Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Fiberglass lamp shades from Modilumi — pendants, ceiling fixtures & lamps too

When I first started this blog, there was one go-to place for fiberglass “wedding cake” lampshades — the groovy mid century lamp shades we so love. That source (Moon Shine Shade) now does only commercial work. But, good news, other fiberglass lamp shade makers have risen to fill the gap. One of the new contenders […]

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Monday, April 22, 2019

Gorgeous 1930s style bathroom hardware from Lefroy Brooks at Restoration Hardware

Many readers want to see more options for 1930s bathrooms, kitchens and interiors — and with that in mind, this set of 1930s-style Lefroy Brooks bathroom hardware — a towel bar, robe hook, toilet paper holder and faucets — now available at Restoration Hardware caught my eye. These are (take a deep breath) expensive, but […]

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Lavender sinks, tubs and toilets in bathrooms from 1927-1949

Pam here. Since Jan. 1, I’ve been tenaciously focused on doing a lot of technical clean up of the blog. This has included going through stories in draft form. And ack! How did I not publish this one? It wasn’t a draft — it was finished and waiting for me! Kate completed it more than […]

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Monday, April 8, 2019

Brayton Laguna Pottery Cat — now being made again by Bauer Pottery from original tooling

My favorite kind of story: The renowned Bauer Pottery, which purchased and moved into another longtime ceramics factory, has discovered many old, original molds from other famed California ceramics companies among the stuff left behind. Now, they are beginning to reproduce some of these treasures. One of the first revived products: The Brayton-Laguna Pottery Cat […]

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Thursday, April 4, 2019