty pine den, basement, sunporch or living room? Here are six ideas if you want to play up the classic 1950s outdoorsy kitschy look, usin...

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“Knotty Is Nice” — my new blog about loving the knotty pine in our vintage homes

Crikey, I’ve gone and done it: I’ve started a third blog, Knotty is Nice – a big bear hug aimed at respecting, preserving, maintaining and defending the knotty pine paneling and cab...

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BREAKING NEWS: Two new, retro bathroom sconces — plus a bunch of new porcelain early 20th century —...

Many thanks to reader Christopher, who spotted these two, new retro bathroom sconces just launched for sale at Rejuvenation — the press releases aren’t even out yet, Rejuv confirmed! Ther...

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Knotty pine love: Upload photos of your knotty pine rooms

My office studio remodel is not the only project I have up my sleeve. Shhhhh! Don’t tell anyone: I’m also working on a new little website all about, yes, the Knotty Pine. Alas, the whole ...

18 maj 12

4 pretty as a Peacock midcentury modern decorative tiles

I love midcentury modern decorative wall tiles — so tactile, so rich in their colors and fanciful in their design. These are great collectibles and “mix it up” in terms of adding te...

17 maj 12

Punch List Progress Tracker

I will be back with new stories When My Punch List to finish my Office Studio Remodel is Done. Send Advil. Punch List Progress Tracker: Punch Item Status Caulk ceiling trim to fill gaps. Done. Became...

15 maj 12

Punch list, accompanied by vintage pink flocked butterfly wallpaper

You know that point in a project where all the huge stuff is behind you… you are so close to “done”… and you get all excited? It’s a huge sigh of relief, because the pro...

15 maj 12

Design your own workbench – amazing selection and prices

Skip the prefab workbenches from Sears or wherever: Design your own workbench — or crafting area — to fit your space and needs using the amazing variety of legs, shelves, stringers, drawe...

14 maj 12

Butcher block countertops — great prices, 75 sizes

My obsession with finding the perfect storage solutions for my office studio remodel has been leading me to new resources. (Well, new to me.) My latest discovery: McMaster-Carr, who market all kinds ...

14 maj 12

Bootie Queen

It’s What All The Fashionistas Are Wearing This Season Of course, it’s only now that my office studio remodel is almost done that I discover that you can buy plastic booties to put over y...

11 maj 12

Barzilay Multispan Vertical Storage System — another valuable Scandinavian Modern wall unit design

I am loving seeing all the different kinds of midcentury Scandinavian Modern style wall units. Eric responded to my stories about the String System and the Royal Cado and Cado Systems by sending me p...

10 maj 12

10 NOS Tub-Master accordian-door shower doors — for a vintage travel trailer or home

Dustin of the 170 New Old Stock (NOS) plastic wall panels in mind-bending colors mentioned that he also has 10 NOS accordian door shower doors available for sale. Of course, I asked for pictures, pre...

10 maj 12

Brini Maxwell shows us her vintage Sunbeam Automatic Control Panel

Go Brini, well thank you very much, pritty lady, for the RR shout-out in your video about your vintage Sunbeam appliance center. Yes, formally known at the Sunbeam Automatic Control Panel. And yes, o...

09 maj 12

Powder coated steel shelving, kitchen cart and desk accessories, new from Ikea

After writing about the classic String System shelving designed in Sweden in 1949, I am mellowing on my attitude toward writing about Ikea. In the past, I was kind of anti-Ikea because (1) I had a ba...

09 maj 12

Ode to a Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin ginormous flower power sofa sectional

Oh Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin 1960s round sofa sectional in original gold and taupe flower power print, how beautiful art thou. I bumped into this sofa while researching another story. It is my ...

08 maj 12

Tiles in tub surround only go halfway up — what to do if you want a shower?

“Can This Bathroom Be Saved?” MacGuyvered PVC fix ain’t cuttin’ it Christi has a problem that I think is fairly common: In her original 1950s bathroom, the tile only goes 5/8 ...

08 maj 12

Poul Cadovius and Cado wall units: History and collecting guide

We learn about the two very collectible types: ‘Royal System’ and ‘System Cado’ Continuing my research into midcentury modern shelving systems, Cado “floating” wal...

07 maj 12

170 plastic Decorator Panels in 19 groovy patterns — New Old Stock for sale in Austin

“…I promptly dropped my phone and fell out of my chair” – Dustin, upon the discovery. Boom! Pow! Welcome to Monday morning: Here is a great find: 170 new-old-stock (NOS) of 6&...

07 maj 12

On the hunt for vintage treasures: String Shelf System by Nils Strinning

Brainstorming storage ideas for my home office studio remodel, I have become mildly obsessed with midcentury wall storage systems. So, I was immediately entranced when I saw this photo, above, upload...

04 maj 12

Office remodel update

Mayday! Mayday! Lady Retro Hath Doth Bitten Off More Than She Can Cheweth. Office remodel is killing her. Has decided to do a Big Reveal, rather than a drip drip drip of what is happening. What is ha...

01 maj 12

DIY midcentury modern mailbox post and address sign — Gabe explains how

The crowning glories of Gabe and Amanda’s 1954 midcentury marvelous house may well be those groovalicious mid mod mailbox, mailbox post and address name sign. Gabe did most of the work on these...

30 apr 12

Gabriel and Amanda’s spectacular 1954 midcentury modern house — 28 photos

“Luckily we didn’t have the money to do all the renovations we wanted right away, because we ended up falling in love with many of the original aspects that we had considered changing.” G...