10 Decades of Color: The 1900s. Homes in the early 1900s were quite fussy by modern terms. Victorian-style and Colonial homes were being built at the beginning of the 1900s.
Here is the last of the illustrations from the April 1912 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal, "a good suggestion for the furnishing of the dining-room". This room carries over the green, gold, and brown shades of the living room. It's interesting that the chairs are not left at the table but are stored out of the way in the corners of the room. Another nice touch are the gold curtains at the door dividing the rooms.
Revive Edwardian elegance with these 1910s home decor tips provided by a design expert from the era.
A DIY couple help an already intact house embrace its age—and the new-old kitchen is an achievement!
20 p., ill., 28 cm., trade catalogs
Because they were relatively quick and easy to construct, bungalow-style homes were all the rage in the 1920s, and homeowner Jessica Small’s (@fromgrittopearl) 1920s home is no exception. Its Craftsman details, such as the unique windows, thick wooden trim, beadboard ceilings, and original hardwood flooring, sold her on the home the minute she walked in, but they needed some major restoration work.
Colonnade with bookcase and built in desk.
In this craftsman bungalow, Anne McDonald used the home's original dark-stained red oak trim and millwork as the inspiration for a moody palette.
'Grethel And The Witch' Soooooo Very creepy! One of the oddest antique prints I've stumbled across in a long time. 'Grethel And The Witch' Harvested from a fine collection of antique images of childhood from a time long gone by, this delightful color lithograph print from 1929 is in lovely condition. Like many prints of its age, 'Grethel And The Witch' features that lovely soft and even light tanning often found in old books. The colors are still just as fresh and remarkable as they were back in '29. The 7" x 9" print itself is smooth and flat and it's delightfully frame-worthy. Matted in rose red or sage green, this print would be a sweet treasure framed. Matted, framed, and displayed as a gallery grouping, these wonderful vintage children's book prints are simply spectacular. (Please note that the framed examples in the last photo are just to show how this might look when it's framed. Your print will come to you unmatted and unframed.) Surrender Dorothy offers a non-stop jaw-dropping cornucopia of frame-worthy antique and vintage prints, drawings, sketches, ads, plans, lithos, engravings, posters, maps, charts, and illustrations of all kinds to adorn every room in your happy home. Terrific finds to fancy up your workplace too. Our entire inventory moves in and out of here very quickly and fresh selections are added each day. Please be sure to bookmark our shop and check back to visit us often so you don't miss our latest discoveries. I'll send this to you First Class Mail by way of those nice folks at the USPS packed flat and protected in a rigid mailer. ================================================= Love Vintage Children's Art? We have hundreds of subjects to choose from and you'll want to see them all. Just click here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=storybook ================================================ Take a tour of the 1920s here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=1920s ================================================= View other works of Malcolm Patterson here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=patterson ******************************************************* Please View Our Shop Policies Here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SurrenderDorothy/policy?ref=shopinfo_policies_leftnav
From an ad for Whittall Rugs in the November 1924 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. My vintage website is at: www.vintage123.com
This is a French Art Deco interior design lithograph that came from the 1925 collection of Interieurs en Couleurs by Leon Deshairs. This collection featured room designs that were shown at the Exposition Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. RARE and highly collectible. This image is a design for home office décor showcasing a desk and chair, a rug, a library/bureau, fireplace, lamp. Note too the iron work design in the window, the sculpture and decorative "objets d'art", the ceiling fixture, wallpaper design, etc. It is a design by P. Sigrist. This lithograph is original to 1925; it is NOT a recent reproduction. The image has a beautiful painterly quality with excellent color and detail. Pristine condition. Clean borders. Design plate measures 9.75 x 13 inches; Image size is 7 x 9. See other interior design plates in offered in our shop. Yosha Graphics specializes in work on paper in a variety of genres. We specialize in original vintage lithographs and prints. All images are original to date stated; we do NOT work with reproductions. We guarantee authenticity. We are passionate about our extensive collection that spans several decades and appeals to all decorative tastes. We have personally purchased each piece in Europe with care for condition. less
