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A study in angles in this 1954 beach cottage

50sPam on Jul 24 2008 | Filed under: fireplaces, flooring, living room

Here is another interior design study from my 1954 Armstrong flooring ad collection produced by Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. (insert forefinger backwards into mouth, make popping sound.)
What I really like about this image is that…it is a study in lines and angles and planes… and how their use can keep your eye flowing [...]

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Retro fireplaces, from Malm - I can’t believe they still make these!

50sPam on Oct 03 2007 | Filed under: attic & basement, fireplaces, living room

These are fabulous beyond belief — I am blown away that they still make these great, cone fireplaces! Okay, we’re now into 60s style…but I think one of these Malm Fireplaces will look great on the screen porch we’re planning out back. Alternatively: In the attic, when we get around to finishing off the space [...]

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