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Faucet Handles: Bringing The Outdoors In

We have a small confession to make, and although this will be a huge shocker to most, we just want to lay all our cards on the table—we love using items in ways that they aren't traditionally u...

Sneak Peek: Heather's Vintage Stylings
Flickr Find

Yesterday we came across the craft room and office of Heather Spriggs Thompson. It holds the essentials while packing a vintage punch, without evoking the smell of moth balls. She's planted firmly...

A Cozy & Kitschy Bedroom
Flickr Find

Shannon in Kansas City, has created for herself a cozy and kitschy bedroom that looks like a fantastic haven away from the rest of the world. Her bungalow style home easily lends itself to this vin...

Beautiful Bomb Shelters — Wait What?
Good Magazine

The man pictured above, sitting comfortably in his odd yet, homey living room is Charlie Hull. He, along with many others in the US have fully functional and prepared bomb shelters—wait what?...

Flickr Finds: Retro, Old School & Vintage Dorm Rooms

Although we've offered a few tips and tricks for our college aged readers, many of us have long left dorm life. The idea of a "designer dorm room" can seem crazy when all we needed was a few poster...

Jason Weinbeck's Mid Century Frugal Fix Up
House Tour

Name: Jason Weinbeck Location: Richfield, Minnesota Size: 1,280 square feet Years lived in: 2 Jason Weinbeck fell in love with ranch style housing and after much searching, found one ready for som...

Midwest Scavenger: Retro Like Whoa!

We'd love to tell you that the Midwest has tons of awesome name brand finds at bargain prices on Craigslist. But that's not really our style, we have more of a Mid Century, Retro thing going on, ...

Flickr Find: Rustic Retro Landing Strip

We've been keeping an eye on the Home Cure Flickr pool since the end of the Spring Cure and came across this lovely landing strip that displays a great mix of retro and rustic inspired items. Clic...

NeoCon 2009: Retro Yellow & Turquoise Color Combo

In keeping with the 60s-ish op-art patterns we spotted a NeoCon last week, a return to a distinctly retro color combination. The Izzy+ showroom featured a palette......

Look! School House Lights A Plenty!

Recently we had the chance to tour a school in Warrensburg Mo. that's 120 years old. The doors were chained shut, tarps covered the back, but inside our jaws hit the ground when we saw the rows upon...

Midwest Scavenger: 40 Craigslist Finds That Need Homes

Let's give a big round of applause to the returning Midwest Scavenger! It's been awhile, but it's back today with some fantastic finds some of which are featured above. From "Giant Vintage Billboa...

At On: Where To Find This Magazine Rack

This magazine rack first made it's AT:Chicago debut back in May when we talked about $3 Makeovers. Since then we have had a steady request for information about this Kermit-colored piece. Click thr...

Rubik's Cube Table

Ah, the Rubik's Cube. As a toy, it was one of our first (aggravating) lessons in color. As a table, you must be dying to know if those squares move... ...

9 for Under $40: Accessories in Fall Colors

Warm, light hearted and evocative of the season - this grouping of orange, brown, green and gold accessories from Pier One feel a bit Brady Bunch seventies retro. Jump below for prices and links to t...

Mid-Century Americana Comedy
Kansas City

"The United States of Charles Phoenix" A Comedy about Mid-Century Americana. The United States of Charles Phoenix is a laugh-out-loud funny celebration of 1950s & 60s tourist traps, theme parks, car...

Hot or Not: Brown, Black, Pink & Orange Room

Color combo: Retro inspired room in brown, black, pink and orange......

Look!: The Auction Find That Got Away

I have a few pet peeves when it comes to auctions. They mainly focus around the antique dealers that will bid up any item, without caring about it in the slightest. Knowing full well they are goin...

Vintage Looks

Get ready to spend ample time on the internet. Once you start browsing around Vintage Looks, it's hard to stop. Lots more items and one groovy incentive-to-buy after the jump... ...

Tile Vault: Retro Static

• What: Exterior of 1009 Davis St • Where: Downtown Evanston, IL • When: Photo taken on Friday, April 11th at 3:45 pm • Why: We had to stop and take a photo of this sweet retro ...

Lisa's Loot

We've been meaning to check out Lisa's Loot for what seems like forever but a recent reader tip made us brave the cold and visit. We're glad we finally made the trip. Located a block or so south o...