Woah guys, Hello! To say this kitchen reveal is a long time in the making is an understatement, and I am thrilled to reveal our newly renovated kitchen and mudroom addition! This project has been in the works since 2017, and with the help of my trusty friend SketchUp, we were able to come up with the perfect plan for our home through countless iterations. We were asking ourselves big questions, like what does this house need that would make our life inside its walls the most comfortable? Our goal was to create a functional kitchen with room enough to cook and have friends over, a mudroom and utility closet that would work hard for our family, a powder room that would be easily accessible yet tucked away and private, a patio that could be used for summer cookouts, AND that we keep it all historically relevant to the era of the home. We were willing to make a big investment in our home to achieve that. Our home is a 1910 four square/craftsman mix, and we were committed to respecting its historical architecture in all of our renovation plans. Think 1910 in the details but with better plumbing and insulation. We came up with a plan that did a handful of things for us and how we experience our home. Our plan was to turn the space that was formerly the kitchen, pantry and mudroom into a single kitchen which would encompass the entire back quarter of the house instead of just a small portion of it like it had. We would extend out the back of the house, adding a small but mighty 11’x11′ addition which would gain us a main floor powder room, a coat closet / pantry / utility closet and a mudroom off the rear entrance to the house. That solved a lot of the flow issues we were having on the interior. The addition also solved a number of issues on the exterior of our home too – I’ll make sure to follow up once the backyard recovers from last year’s excavation, but to sum it up quickly, the addition would create an intimate nook we could use as a patio and allow us a better entrance into the yard and garden. Historical Details The most important thing to us was to maintain the historical integrity of our home. We were committed to preserving […]
The building Rosie's apartment is located in was constructed in 1929 and her apartment retains some of the charming original architecture features,
Weren't those kitchens from Antique Home Style beautiful? Today I am going to share bedrooms! Most of these pictures are actually advertisements for flooring, hence the bright carpets and floor coverings. A cheerful little bedroom under the eves. I have always loved dormers. 1920s architects made great use of them in bungalow style houses. Through the doorway one catches a glimpse of a sewing room.......rather interesting a curtain is used to separate the two. An attic bedroom. Did you notice a chair is almost always pictured? I love the idea! It would be very handy to have someplace to sit, especially if it is a cozy one like the wing chair above! I hadn't realized painted furniture was so popular in this era. I love the same of the headboards and the painted roses.
Invented in 1860, linoleum flooring was already very popular by the early 1920s, when these full-color (thus, very expensive) advertisements ran in four
During World War I, there were relatively few color ads in the home magazines, so this advertisement for Congoleum Rugs was pretty extravagant. This was a popular, easy to maintain, and affordable flooring solution for the bungalow homeowner.
Armstrong Cork Co., at least in some part, owes its successful marketing of linoleum floors to its interior designers who produced a wonderful collection of illustrations during the 1920s. Source: Ladies Home Journal Image from the 1920s bedroom gallery at American Home & Style.
Historic interior color palette from 1918. See the Sears Craftsman Bungalows from 1916. Color Scheme Collection::Photos from Today I've collected images of Bungalows and other historic home types such as Foursquares and grouped them into sets. These are pictures of the houses as they look currently. I hope that you will find some exterior paint color ideas that inspire you. Blue Schemes Yellow Schemes Brown Schemes Green Schemes Red Schemes If you want still more colour inspiration, I have another set of scans which is made up of historic color images from the period. Historically Accurate Color Collection.
This determined homeowner kept his kitchen renovation true to the rest of his 1930s home with details like black-and-white tile and stained-glass!
Weren't those kitchens from Antique Home Style beautiful? Today I am going to share bedrooms! Most of these pictures are actually advertisements for flooring, hence the bright carpets and floor coverings. A cheerful little bedroom under the eves. I have always loved dormers. 1920s architects made great use of them in bungalow style houses. Through the doorway one catches a glimpse of a sewing room.......rather interesting a curtain is used to separate the two. An attic bedroom. Did you notice a chair is almost always pictured? I love the idea! It would be very handy to have someplace to sit, especially if it is a cozy one like the wing chair above! I hadn't realized painted furniture was so popular in this era. I love the same of the headboards and the painted roses.
Part two of our 10 Decades of Color and Design series. Colors in the second decade 20th century, the 1910s, were taken from nature.
Source: American Home From the Antique Home Style collection.
Feast your eyes upon this gorgeous renovation by architectural designer Jeff Edwards and interior designer Greg Baudoin.
Home makeovers require you to first get inspired, and then get to work. See before-and-after home makeover photos and follow our tips to get started.
This Missouri family updated their 1925 bungalow to restore its original Craftsman style. Thrifted finds and DIY projects now fill it with farmhouse style.
