Tag Archive '50s wallpaper'

Vintage 50s wallpaper in a foyer

Flickr friend John4kc is a retro recon junkie, and has many wonderful photos on his photostream (click the photo to get there). This Nutone door bell is a classic - but be still my beating heart, how I adore that vintage wallpaper. The graphics, so sweet!… and chartreuse+pink+green+red on cream — a most wonderful color [...]

Ohio Catherine’s vintage kitchen and bathroom come together…and she tests some of Bradbury & Bradbury’s new wallpapers

I heard from Ohio Catherine recently - remember her adorable ranch…and all her Drexel furniture? Catherine has continued to work on her vintage steel Youngstown kitchen — pulling together the extra pieces she needs — as well as her pink bathroom — including checking out Bradbury & Bradbury wallpaper to go-with:
hey pam!
i got a few [...]

Vintage wallpaper festival continues - with another source, courtesy Femme1

At some point this year, there will be a quiz, so please pay attention. Now what was my sole New Year’s resolution? To rid all retro renovators of any latent fear of wallpaper, and embrace this most wonderful of decorative gifts, of course!
In the continuing hunt to help Sebastian, Femme1 also found this site, hannahstreasures.com. [...]

Vintage wallpaper for Sebastian — Femme1 sends us a great website

In searching for more wallpaper choices for Sebastian and his yellow and black 1955 bathroom, Femme1 has found an incredible stash on a website in Sweden. In the 1950-1965 section, there are 180 different styles alone, including many in multiple roles!

Hi again, Pam!
I was looking around for wallpaper for the post about Sebastien’s bathroom (what [...]

Wallpapers for Sumac Sue’s 50s bathroom

Sumac Sue’s questions about what to do with her pink tile bathroom led me to recommend wallpaper, and to launch my 2008 quest to ensure the retroworld conquer any fears and embrace this most important decorating tool.
So here are some of the wallpapers from my Miller’s Art Supply of Pittsfield, Mass. basement collection - any [...]

Do miracles with wallpaper — in 1945 — and in 2008!

My one and only new year’s resolution: To ensure that all retro renovation readers overcome any possible latent fear of…. Wallpaper. As the advertising above so clearly states, miracles happen when you add wallpaper to your decorating mix!
Case in point: My kitchen. Clearly, to pull everything together … to take the kitchen over the [...]

Wonderful vintage style wallpaper for a 40s 50s or 60s bedroom

Now doesn’t this make you want to be 10 again - when no one questions why you would want a bedroom that is sweet sweet sweet?
The wallpaper is Lily of the Valley by Thibaut. I also love it in the yellow. This is so perfectly vintage 40s, 50s — even 60s!