
Ward Jenkins – a Mid-Century Friend
One of my favorite folks I “met” (virtually of course) in the world of Mid Century is Ward Jenkins. He’s featured this month as “Flip

One of my favorite folks I “met” (virtually of course) in the world of Mid Century is Ward Jenkins. He’s featured this month as “Flip

Just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock, Mad Men is set in 1960s New York, the sexy, stylized and provocative series follows the

A week ago, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Koop Kooper of Cocktail Nation, if you haven’t checked out his podcast and radio

A Facebook post reminded us that some of our favorite holiday specials were released in the 1960’s. We thought we’d walk you down memory lane


Do you decorate Retro? Link to pictures in the comments below – we’d love to see your take on Mid-Century decorating! This photo is courtesy

Happy Easter from Vera Ellen (courtesy of Dress Up and Play), Vera-Ellen began dancing at the age of 10, and a few years later became

We haven’t done book reviews on Mid-Century style yet, but perhaps that’s because we didn’t know “Pillow Stalk” was out there. Written by Diane Vallere,

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?

This post on Mondo Erotica over on www.tikiloungetalk.com reminded me how much we love this music series…the Tikiloungetalk article has other music as well if

I thought we’d try something new – thanks to Tack-O-Rama we have access to these fantastic images – so friends, help me out, “caption this”!

So, I was surfing cool retro mid-century stuff and found this awesome group on Flickr: Mid Century Home Brochures and Ephemera – a little tasty

I’m putting this on both of my blogs since I think this looks amazing! I really don’t watch enough great documentaries! Herb & Dorothy Selected

Totally awesome and worth the watch – makes me want to hop in the car for our next trip! This Timelapse / Drivelapse video shows

Another funny ad. Post any links to your Photo Friday below!!

If you have your head in a mid-century fog, you might have missed Mid-Century Menu a category/feature on “No Pattern Required”, where Ruth makes the

One of my favorite movies is the Lucille Ball movie “The Long, Long Trailer” – and while it doesn’t glorify traveling in a trailer, it

Love it or criticize it, we’re excited for a new season of “Mad Men” Sunday March 25 and the long awaited styles and interiors! Here’s

As the Route 66 Centennial approaches, something interesting is happening. This isn’t just an anniversary tour or a nostalgia lap. It’s a full-scale reawakening of

Watching the Facebook posts, we came across this treasure trove of fabulous images – the GM Heritage Center has some astounding images for you to

More ’60’s than ’50’s – these illustrations are from “Two Stories about Kate and Kitty”, illustrations by Alice Schlesinger. 1968

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

And honestly this became a treasure – I’m SO happy! Jason on Flickr, found my picture of this box that I posted for Pam’s 1st

Unfortunately due to lack of traffic and time for us to maintain it, we have decided to take down our Ning group – hopefully anyone

As a break from our interiors series, we’d ask you to “caption this” fun picture from Tack-O-Rama! Thanks again to Tack-O-Rama we have access to