If you already own a 1960s house, are thinking about buying one, or just want to see how new suburban homes were designed back in the Kennedy era, check out these vintage ’60s home plans!
New York City’s luxurious original Waldorf-Astoria was among America’s first big hotels. When it was built during the Victorian era, it was considered the finest hotel in the world – and soon became the most famous, too.
Why stop with the walls when decorating your home when you can add color and flair up high? Here are some retro examples and home decor tips on how to wallpaper a ceiling!
See a bunch of vintage mid-century wallpapers, and get vintage insight from the ’60s about traditional and then-modern home decor and color schemes.
Give your kid a wild bedtime with lion and elephant quilted comforters! These comical quilts can turn a youngster’s bedtime from hassle to heyday. See how to make them here.
If you’re buying a 1950s house, already live in one, or just want to see how new suburban homes were designed back in the rock ‘n’ roll and ‘Leave it to Beaver’ era, we have some fantastic ’50s house plans for you!
Some vintage 1940s interior design decor trends veered into the overdone, like the ‘glam’ Hollywood-inspired look here – filled with satin, ruffles & bows.
Look back at adorable vintage nursery decor and furniture from the ’50s, plus get expert advice from interior decorators about old-school baby bedrooms.
See what it looked like on board the Titanic – inside the fancy lounges, dining rooms, first-class cabins and other luxurious delights – before the ship sunk to the ocean floor on her maiden voyage in 1912.
These gorgeous vintage home designs and their floor plans from the 1920s are as authentic as they get – From sweet little retro bungalows to cool Colonials.
You enter the house through the front door, painted an unforgettable bright blue, outside and in. You stand on cool, dark ceramic tile that has the sleek look of polished leather. Take a tour of this ’70s designer dream house here!
See a Scholz Mark 58, a marvelous mid-century modern home built in 1958. From the blue bathroom to the wooden wall paneling, every inch of this reinterpreted California Ranch house screams retro… and we love it.
When post-WWII prefab housing was becoming passe, in the ’50s, a new version of the prefab home emerged – the kind of home with many of the mid-century modern design ideas that would become popular over the next decade.
What was flooring from the fifties like? Bold stripes, oversize checkerboard squares, or random arrangements made from vinyl tile or linoleum for the kitchen, bathroom or other areas of the home!
Anyone obsessed with Strawberry Shortcake probably dreamed of winning a bedroom makeover like this one from 1982. The prize package included more than 75 pieces of sugary sweet delight – toys, of course, but also wallpaper, roller skates and more.
This mid-century modern home design was created for a busy family of five, and in addition to the spacious floorplan, it glows with light, from huge windows and stunning clerestories.
Here’s an idea designed to make one room serve two purposes . . . a cozy, practical family room, plus well-planned facilities for extra guests or family additions.
These bold and bright ’70s bedding ensembles delightfully epitomize the colorful fashions — both in home decor and clothing — of the groovy years.
The four-poster bed with a canopy, known as a tester bed, is back in a big way. At the 1972 furniture market in Chicago, the canopy bed look was bigger than life.
Are you short on space for storing stereo and records, seating friends? Too-square room, too-full closet? Change your dorm or bedroom into a happy habitat by following these collective tips (ideal for busy students, into-everything activists)!
These seven unique budget small house designs prove that good things still do come in small packages — that originality can make the tiniest house attractive!
Manufacturers of towels, bedspreads and sheets have come up with bright, colorful offerings to whet any women’s decorating appetite.
The most important things that make home decorating successful are beauty of color, color in relation to light, color in gradation and masses, appropriateness, and harmony between wall coverings and furnishings.
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
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
Make a ‘Lazy Susan’ wardrobe Four-season wardrobe selection at the touch of a finger Separate your wardrobe by season . . . by formal and
Today, when space-saving is so often a must that a piece of furniture is given houseroom almost grudgingly if it serves only one purpose, hassocks needn’t be merely be footrests. Here’s how to make your own!
Lofty bunk The fireman’s pole makes getting out of bed a zip! And the whole project is a zip to build into any boy’s room.
Vintage parquet inlaid linoleum in a living room ’20s dining room decor A staircase landing with bedrooms in a vintage 1920s home ’20s home decor: Glorifying
Five wonderful workable playable children’s rooms Rooms where your children can be themselves, work and play and entertain their own friends Our children, boys and
Warm colors are best for living room by Lynn Elson Fashions in color change every year on the home decorating scene, but personal tastes remain
Historic New England netting by Roxa Wright Borrowing the art of netting from their seagoing husbands, the women of New England found it had many
Love the house — love its windows! Unfortunately it doesn’t always happen that way. Some of us choose a Cape Cod for its cozy charm,
Put your hand over this clock radio & see how tiny it actually is. Now put your hand on your night table — and see how little room
No matter how independent teenagers may sound when they’re talking about furniture, they still need guidance… Here are pieces that easily please all concerned – without a family scene. They’re in good taste and all have growth potential.
To furnish the baby’s room in a charming way is not so much a question of money as of taste, and a very pretty room may be devised with the expenditure of only a few dollars.
The Temptation of Beautyrest Another story about the kind of comfort that’s kind to your back Give Kim Novak an “Oscar” for being smart. She
Wood grille divider Handsome wood grille, attached to ceiling, wall, and floor separates dining room from entrance hall in the Clinton Peets’ home, Sherman Oaks,
Change the scene In a child’s room, periodic remodelings are a must, just to keep up with the child’s growth and to cover the wear
Speaks French in style… and your language in price The Provencaux Collection is just one of 50 Bassett furniture designs… for families with bigger ideas than
Headboards with a custom look Cost little… easy to make 1) All the warmth and charm of an Early American setting, with emphasis on the
24-carat ideas to make your room sparkle and shine It’s a sad, sad story, and we hear it every day. You’ve cut down on video
Table of contents Who wants yesterday’s papers? You do, because they’re the beginning of the end — the new end table for your room, that
If you’ve got tons of cassette tapes tumbling all over your room, here’s a craft project to get you on the fast track to tidying them up.
Soft talk: Make a bulletin board Bulletin! Bulletin! The message is loud and clear that soft sculpture is here to stay! You can be a
Malibu Stripe Striking stripes in smashing colors that can change your bedroom into a beauty room. Malibu Stripe is one of our new Decorator Fashions.
Flower Basket needlepunch bedspread Sears “Flower Basket.” The brilliant beauty of needlepunch. Sears revives an American Colonial design. And an almost lost American art form
The joy of granny-squaring A gallery of gallant, gorgeous, gleeful things that you make with the versatile granny square — that small portable crochet unit
20 giant wall display decorations in full color for your home Complete set of wide-eyed dancers and decorations magically converts walls into gaily-colored room setting
American needlework: Weaving by Rose Wilder Lane Weaving, the crisscrossing of strands together to make a fabric, is the only art craft to engage and
Sears savings & values guide Sears Benchmade sofas Sears brass lighting/Bonnet pieces Save $100-$200 on a sofa to suit your style — traditional,
Wake up in a bright new bedroom! Bassett makes it so easy to own! Let this lovely Bassett bedroom set a bright pattern for your
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