Mid-Century Photo Friday: good mid-century remodel?

Terra Cotta windowsill detail and fire safety

It’s a bit hard to see, but we have cool curved walls into each of the windows and terra cotta window sills (I think they’re terra cotta). Unfortunately we also have plastic storm windows, bleck! However, they’re better than no storm windows at all! On the subject of windows, we’re taking off the bars on our lower back side of our house (pictures to come later). I got particularly freaked out by the fire safety

Catch the sites on Route 66 – Pops, Arcadia OK

We love driving Route 66 and each time we find new sites and fun finds and our favorite on the last trip was Pops in Arcadia Oklahoma. Not only is it a fabulous piece of retro architecture, it’s also a really really fun place to visit! We went at night: A video posted by Mid-century Style Magazine (@midcenturystylemagazine) on Dec 27, 2015 at 7:23pm PST And loved it so much we went back the next

Mid Century Photo Friday – Retro Roadtrip to Manitou Springs Colorado

We’re off on another Retro Roadtrip – this time to give some support to the communities around Colorado Springs our moral and financial support after the big wildfires here. So, here’s our Mid-Century Photo Friday – two fantastic Mid-Century Motels in Manitou Springs Colorado. Watch for our reviews next week!

THE MOTELS OF ROUTE 66, an interactive documentary film and book coming soon

“The Motels of Route 66”, a project “in the works”, is documentary film and accompanying book about the iconic vintage motels alongside the Main Street of America, Route 66. The project itself will be traveling the road and capturing the tales within the walls from the motel owners, the travelers and the architecture itself. According to their website, the filmmaker and his crew will embark on a month-long journey along the 2,448 miles of Route