Mid Mod Pam on Oct 14 2008 | Filed under: attic & basement, flooring
With all the recent talk of shuffleboards, I did a little nosing around, and it turns out that you can still get a vinyl tile shuffleboard from Armstrong:
This definitely goes on my dream list! The back half of our basement is concrete… my husband David has been opposed to vinyl tiles even retro-sized ones… but [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Oct 09 2008 | Filed under: attic & basement, flooring
It was a wondrous alchemy of industry, technology, peace and prosperity that inspired mid-century homeowners to create fantastic basements like this one.
This is yet another design study from my delicious collection of 1954 Armstrong flooring ads produced by Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. Click the Tag below that says ‘Armstrong floors’ to see the [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Aug 26 2008 | Filed under: bathroom
I was recently introduced to the concept of “bathroom porn.” No, not girlie magazines in the recessed chrome Hallmack magazine rack…rather, mouth-watering photos of vintage bathrooms. If this one does not qualify, I don’t know what does.
This interior design study is from my personal collection of 1954 Armstrong flooring ads produced by Batten, Barton, [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jul 24 2008 | Filed under: 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 [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jul 02 2008 | Filed under: bathroom
My very first post about a mudroom - albeit one that is in essence another bathroom. Notice the sink next to the door, and the hand held shower to the left. This is another fabulous design from Armstrong Floors, circa 1954, from my private stash from Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. (insert forefinger into [...]
Mid Mod Pam on Jun 25 2008 | Filed under: living room
I am now the proud owner of a binder of large, vintage 1954 Armstrong advertising comps — created by Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc., and signed off by Max Banzhaf in Floor Division National Advertisements. Pretty cool, huh?
Meanwhile - readers had been asking for more living room ideas — and I found some great [...]
