Quickly after World War II ended, Americans plowed right into making a wonderful new life for themselves – starting with building their dream kitchens, dream bathrooms – dream houses. Looking at periodicals from 1946, I can see a few distinct trends – this was a transitional period…you still see many Deco influences…you see a lot [...]

The 1940s saw all kinds of innovation that supposedly gave women the freedom to cavort around town all afternoon.

On Thursday we looked at Catherine’s 1948 Ohio kitchen and bathroom. She wants decorating ideas that will bring these firmly into the modern era and to complement her growing collection of Drexel and Heywood Wakefield furniture — along with her young family’s needs. With this post, I will start with the kitchen. Ad image:  American [...]

This kitchen is so so wonderful. It’s from 1946. Check out how it’s red, white and blue – but not in a screaming way. In fact, I adore this shade of blue, and the cabinets ‘read’ a creamy white that’s so inviting. Also notice, the steel cabinets paired with the wood-paneled built-in and back wall. [...]

Robyn in Portland sends along this craigslist find:
Hi Pam – I saw this stove on craigslist here in Portland and thought your readers might be interested. It is not 50’s, but is so pretty.
Ok, so it’s not postwar, but I agree it’s very pretty — and if you have an early- to mid-40s kitchen, [...]