This wallpaper sample comes from a book put out by Imperial Wallcoverings in 1948. It would have been used in a family room or den—spaces that were relatively new concepts at the time. For many young men and women settling down in post-war America, a casual home life that revolved around leisure time with the
American Home magazine published this Armstrong asphalt floor ad in 1948. Asphalt was well suited for basements because it was water resistant and super hard wearing. Who wouldn't want this basement?
Peasant family eating their midday meal - Greece, 1948
This Armstrong interior appeared in Ladies Home Journal. A similar color scheme, but in a traditional style, appeared at about the same time.
Andrew Wyeth [American Contemporary Realist Painter, 1917-2009] Second of the three generations of Wyeths artists. The best known of the Wyeths, Andrew Wyeth was taught by his father, artist and illustrator N.C. Wyeth. Andrew Wyeth is father of Jamie Wyeth, third generation contemporary realist painter. Official Andrew Wyeth website: andrewwyeth.com/ Farnsworth Museum, Wyeth works: collection.farnsworthmuseum.org/objects?query=wyeth&f... Andrew Wyeth image permission requests, artist's estate: andrewwyeth.com/image-permission/ Prints of this work can be purchased at the Brandywine River Museum shop: www.brandywinemuseumshop.org/SelectSku.aspx?skuid=1001145
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We're almost halfway through our 10 decades of color: The 1940s brought about gingham checks, farm animals and fruit tree decor,
Café Saint Yves Saint Germain des prés, Paris, France, 1948 Photo Robert Doisneau
This is the cover page from a 1945 Home Appliance booklet for furnaces. A mother and father sit reading, dad with his pipe and paper, mom with a book. They smile and pay attention to their son sitting on the floor playing with his castle and army figures Page measures 7-3/4" x11". photo illustration measures 7-3/4" x 7-3/4" A great look at the 1940's home decor and "Leave it to Beaver" type family. Good condition-no tears or marks.
students and faculty member in colonial student house living room. date unknown, circa 1930s. Tell us who is who in the comments! Courtesy of the Bennington College Archives. Support the Penny Wilson '45 Challenge for Campus Renewal today at www.bennington.edu/give
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POPULAR HOME DECORATION. BY MARY DAVIS GILLIES , ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF MCCALL'S MAGAZINE. COPYRIGHT 1940. HARDCOVER BOOK. MEASURES 9X11.25". 309 PAGES. GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS OF 1940'S ERA DECOR. MOSTLY BLACK & WHITE AND 17 COLOR PLATES. WONDERFUL BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OF ROOM REMODELS. GREAT IDEAS FOR EVERY ROOM OF THE HOUSE, FURNITURE, WALLS, FLOORING , ACCESSORIES AND MORE. NICE EXAMPLES OF BLONDE WOOD FURNITURE AND STREAMLINED MODERN KITCHENS.
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The classic Cobra lamp takes its name from the shape of its shade, which is reminiscent of a Cobra´s neck (or hood). The flexible arm can be bent in all directions whilst the shade can be rotated through 360 degrees. The base is covered in powder-coated steel and weighted with cast iron stand. Switch integrated in the base. DIMENSIONS: 14" H, 11.4" W, 16.5" D with 67" cord WEIGHT: 6 lbs (13 lbs packed) MATERIAL: Powder-coated steel, adjustabl...
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31st January 1948: Two boys walking along a street in the run-down Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s, providing housing for Glasgows burgeoning population of industrial workers. For sale as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts #MediaStorehouse
I wasn't planning to make this week "illustration week" on my blog, but I guess it's turned out that way. Illustration is still, I believe, an important means of rendering a room, although it's a trickier endeavor than perfume ads. Oftentimes, I find myself wishing that I could see an actual photograph of a room in order to really absorb the details. The drawings shown here, executed by artist Sheridan Kettering, appeared in the September 1948 issue of House & Garden. According to the accompanying article, all of these drawings represent interiors done by Billy Baldwin while he was still with Ruby Ross Wood, Inc. Unfortunately, there is no other information about location, homeowner, etc. I tried to find actual photographs of these rooms, but came up with nothing. So, I've typed out the captions that appeared alongside each drawing in hopes that it might help a little. I suppose we'll have to use our imaginations to flesh out these rooms. If any of you know any other details about these Baldwin designed rooms, do tell. Bright walls are excellent as shock value in a transition room, here in Citron Yellow, tempered by a Copper-carpeted stair. Parchment-stone floor, iron rail, black-and-gold Queen Anne clock, green plants, set the foyer atmosphere, which should be formal and architectural, but alive. Sprout Green velveteen curtains bound this dining room with positive color blocks. Black flock paper, black tile floor create an illusion of distant walls, draw the eye to Forest Green upholstered Biedermeier chairs and mahogany table, in which an Empire chandelier is reflected. Highlighting a room's center makes for good conversation on a black-tie evening. Varied in a man's bedroom, cold and warm blues start at the French Blue floor, climb the scale through sturdy Bright Navy to the flash of Kingfisher Blue. See how, by keeping to one color, you gain two more which in a wider palette would be overlooked: the strong brown of French Provincial walnut, the dry-textured white of the cotton bedspread. Against quite Stone Gray, spacious in a party room, Sweet Pink cotton voile curtains and Citron Yellow leather coffee tables look festive. The modern feeling of this room depends not on furniture (Empire and Chinese-inspired) but on monotone treatment with enough space around each color note to let it register. Quartz Pink floor and walls make the shell of this lady's bedroom. Flame cotton taffeta bed cover is for drama, the glazed chintz butterfly print curtains are for prettiness. The Portuguese chair, painted gray and upholstered in horsehair, proves that antiques can sometimes be improved on. White moldings, picked out as elegant tracery on Charcoal Purple walls, underscore paneling and support the theory that woodwork, as the "bones" of a house, should be uniform throughout. To keep the mood of the living room restful, armchairs echo the scheme, are covered in white and Purple Heather.
Completed in 1949 in Los Angeles, United States. Originally known as Case Study House No. 8, the Eames House was such a spatially pleasant modern residence that it became the home of the architects...
64 p. ; ill., plans ; 26 cm. ; trade catalog
As summer comes to an end (no!), the topic of heating our house has gradually found its way back into conversation. We have radiant heat (which I love!), powered by an enormous oil tank that lives in the basement. That heat is kept somewhat low (it's just the two of us here, after all), and we get by with space heaters here and there. But, what I wouldn't give for two working fireplaces. Ours are closed up at the moment, but we plan on restoring them... someday. Until then, these images are my inspiration... Happy Thursday! ...
Ironing - 1948
64 p. ; ill., plans ; 26 cm. ; trade catalog
Before & After: Traditional Dining to Sleek Media Room
