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A slice of vintage Holly Hobbie heaven from the ’70s & ’80s

Holly Hobbie is the old-fashioned girl dressed in calico with lace-up boots and an enormous sunbonnet who now appears on toys, gift wrap, decoupage kits, wall plaques, figurines, collector plates and more.

How to make a space-saving guest wall for visitors (1961)

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.

A dozen fashionable Victorian fireplaces from 1880

Antique fireplace mantels from 1880 Used in connection with the Peerless Grate consists of five pieces of tile, which rest upon the outer or stationa... Read more...

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 worksh... Read more...

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 inform... Read more...

Art tile stoves for the up-to-date Victorian home (1890)

A leader among art stove makers In the matter of ornamentation, our "Art Tile stove" is the leader among "Art stoves." Its mantle of embossed tiles... Read more...

How to make these lion and elephant quilted comforters (1972)

Wild bedtime! Lion and elephant quilted comforters Our comical quilts can turn a youngster's bedtime from hassle to heyday! Materials needed Lion... Read more...

Victorian graphic design: Stylized paint labels (1870s & 1880s)

These bits of well-preserved vintage graphic artistry come from the simply-named Paints Oils Varnishes catalog from F. W. Devoe Co. of New York, which... Read more...

Retro yellow kitchens from yesteryear

Pink is dead: Style trend in housewares features yellow (1956) Better repaint your pink pots and change; your turquoise towels, ma'am: The stylis... Read more...

Retro rooms: 12 themed vintage basement remodels (1948)

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.

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 house. Some of... Read more...

Bathroom colors become brighter and more varied (1957 & 1958)

More color in the bathroom From the Sheboygan Press - April 29, 1957 Pink and yellow bathroom fixture sales increased sharply last year, reports... Read more...

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.

Vintage home exteriors: 18 colorfully-painted Victorian houses (1886)

Bold, rich coloring for houses of the era The day when nearly every building was painted white, and window blinds green, has passed away. It was ... Read more...

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... Read more...

Dresses and decor from Paris (1953)

Dress and decor from Paris Designers show gowns, homes In an age when comparatively few people can even house a ball gown, the leading couturiers ... Read more...

Peter Max clocks: Wild, wonderful ways to tell time!

The absolutely wild, wonderful way to tell time! (1968) New from General Electric: Peter Max Clocks Daisy Butterfly, Opticon, Wow Now, Daisy Refle... Read more...

Space age: Amazing retro futuristic homes of the ’60s

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.

The new look in home furnishings: Paisley & black lacquer (1963)

The new look in home furnishings -- Black lacquer furniture and paisley fabrics By Vivian Brown A new look in home furnishings may well be black... Read more...

The bright, new look of needlepoint (1958)

Collector's Craft Book: Needlepoint Pillows Needlepoint, favorite hobby of queens, Colonial housewives and every new generation of Americans, adapt... Read more...

Michael Landon at home (1975)

Meet the Michael Landons by Muriel Davidson Michael Landon's "Big House in Beverly Hills" is a far cry from the "Little House on the Prairie" fe... Read more...

Come into the kitchen with Dinah Shore (1967)

Come into the kitchen with Dinah "My kitchen is home to me," says Dinah Shore -- singer, TV hostess, cook. And her newly remodeled kitchen is a wa... Read more...

Swap out your home decor for summer (1965)

Summer is for looking outdoors ... so send the winter draperies to be cleaned and stored. In their place, drape lengths of fabric over the curtain ro... Read more...

Build a dream-come-true play house in your backyard (1962)

A backyard play house A picturebook house where she can go, where nobody ever says 'No," a hideaway where she can play, and dream of castles and ki... Read more...

How to make any kitchen more sociable (1981)

How to make any kitchen more sociable To make any kitchen as people-oriented as it is practical, start by rethinking it as a room, not just a place... Read more...

A retro restroom rainbow: Colorful modern bathrooms (1949)

Here's some bright and bold bathroom decor, straight out of the late forties.

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