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Life’s a (tiki) blur right now

No, I have not dropped off the face of the earth. I have just been working like a madwoman on my upcoming talk, “Create a World of Tiki in your Home”, at Arizona Tiki Oasis. I had thought this would be *relatively* easy, because I’ve given a version of the talk before. But then, diving […]

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Portable mid century bar in a barrel — so cute!

Just some happy this morning: A vintage mid century portable rolling bar — that looks like a barrel when it’s closed! Spotted at Retro Genie’s  in Northampton (one of my all-time favorite vintage stores!) a while ago.  Let’s see how it opens… Top first… And here we go — time for a Mai Tai! Adorable! […]

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Barkcloths and retro cotton fabrics Hoffman California International Fabrics

I found another source for retro barkcloth fabrics — eight tropical designs and three googie designs — from Hoffman California-International Fabrics. I don’t have cuttings, but these look promising.  I’ve added them to my overview page: 5 places to find barkcloth today. These fabrics are screenprinted onto what the company calls barkcloth. So, I presume […]

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12 vintage refrigerators — from rare to wacky to sublime!

In my recent guide to buying a retro refrigerator, buying vintage was tip #6. That prompted me to look through lots of stories in our archives and put together this roundup of 12 vintage refrigerators. Spanning 1934 to the mid-1970s, these vintage refrigerators are marvelous, wacky, classic, or rare — chosen to taste some of the […]

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Jeff identifies the mystery sculptural tiles in Cody’s bathroom — and we identify three designs in all

Following up on last week’s story about the beautiful dimensional tile in Cody’s bathroom, my hypothesis on the tile’s maker was proven wrong by reader Jeff, who has identified the tile. He has photos showing proof marks: They are  Franciscan Hermosa Tile and even more specifically, the company’s Contours line.  That’s Jeff’s bathroom vanity above […]

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