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1961 Better Homes and Gardens schools us on decorating

1961 Better Homes and Gardens schools us on decorating

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by Betty Crafter So true! It IS our home and we should put some thought into the environment we want to create. I can tell you this – the kind of home I want shall include these totally amaze-balls end table/lamp combos: “Are you an active clubwoman – with an…

Mid-Century Kitchens And Dining Areas From Inside Today’s Home, 1954

Mid-Century Kitchens And Dining Areas From Inside Today’s Home, 1954

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By RetroRuth One of the most fun things about this blog is all of the cool stuff that random people bring me because they know that I love everything mid-century.  The other day one of my neighbor’s popped over and brought me a really amazing book, Inside Today’s Home by…

Kool Kitsch For Sale On eBay

Kool Kitsch For Sale On eBay

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By Sara In AZ Hey y’all, check out all of the cool stuff up for sale on eBay right now! First up, check out this Vintage 1950s Magazine/Toiletry Metal Stand  from seller jipjoint. So cool! Isn’t this Vintage Orange and Yellow Owl Napkin Holder  from seller santosandcharlie, just the most…

Kool Kitsch For Sale on eBay

Kool Kitsch For Sale on eBay

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By Sara In AZ Hey y’all, check out the cool stuff for sale on eBay this week! First up this adorable  from seller wholesalelots…..and the Mom Poodle is even smoking!!!! Hee-larious!!! This  from seller swapmeet55, are SO FAB! I believe they are a pale pink too, as the seller states…

Dining Mad Men Style – A Guest Post On Mad Men Dinnerware

Dining Mad Men Style – A Guest Post On Mad Men Dinnerware

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Everyone give a nice warm welcome to Deva Mirel, who was nice enough to write a guest post for us today about one of her favorite topics: Vintage Dinnerware. When Deva told me that she would love to talk about the dishware from Mad Men with all of us, I…

Kool Kitsch For Sale on e-Bay

Kool Kitsch For Sale on e-Bay

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Hey y’all! I found some super suh-weet stuff on e-Bay for my Saturday round-up, maybe you will see the perfect retro goody for your house. First up this FAB Burwood Bull Fighter wall plaque from seller antiques14710. The plaque even still has the original tags on it! WOW! Here is…

Kool Kitsch For Sale on e-Bay

Kool Kitsch For Sale on e-Bay

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By Sara In AZ Hey y’all! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and got all the retro goodies you were hoping for! If not, here are some sweet retro goodies you could buy for yourself! First up is this super cool Vornado Window Fan for sale from seller bigpieceofpizza.…

Won’t You Be My Neighbor Saturday – The Scott House in Tujunga, CA

Won’t You Be My Neighbor Saturday – The Scott House in Tujunga, CA

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By RetroRuth Here is a treat for this Saturday! Pierre Koeing’s Scott House is for sale! From the realtor’s website: The Scott House :: Pierre Koenig, Architect. An early experiment in his Steel and Glass narrative, Pierre Koenig presents in The Scott House a new model for postwar suburban life.…

The Wilson House – Dining Room and Master Bedroom

The Wilson House – Dining Room and Master Bedroom

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By Sara In AZ _____________________________________________________ I first found out about the Wilson House from my Mom back in 2004. She lived in Texas at the time and a local magazine had done an article on the Wilson House. She saved it for me because she knew I would LOVE the house — and…

Vintage 1956 Sherwin-Williams Home Decorator Catalog

Vintage 1956 Sherwin-Williams Home Decorator Catalog

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By Sara In AZ _________________________________________________________ I came across this 1956 Sherwin-Williams Home Decorator paint book at the same estate sale I found the vintage Crane catalogs at. I really love some of the images in this catalog, so I scanned the coolest pictures in the catalog for y’all to check…

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