1960s
4 inexpensive Christmas decorations & gifts you can make (1963)
Here’s some beautiful Christmas decor and crafty holiday gifts that you can make – they’re creative and affordable, and all in an authentic ’60s-style.
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1960s
For a merry vintage Christmas: Creative holiday gifts for the mid-century home, from 1964
For a ’60s-style Christmas, give something out of this world! On the launching pad and ready to go in Santa’s space capsule are a collection of vintage creative holiday gifts for the home.
1970s
8 high-style, low-budget gift wrap ideas (1976)
A pretty wrapping makes a gift special. But when you suddenly realize that some of your Christmas presents are costing almost as much to wrap as they did to buy, then it’s high time for ingenuity and originality!
1970s
Flourishes of festivity: Vintage Christmas trees from 1974
On these Christmas trees, cuddly creatures ride the silver balsam tree along with Santas and toys, all radiantly spotlighted with the gleam of shining ornaments.
1960s
Dazzling, jewel-like vintage Christmas ornament crafts from the ’60s
Start your holiday decorating now by making dazzling, jewel-like Christmas ornaments shaped like balloons, or enchanting holiday decor to hang in your home!
1970s
Sparking sequined crafts: Jeweled fruit & Christmas ornaments (1972)
Make these ornaments in minutes for dazzling centerpieces or decorations. It’s so easy! You simply use straight pins to attach sequins and beads to Styrofoam forms.
1960s
How to make a boy’s Alaskan bedroom hideaway (1961)
Boy’s Alaskan bedroom hideaway Built-in utility… plus a new world of adventure The young men of your house will appreciate this beautiful and practical “Alaskan
1800s
A dozen fashionable Victorian fireplaces from 1880
Check out this collection of beautiful antique Victorian fireplaces — mantels and grates — with an elegant style to suit homes of the late 1800s.
1960s
Stage a crafty Christmas claybake! (1964)
Christmas claybake In that magical and ever-quickening flurry of days and weeks before Christmas, when lists are drawn up, gifts cached away, parties and visits
1960s
Decorating your front door for Christmas (1960)
Holiday front door decor Is there a warmer way of saying “Merry Christmas” and “Please come in!” than a front door that’s bedecked with greens
1970s
Make a little Christmas tree! Create festivity on a small scale (1977)
Every home has room for a Christmas tree, even if it’s only the tabletop variety. See the festive joy a small tree Christmas tree can bring to your home!
Vintage advertisements
L’eggs pantyhose eggs in metallic gold, silver, red, blue, green for Christmas (1973)
Get crafty and decorate L’eggs eggs for the holidays – they come in gold, silver, red, blue, green, so you can give brighter Christmas presents.
1960s
Merry & bright Christmas centerpieces (1962)
Christmas centerpieces At Christmas time, you want to set a bountiful, beautiful table, with your very best china, a cherished old lace or damask cloth
1960s
Colorful Christmas lights from GE (1966 & 1968)
Your holiday decorations can have a new look 15 Merry Bright Light Set — Constant see-thru brilliance! 20 Tinsel-Lights — Halos of sparkle! 35 Merry
1960s
Make your own Christmas trimmings & decor! (1962)
Make your own gay trimmings, advises clever El Paso decorator by Bessie Simpson Remember the days when Christmas trimmings were not to be found in
1960s
How to make a kitchen center island (1961)
Kitchen center island A step-saving kitchen island with roll-away cart This kitchen island food preparation and serving center is designed to save you steps, and
1970s
How to sew some cute, crafty Christmas tree ornaments (1974)
Here are some crafty Christmas tree ornaments you can sew yourself, using scraps of fabric! There are four different designs using an inexpensive patchwork design.
1970s
Mini gardens: The Folarium greenhouse & indoor sunshine machines (1974)
Ideal for displaying plants in any room, the Aladdin Folarium gives plants a healthy indoor environment.
