1970s
How to make some adorable lion and elephant quilted comforters (1972)
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.
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 your family never stays home because there’s nothing to do, check out these ways to pep up your yard or garden. Sometimes the simplest things, as in the play castle here, yields the most imaginative results.
If you love the mid-century retro style and want to create that gorgeous, peaceful vintage backyard feel, get 40 of the best patio, deck & porch ideas here.
What did the future look like from the ’60s? In this ad series for Motorola, commercial artist Charles Schridde depicted modernist homes of the future – and perfectly captured the era’s sleek style and space-age optimism.
Speaking of pictures… Walt Disney designs Army & Navy insignia One day last summer, when the new Navy torpedo boats were being launched, Lieutenant E
American Heritage: Pieced Patchwork Try your hand at these traditional patterns, pride of America’s past and adaptable for many uses today. By Jean Todd Freeman
Flip it forward or back Either way, a sturdy, useful chair for outdoors by William E Whitlock – Director, Woman’s Day Workshop This flip-over chair
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