By RetroRuth I don’t know about you guys, but I have a TON of vintage linens that I have picked up at random places over the years. Garage sales, antique stores, thrift stores and even church sales usually yield a bunch of vintage linen selections, some that are too cheap…
By RetroRuth I hit the mother of all gelatin mold jackpots recently at my local Salvation Army. There were literally 5 or 6 plastic tubs FULL of molds to choose from. Since I own quite a few already (*ahem* 30! *cough cough*) I only went for the best of the…
By RetroRuth This week we have a VERY spacious home in St. Louis, MO. This home is for sale through Gladys Manion Real Estate for $1,265,000 (!), it was built in 1952, is about 4,000 square feet with four bedrooms and three full and two half bathrooms. From the realtor’s…
By RetroRuth Arthur Godfrey says: Weeki Wachee is one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World! The lively, lovely mermaids perform against an awesome backdrop of underwater caverns and mountains while you sit 16 feet below the surface of this crystal clear spring! Bob Hope says: The…
By RetroRuth This week we travel to Scottsdale, AZ for a lovely pastel time capsule which was sent to me by Sara in AZ. Thanks, Sara! This house is located in the Arcadia area of Scottsdale, was built in 1968 and is being sold by the Long Realty Company. The…
By RetroRuth I had a really fun “girls-only” antiquing trip with my girlfriend Deb the other weekend. We parked Tom and her husband, Dan, at home with beer and some tamales and went out to a warehouse estate sale and then on to the Bay City Antique Center. I didn’t…
By RetroRuth We are warping back to the 1970’s this week with this fantastic house that was submitted by reader Lori! This house is really excellent, especially the kitchen and the bathrooms! This house is located at 1803 Chartwell Trce in Stone Mountain, GA. The house was built in 1973,…
By RetroRuth “Welcome to the S.S. Milwaukee Clipper, where you can save 240 driving miles and travel while you rest!” “You will be met at the dock by a courteous clipper attendant, who will have your car driven aboard and safely stowed away. “ “You’ll like the friendly, congenial…
By RetroRuth Hey there, everyone. I have to admit that I never thought it would be so hard to write a post about such a beautiful house. Here on NPR we’ve gone back and forth a lot on whether or not to continue this feature after Jan’s passing. In the…
By RetroRuth I can’t believe that I haven’t posted these pictures yet. I am sort of ashamed because these pictures are actually from 2011. I was transferring some folders of pictures over to our external hard drive when I stumbled on these pictures in a folder named “Painting The Trim…
Kool Kitsch For Sale on eBay
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Thrifted Find – A Sweet Little Frankelite Vintage Bathroom Light!
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