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From Sugar Bee Crafts comes an awesome tutorial for creating and displaying a giant picture. This project is great for showing off those retro memories – photos of your childhood, your favorite place or family reunions. With so many outlets offering canvas prints and slicks of your favorite photographs, pricing is getting competitive. Still, we [...]
There are some things we’re itching to know… and yet, the Internet has finally failed us on several fronts. So now we’re reaching out to our dear readers to tell us: Who invented Googly eyes? Googly eyes (aka jiggly eyes) are most commonly known as small plastic craft supplies used for eyeballs. They have an [...]
Comparing costs from the 1950s with the 2010s based on inflation alone isn’t exactly perfect. Just like today, new technologies were viewed as luxury items and introductory prices reflected this. The automatic pop-up toaster was first introduced in 1926, but manual toasters maintained popularity well into the ’50s, mostly due to costs. Take a look [...]
The classic luncheon meat that comes in a can celebrates 75 years! What was once a standard in American households became the target of many jokes through the decades, but is still a favorite amongst many diners. Made from chopped pork shoulder meat and ham, SPAM was introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation in 1937. The [...]
A recent quest on squidoo left us hunting for a unique “national” day that also had a rich, retro history. That’s how we found out that August 26th is “Toilet Paper Day”! We discovered quite a few interesting things about this day-to-day necessity, including that someone obtained a patent on the stuff with an accompanying [...]
If you’ve been looking for the cutest snack signs to display in your home theater, kitchen or kids area, these little dancing theater signs are simply adorable. Made of heavy steel with cool, retro artwork, they’ll add the perfect touch of nostalgia. Okay, they’ll make you hungry, too! What makes these guys so cute is [...]
If you have a handful of old mason jars – or even jelly jars (anything glass will work) – here’s an easy project that will add a great splash of color to any room. Krista at Blue Eyed Yonder explains the simple and inexpensive process. Don’t have vintage jars? Standard mason jars haven’t changed much [...]
This 1960s-era ad for a Whirlpool refrigerator offers up something that never really caught on – using fabrics or wood to decorate the doors. Take a look at this 1967 magazine ad, target toward housewives: Like many ’60s ads, this one is text heavy and targets women in the hope they can influence a major [...]
One of the simplest rooms in the home, the laundry room typically calls for a simple design. Those blessed with an oversized room for sorting, folding and ironing clothes will find using shelves and bins for organizing makes for an uncluttered space. The rest of us, however, need to keep this area void of knick [...]
Take a look at this December 28, 1954 cover of LOOK, featuring Lucy and Desi and their children. Also included in the issue: 5th Annual TV Awards Lucy shopping for a dollhouse with her children. Miss America Lee Meriwether Guy Lombardo Rocky Graziano Fashion wear by the Christmas fire Men’s white winder jackets 20,000 Leagues [...]
An 8.5 mile bridge system over the Saint Lawrence River connects norther New York with southeastern Ontario (Canada). The bridge was constructed in 1937, and was completed in just 16 months. Dedicated on August 18, 1938, the bridge system plays a major role in history at an international border. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime [...]
What’s not to love about upcycling vintage suitcases? There are plenty of ways to display these gems, but functional furniture is always a plus! Stacie Grissom tells all in her post about creating an awesome table out of a slanted case, which is a bit more challenging than just plopping a flat suitcase atop an [...]
I’d always understood that light affects color, but I never realized just how much until we started painting the master bathroom. We chose a classic gray color that would work well with many types of decor – we didn’t want to be married to a specific overall color theme or design. We opted for a [...]
Coca-Cola’s Freestyle soda fountain is a system the Jetsons surely would have wanted in their space-age living quarters. One I’d like to have parked in my living room. The Freestyle is a touch-screen system that dispenses 100+ flavors of water, soda, fruit drinks and Powerade. The Coca-Cola Company invested millions in the development of the [...]