1960s
How to make a fold-away dining corner in your kitchen (1961)
Fold-away dining corner A family-centered dining nook tucks away into warm wood paneling Here is an idea that will provide additional living space in your
1970s
Decorate the Christmas tree with salt dough ornaments (1975)
Remember when Christmas was homemade ornaments and handmade gifts? Maybe this is the year for Christmas past. All it takes is a batch of dough
1970s
An unforgettable lemon-and-lime colored kitchen (1977)
Over, under and all around, a sunny mood pervades this lemon-and-lime kitchen in suburban Cincinnati. But this kitchen has more than good looks.
1800s
6 stunning silver Victorian tilting water pitchers (1889)
The tilting water pitcher was something often found on the dining table during the Victorian era. Mounted on a swing pivot, it simplified the task of pouring ice water into cups or glasses, as there was no lifting required.
1800s
Asheville’s Biltmore Mansion: A century of American opulence
The Biltmore (1900) Whoever has enjoyed the privilege of viewing the beautiful chains of the Blue Ridge — the Great Smoky Mountains spreading for fifty
1970s
Before the jeans: Gloria Vanderbilt launches a home decorating magazine (1975)
Shortly before her clothing line debuted – and back when her son, Anderson Cooper, was 8 years old – the multi-talented heiress Gloria Vanderbilt came out with her own print magazine: Gloria Vanderbilt Designs for Your Home.
1960s
Design-A-Wall modular shelves for the mid-century modern home (1962)
Design-A-Wall units: Modular shelves, bookcases, cabinets and room dividers. What a wonderful world of beauty and utility is yours with new Design-A-Wall units! Handsome, without
1920s
14 quaint residential garage additions from the twenties
Few families today are without automobiles, so the lack of a garage affects the resale value of any home. A garage not in good taste architecturally almost as seriously affects that value.
1960s
How to make a buffet server for your dining room & kitchen (1961)
Make a ‘Finger-tip’ buffet server Display, serve, store, “roll away” with this serving center of fine wood This built-in buffet will save you steps, help
1960s
How to make a fold-up home workshop (1961)
Make a fold-up home workshop Plan, work, store, protect with this “fold away” workshop For Dad only . . . a complete, self-contained home workshop
1960s
How to make a ‘Lazy Susan’ wardrobe closet for your bedroom (1961)
Make a ‘Lazy Susan’ wardrobe Four-season wardrobe selection at the touch of a finger Separate your wardrobe by season . . . by formal and
1950s
Mid-century modern carpet styles (1950s)
Christmas will be unforgettable if you give her one of these new broadloom carpet styles. No gift could do more to brighten the heart of a woman who loves her home!
1970s
Make your own jewelry with bead weaving (1972)
Make your own jewelry – vintage style! Create your own distinctive beaded jewelry by weaving it on a basic box loom. You can make an
1950s
Household in the pink: Pink home accessories & decor (1955)
Household in the pink Having run the gamut in clothes, pink has moved in on home furnishings, and is seeping into every room of the
1950s
The Liberator: GE Deluxe Speed-Cooking electric ranges (1955)
Kitchen appliances from the ’50s! The Liberator electric range includes the new automatic surface unit that you “set and forget,” until food is done. Remember, this is the first step toward modern electrical living.
1800s
Shades of the past: Victorian house paint color sample cards
The harmony of color (1893) From Sherwin-Williams Paint We often hear the remark “There goes a well-dressed lady,” but we do not always think of
1950s
Colonial-style barn signs for good luck (1959)
The “hex marks” painted on the old barns of the so-called “Pennsylvania Dutch” farmers, even on some of the modern new barns, now are merely traditionally ornamental.
1950s
America’s obsession with clean, white & bright gives bleach a boost (1955)
Clorox makes linens more than white… it makes them sanitary, too! Whiter! Even a child can see that… and Clorox also protects health! Yes, you’ll
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