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    Let's-decorate-1944

    1940s decor — 32 pages of designs and ideas from 1944

    lauryn and dennis 1939 kitchen remodel

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

    vintage earrings used to decorate shower curtain rods

    Mom’s black-and-white vintage bathroom sparkling with vintage je...

    black trim tile for white subway tile from home depot

    Black trim for a white subway tile bathroom — The Gut Bathroom R...

    1940 New Mexico dugout house FSA photograph

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

    streamline 1940s dinette

    1948 Streamline Moderne time capsule house, Portland, Oregon

    cottage-kitchen

    Kate’s camp cottage renovation on Martha’s Vineyard

    how to create a mid century kitchen

    How to design a mid century kitchen — instructions straight from 194...

    Chromedge-red-kitchen

    1940s chrome trim for linoleum — a 7-page Chromedge reference gu...

    red-and-white-kitchen-1940s

    14 great scenes from 1940s kitchens, bathrooms, appliances & more

    quinnipiac-terrace-1942-living-room

    Quinnipiac Terrace, New Haven, Connecticut, 1942

    gropius-house

    Gropius House: Historic mid century homes to visit

    Frelinghuysen-Morris-Studio-Home

    The Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio: Historic mid century hom...

    red-crackle-ice-laminate

    Where to find cracked ice laminate

    1920s-style-ceramic-bathroom-fixtures

    Ceramic towel bars, soap dishes & more from Rejuvenation

    1940s-kitchen-bathroom-advertising

    71 kitchens, bathrooms & more in 1940s photo gallery

    GypsyRoseWool_BW_2010[9117]

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

    1948-home-theatre-chromedge-catalog-on-retro-renovation

    A 1948 home theater – yes, 1948

    1940s color guide

    1940s color ideas from a 1939 Kroehler guide

    1940s-kitchen-renovation

    Linoleum floors and countertops brighten up Dave & Frances’...

    1940s-bathroom

    1940s decorating style

    1954-aladdin-home

    46 years of Aladdin Home catalogs

    1949-simmons-hide-a-bed

    18 kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms from 1949

    clarion-vintage-style-farmhouse-sink

    Create a sweet pre-war bungalow kitchen

    1946-monacch-paramount-roaster-range460crop

    1946 Monarch-Paramount Roaster Range

    crop-raymond-waites-vintage-document-large-roses

    10 pretty and affordable wallpapers for 40s or 50s bedrooms, dens and ...

    1946-pyrex-kitchen-crop

    21 ideas for your 1940s ranch, bungalow or cape – 40s kitchens, ...

    1940s executive

    Hygiene was an important theme in the postwar era

    Dishmaster faucet ad 1950

    Dishmaster faucets: Dishwashing the easy way

    1940s kitchen from GE

    Stylish and sassy dames — free from kitchen toil — thanks ...

    1947 fiberglass mattress pad

    “For incendiary sleepers” — a 1947 fireproof mattres...

    1947 garage door

    1948: Gadgets galore for America

    Dishmaster faucet 1955

    Dishmaster faucets will get the whole family in the dishwashing act!

    1945 american kitchen

    A cheery 1945 kitchen to mark month’s end

    1949 kohler advertising

    A vintage 1949 bathroom — simple pleasures for people who’...

    1946-american-standard-kitchen.jpg

    40s kitchen – a sweet, patriotic 1946 kitchen to welcome dad hom...

    200px-blandings1948.jpg

    1948 was a very good year: Awesome retro kitchens and Cary Grant’...