"Redi-Baker" for your retro kitchen: eBay pick of the day

This adorable Nesco Redi-Baker seems like a great countertop addition to any 50s style kitchen! eBay link:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280165098734&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018

Wednesday eBay pick of the day: Vintage Ice Crusher

I have one of these, exact same model, in my kitchen - and it is fantastic...really heavy duty, works great, and terrific looking. My ice crusher is white - but I also really love the color described here...sounds like a light chartreuse, which is a great mid-century color. For example -- scroll down two postings and see how well this would go with yesterday's eBay pick, the barkcloth curtains! Buy them both, and you've got a great basis for a new retro reno kitchen look!

Here's the eBay url: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270174473130&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017#ebayphotohosting

Chemex Coffeemaker - in production since 1942!

This beautiful coffee maker is a must-have for any mid-century-modern home. Designed in 1942 and still in production today, the Chemex® Coffeemaker is found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

According to the manufacturers: "This merging of form and function came out of Chemist Peter Schlumbohm's taste for fine flavor. Applying the techniques used to insure laboratory purity, he set out to brew what may have been the first cup of truly, clear, full-bodied coffee - free of undesirable fats, oils, sediment and most of all...bitterness."

For info on where/how to buy: www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/