Comments on: 50s bedroom - a very typical bedroom set from Drexel http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s and 60s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:33:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Sumac Sue http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/#comment-4952 Sumac Sue Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:08:09 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/#comment-4952 This bedroom is so similar to the bedroom my sister and I shared in the 60s and 70s. We had a blonde twin bed set with two dressers that my grandma had purchased in the 50s when a hotel went out of business. (It's since been passed on to another relative for their visiting grandkids to use). We had colors similar to the room shown, but reversed -- green walls and solid blue bedspreads and rugs. Instead of a lamp on a bedside table, we had little reading lamps that hooked to the tops of our headboards. I can't remember the curtains -- my mom had white sheers with pleated drapes in the living and dining rooms, but I think she just put sheers in all of the bedrooms. As this picture shows, it's a nice look. This bedroom is so similar to the bedroom my sister and I shared in the 60s and 70s. We had a blonde twin bed set with two dressers that my grandma had purchased in the 50s when a hotel went out of business. (It’s since been passed on to another relative for their visiting grandkids to use). We had colors similar to the room shown, but reversed — green walls and solid blue bedspreads and rugs. Instead of a lamp on a bedside table, we had little reading lamps that hooked to the tops of our headboards. I can’t remember the curtains — my mom had white sheers with pleated drapes in the living and dining rooms, but I think she just put sheers in all of the bedrooms. As this picture shows, it’s a nice look.

]]> By: Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/#comment-4947 Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:49:58 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/#comment-4947 Hi, It's been my experience that the most creative people are the least afraid to use the colors orange and green. I'm not saying every home should have those colors (yikes!), but this IS a small thing I've seen repeatedly. I have no explanation for it. Ronn Ives Hi,

It’s been my experience that the most creative people are the least afraid to use the colors orange and green. I’m not saying every home should have those colors (yikes!), but this IS a small thing I’ve seen repeatedly. I have no explanation for it.

Ronn Ives

]]> By: Hooked on Houses http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/#comment-4941 Hooked on Houses Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:16:55 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/#comment-4941 That color combination is interesting to me, especially for that period. I love seeing these old ads. Too fun! That color combination is interesting to me, especially for that period. I love seeing these old ads. Too fun!

]]> By: Amy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/#comment-4914 Amy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:41:57 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/03/13/50s-bedroom-a-very-typical-bedroom-set-from-drexel/#comment-4914 I like it! Even right down to the green shag carpeting too :-) I like it! Even right down to the green shag carpeting too :-)

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