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  • You are here: Home / Archives for By the Decade / 1920s-1930s
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    The first colors for bathroom fixtures — Kohler introduces sink,...

    lauryn and dennis 1939 kitchen remodel

    Lauryn and Dennis’ 1939 “humble kitchen” makeover &#...

    gladding mcbean tile at the leo carrillo ranch

    Gladding McBean tiles — sentimental artifacts of Romantic Reviva...

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    “Don’t be afraid of color. Promise me,” says Amy ...

    1940 New Mexico dugout house FSA photograph

    Color photographs of the Great Depression: Living in a dugout house, N...

    red-crackle-ice-laminate

    Where to find cracked ice laminate

    Worthpoint-time-capsule

    A Hidden-Treasures Time Capsule Home

    1920s-style-ceramic-bathroom-fixtures

    Ceramic towel bars, soap dishes & more from Rejuvenation

    american-standard-standard-collection-console-sink

    American Standard 1920-1930s bathrooms sinks

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    Vintage style hooked rugs for your 1930s or 1940s home

    teal-shingle-house-very-pretty-entry-460

    38+ pretty front doors: Upload a photo of your front door, too!

    paint-colors-for-a-mid-century-home

    46 new historic paint colors for Arts & Crafts bungalows

    vintage-recessed-soap-dishes

    A complete 1925 catalog of recessed soap dishes, towel bars and medici...

    Duravit - 5

    Duravit 1930s bathroom sink, toilet & tub

    1954-aladdin-home

    46 years of Aladdin Home catalogs

    reproduction-1930s-bathroom-sink

    1930s reproduction sink for a bungalow, four-square or romantic reviva...

    clarion-vintage-style-farmhouse-sink

    Create a sweet pre-war bungalow kitchen

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