A 1948 home theater? Yup. What goes around comes around, and this basement home theater — featuring those old film reels in cans — doesn’t..
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1940s color ideas from a 1939 Kroehler guide
Feast your retro eyes on the 1939 color harmony guide from Kroehler, one of the largest furniture manufacturers back in the day. That smart devil..
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Linoleum floors and countertops brighten up Dave & Frances’ 1938 kitchen
Dave and Frances bought a wonderful single-owner 1938 home last year, and have just finished up some modest yet gorgeous updates to their kitchen. The..
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18 kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms from 1949
IN 1949, home interiors generally seemed to have a traditional look, and featured a soft and pretty palette, some jewel tones carried over from glamorous..
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1946 Monarch-Paramount Roaster Range
Continuing our mini-series on vintage stoves, ranges and ovens, here’s a 1946 Monarch-Paramount Roaster Range from the Malleable Iron Range Company, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The..
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10 pretty and affordable wallpapers for 40s or 50s bedrooms, dens and kitchens
I have been on the hunt for affordable, vintage style wallpaper – a major reader want. In my first expedition I found this selection of..
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21 ideas for your 1940s ranch, bungalow or cape – 40s kitchens, living rooms, bathrooms and more
Quickly after World War II ended, Americans plowed right into making a wonderful new life for themselves – starting with building their dream kitchens, dream..
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Hygiene was an important theme in the postwar era
No question, it’s a little unsettling to read this ad from 1947-48, which underscores today’s perception that the 40s and 50s exerted too much pressure..
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Dishmaster faucets: Dishwashing the easy way
Dishmaster kitchen faucets are not only stylish — they are functional, too. In the postwar era, there was a Gadget Revolution, with an explosion of..
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Stylish and sassy dames — free from kitchen toil — thanks to 1940s innovation
The 1940s saw all kinds of innovation that supposedly gave women the freedom to cavort around town all afternoon. Categories1940sTags40s kitchenvintage stoves
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“For incendiary sleepers” — a 1947 fireproof mattress pad
Back in the day before the Surgeon General, technology still held the key to solving for cigarette dangers… Drowsy smokers? We’ve got you covered. This..
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1948: Gadgets galore for America
This week I will be spotlighting 1948 — the year that the world gave us The Dishmaster. What a great time this was for America...
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Dishmaster faucets will get the whole family in the dishwashing act!
Yes – you can still buy this terrific retro kitchen faucet, which is made in America. Categories1940sTagsdishmastervintage kitchen faucets
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A cheery 1945 kitchen to mark month’s end
Just a sweet and simple 40s “American” kitchen today. In my recent survey, readers asked for more from the 40s. This photo is a great..
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A vintage 1949 bathroom — simple pleasures for people who’d been through a lot
Vintage advertising from Kohler is usually quite wonderful. These Wisconsin folks sure understood how to capture a time and a place and a mood in..
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40s kitchen – a sweet, patriotic 1946 kitchen to welcome dad home
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..
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1948 was a very good year: Awesome retro kitchens and Cary Grant’s Dream House, too!
We watched Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House last night. A great movie from 1948 with deep social underpinnings — the mass relocation of Americans from..
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