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The Essential Fedora: How to Look Classic in this Iconic Hat
The fedora has been back in vogue for quite some time now. We see it in movies and television, from Mad Men to the new Gatsby movie by Baz Luhrmann, not to mention it sits atop the crown of a certain...
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Mid-Century Photo Friday: Interior Decorating, the retro way
Taken from the “Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book” Copyright 1956, we thought we’d turn Mid-Century Photo Friday into a learning experience. Each chapter has these wonderful illustrations taking...
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The iconic Charles Eames DAR Chair
Price £100 Approx When you think of iconic furniture designers, for most people, one of the first names that will spring to mind is that of Charles Eames. The American designer, born in 1907, was one...
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Blame the 50′s for our Credit issues!
Nowadays, receiving a bank credit card is standard procedure upon opening a checking account. But when exactly did bank cards courtesy of tackorama become a part of our culture? Crediting the...
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Design Idea Guide: Modern Makeover for a Clawfoot Tub
Great post over at “House In Progress” under their: Design Idea Guide: Modern Makeover for a Clawfoot Tub, wondering how to “hide” a clawfoot tub to make it blend in more with a 50′s house. I found...
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Mod it up with ModCloth’s Make The Cut Contest: ‘Prints Charming’
Because we know our readers love ModCloth, we thought you might be interested in this contest! Have you always dreamed of becoming a fashion designer? Well now that dream can come true! The ModCloth...
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Some Ideas for Midcentury Style Fencing
MidCentury Style welcomes Ted Cleary, ASLA, of Studio Cleary Landscape Architecture as Contributing Writer with this first in a series of periodic articles on midcentury modern garden design: When it...
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Phoenicia Lodge is retro fun in the Catskills
Phoenicia Lodge has been on our Mid-Century Motel directory for a long time – so when we planned a trip through upstate New York, we knew we had to stop and meet up with Brian and Sara who have...
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Mad for Mod Contest: Pick atomic color names and win!
Our very own Diane Vallere has a new book coming out and has chosen you as our savvy readers to help her! She needs help picking color names for these fabulous paint colors! In WITH VICS YOU GET...
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Newton Iowa, a midcentury historic downtown
The Newton Downtown Historic District has been entered in to the National Register of Historic Places, effective September 22, 2014. In 2009, the Newton Historic preservation committee looked within...
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The Historic Boots Motel, Carthage, MO
If you’ve been a regular reader, you probably remember our articles in 2011 about saving The Boots Motel in Carthage Missouri. Save the Boots Motel In 2011 the bank put the property on the market, and...
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Fabulous acrylic Modern Christmas Trees
Matt Bliss, has been selling acrylic Modern Christmas Trees based on his grandfather Bud’s mid-1960s design since 2011. The trees feature a sleek design and fabulous reflective decorative elements....
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Happy Retro Thanksgiving from us to you!
Just a quick happy Thanksgiving to all of you with these retro ads: 1950: 1955 1960:
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Grooving around the web – a Mid-Century Round up
One of the things we love most about Facebook is seeing all the cool things happening around the Internet – we thought our blog subscribers would love visiting some of these articles too, so we’re...
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More Grooving around the web – Mid-Century Round up
Because we’re signed up for all the email lists so you don’t have to! Preservation: The 40th Annual California Preservation Conference returns to San Diego to celebrate the region’s pivotal role in...
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Ohio House Motel Chicago – a survivor
Distinguished by its fabulous diamond shaped exterior, the Ohio House is a fabulous example of mid-century architecture right in the middle of downtown Chicago. Other architectural points of interest...
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Review: It’s a Mod Mod Mystery! (or two!)
We’re behind on our book reviews and yet we’ve read some fabulous ones lately! If you’re a cozy mystery fan and love to dream of fabulous mid-century decor and fashion, Diane’s books are for you! I...
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Halloween in the 50’s
We’ve collected a few pictures and links for our mid-century fans of Halloween! Need to get your hair done up 50’s style? Tutorial here! A video on Halloween preparation – A family prepares for...
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How to decorate for Christmas Retro Style
We had a tour around our followers and followees on Pinterest yesterday and found some fabulous and wonderful approaches to decorating for the holidays in Retro Style. Typical of our Mid-Century...
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Help save a hip Wisconsin Motel
We love preservation efforts here at Mid Century Style Magazine and Motels are our secret passion – ok, maybe not so secret! Christi and Mike are trying to save a fabulous atomic Motel in the...
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