1950s
Midcentury bathrooms: See the most popular color schemes of the ’50s
In the midcentury bathrooms of the ’50s, the look of white, stark home decor was quickly disappearing. In its wake was a trend toward colorful designs. Take a look!
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1960s
A dream-come-true vintage playhouse for the backyard: Creativity from the ’60s
This vintage playhouse from the ’60s is a real house, with a Dutch front door and hearts and flowers dormers and a white picket fence.
1940s
20 retro yellow kitchens from yesteryear: Sunny midcentury home decor
These retro yellow kitchens – in all their buttery, warm and sunny splendor – are here for the midcentury home decor enthusiast to appreciate!
1960s
Vintage home decorating: See 30+ mid-century wallpapers from the ’60s
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.
1930s
20 vintage pink bathrooms: See some wild bubblegum-era midcentury home decor of the 1950s & 1960s
While not exclusively the domain of the fifties, the popularity of vintage pink bathrooms – including pink toilets, sinks and bathtubs and other home decor – reached its peak during the middle of the century.
1940s
Vintage basement decor from the ’40s & ’50s: See 25 creative remodels
Check out these 12 retro basement remodels, including a ranch room with a Western atmosphere, created with cowhide furniture, a totem pole, and a colorful pattern for the floor copied from a Navajo blanket.
1960s
Design & decor for a small but practical dream house (1960)
Our practical dream house: Practical in the sense of low maintenance. Dreamy in the way it realizes the family’s hopes. What a house costs to
1940s
Walls with a fashion future! Vintage wallpaper samples from 1940
These 72 wonderful wallpaper samples come straight from the forties, when wallpaper was all the rage. See real examples of vintage home decor here!
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.
1970s
Get down with these groovy vinyl floors from the ’70s
In the ’70s, modern versions of linoleum made with vinyl were the must-have floors in kitchens, family rooms, and even bathrooms. Take a look back – or look down – here!
1960s
The ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ bottle: TV magic with props, sets & special effects
The ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ bottle was magical – from the pretty painted outside to the plush, jeweled interior. Find out about the wizardry that made it work!
1950s
A-frame house plans for second homes & family vacation cabins: 12 retro designs from the ’50s & ’60s
The A-frame house design is a tried and true style, and was especially popular for second homes and vacation cabins in the ’60s. See several retro A-frames here!
1800s
Victorian graphic design: Stylized paint labels (1870s & 1880s)
Paint: Stylized product labels from the Victorian era Artist ivory black antique paint label Antique Victorian furniture paint label Florentine fresco colors – Turkey red
1950s
See these 16 vintage calendar towels from retro kitchens
The best part of this collection of vintage calendar towels is remembering the ones from years ago – just like our moms, aunts and grandmothers used to have in their kitchens.
1950s
See 130 vintage ’50s house plans used to build millions of mid-century homes that we still live in today
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!
1940s
Glam 1940s interior design: 5 before & after bedroom makeovers, plus 5 more retro room renovations
Some vintage 1940s interior design decor trends veered into the overdone, like the ‘glam’ Hollywood-inspired look here – filled with satin, ruffles & bows.
1970s
Easy vintage crafts: How to make wooden clothespin trivets & coasters
With a couple dozen clothespins – the flat, springless, wooden ones – you’ve got the raw material to craft some really original clothespin trivets!
1910s
A classic collection of vintage stencil designs (1910)
Here’s a collection of stencils patterns from 1910, inspired by Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Persian and other classical designs.
1950s
22 vintage kitchen ideas you don’t see much anymore
See 22 vintage kitchen ideas – from funky fridges to creative cabinetry – plus other retro appliances and home decor we don’t see much anymore.
1960s
Crazy, colorful retro kitchens from the ’60s, with bright & bold decorator appliances
Colorful retro kitchens from the ’60s, when it was an exciting new trend in appliances – an idea that’s been growing ever since the first tame departure from clinical white to pale pastels and subdued browns.
1970s
A ’70s designer dream house: The American Home of 1974
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!
1950s
Tour the ultimate mid-century modern house: The Scholz Mark 58 Home of the Year
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.
1970s
Can we agree that this is tacky retro home decor? Check out these top 10 terrible fuzzy toilet covers from the ’70s
‘A shag carpet toilet lid cover with matching tank cover’ sounds like the answer to a question nobody asked, but our counterparts in the ’70s loved their fuzzy toilet covers, and weren’t ashamed to admit it.
1950s
9 colorful mid-century kitchen remodels & retro floorplans from 1954
If you were planning to get a new kitchen for your home in the 1950s, here are nine of the most popular mid-century kitchen remodels and floorplans you might have checked out!
1950s
How to be a perfect ’50s housewife: In the kitchen
A lighthearted look back at the 50s housewife during the sunny days of yesteryear, when a woman’s home was her castle — and her kitchen was the heart of that home.
1960s
8 vintage sixties kitchens with Flair ranges: Pull-out electric stoves and glass oven doors that opened upwards
Flair ranges have a revolutionary new design to glorify your present kitchen without built-in expense! Combines twin, glass-fronted ovens and new, slide-in cooking top in one cabinet.
1950s
What did a typical 1950s suburban house look like? Feast your eyes on this fab prefab home built in 1958
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.
1960s
Six wonderful, workable kitchen designs from the ’60s
These wonderful, workable kitchen designs from the ’60s were said to be a joy to use and to clean. Take a look back at six creative mid-century kitchens here!
1950s
Vintage style, loud and proud! See 12 bold striped & checkerboard floors from 1950s homes
Get some retro decorating advice and see floors from 1950s homes featuring creatively striped and checkerboard flooring patterns with two or more colors.
1960s
Make vintage-style handmade Christmas wreaths with this craft how-to from 1964
The plain-Jane basis for each of these handmade Christmas wreaths is an ordinary ready-made wreath of white pine or balsam. We asked a talented designer-florist for some decorating ideas, and these are the lovely easy-to-copy results.
1950s
Home decor, 1950s-style: Be generous with color
Color is everywhere around you. But nowhere is it more exciting or more important than in your home! Here’s how you can be soothingly subtle or bold and bright, how to get vibrant accents and how to be monochromatic. Ideas to make your whole house sing with color!
1960s
Vintage lava lamps: They’re like wild – way out! (1960s & 1970s)
The ‘in’ gift of the year! Lava lamps are so unusual they defy description! You’ll want several! Beautiful! New! Exotic! Fascinating! Intriguing!
1960s
Deck the halls with lots of homemade ’60s-style Christmas decor
Get inspired with these creative, crafty ideas for making some of your own homemade ’60s-style Christmas decor to match the style of your home!
1980s
Classic gingerbread houses: 28 clever Christmas creations made with cookies & candy (1987)
For the merriest of holidays, here is a collection of classic gingerbread houses! See a half-timbered country gingerbread house, a church with twin towers, a marvelous Victorian manse — take your pick.
1960s
Have a crafty Christmas! Retro holiday decor you can make with ideas from the ’60s
Looking for some authentic retro holiday decor? Here, find out how to make some vintage Christmas crafts from 1964! There’s a green burlap holiday wreath, some tabletop crown Christmas trees, a starburst craft and more.
1950s
15 fabulous examples of fun & fashionable flooring from the fifties
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!
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