What to get Retro Dad for Father’s Day? How about the Fisher AG7 Space Pen — patented by Paul Fisher in 1965… used on Apollo 7 in 1968 after two years of testing by NASA… and ...
The Kelvinator Foodarama “before”:The Kelvinator Foodarama “after”: The Kelvinator Foodarama inside: Close up of what’s for breakfast: After seeing Greg and Tammy’...
Wow, here is the latest notable time capsule house to come my way. It’s a gorgeous 1957 ranch house in Houston, listed by agent Robert Searcy, who gave me permission to use all of these great p...
These retro headsets to connect to your cell phone have shown up a couple times on the blog and then it seems Kate has one, too. Readers were all like, “I need one of those!” So, I jumped...
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to have all the luck finding awesome vintage furniture and accessories on Craigslist? I’ve had so many people tell me that I am extremely lucky to have fou...
36 species, patterns and color of paneling made with real wood veneers Where to find real wood veneer wall paneling? The leader in this U.S. market, with the greatest selection, seems to be States In...
When Joe and his family bought their 1960 house in Ontario, there was one original feature remaining: The pink bathroom. They loved it, and for their bathroom design idea, they added surfer decor. It...
Wilsonart is launching a new wave of laminates on June 1 — with one of their big themes, “What’s Old is New Again”. I asked their PR team to send me samples of the new designs...
Well, howdy do, the blog is getting kinda big now, so I have hired a real deal regular contributor. A big, warm bear hug welcome to Kate, who will be adding to the mid mod madness every Tuesday and T...
“…Like so many others, we are on a tight budget. Buying our items patiently and doing all the work ourselves, we spent less than $2500 on our project.” Using family heirlooms, vinta...
This project requires expert skills, you know what I always say: Get thee to a properly licensed professional. Surely Greg — of the fabulous red farm house kitchen — has those skills beca...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
1950s wood kitchen, “Before”: … Cabinets painted black, “After”: … But then: 50 hours of stripping later, “After” returns to “Before” ̷...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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