This ad appeared in American Home. Lots of blue, with an easy to close off pantry - work area. A second image shows the table size reduced for two people. Armstrong had several similar kitchens with pantries that could be closed off from the late 40s thru the early 50s.
This kitchen features a "lazy susan" table. When you are finished dining, you spin the table to put the dirty dishes in the kitchen and close the doors over the table. Voilà! Clean dinette and no inconvenient carrying of dishes from room to room. Published in American Home.
Ladies Home Journal was the source for this little kitchen. The open cabinet has very sturdy telescoping hinges which can be used as a step to reach the high cabinets. It is an example of some of the Post WWII housing, which was often tiny with itty bitty kitchens ... this one is 6' x 6'.
From "New Ideas for Old Rooms" written by Hazel Dell Brown and published by Armstrong, this 1942 is a deluxe Early American Kitchen. On and off for almost 20 years (abt. 1928 to 1948) this folkloric style pops up with regularity.
One hallmark of the 'teens and early 20s was the sanitary style in kitchens. Easy maintenance with particular attention to cleanliness as well as improved efficiency were the order of the day. This Armstrong kitchen ad was offered in conjunction with a publication by their interior advisor, Frank Alvah Parsons (after whom Parsons School of Design is named).
Source: Dream Kitchens for 1941 by Hazel Dell Brown for Armstrong Cork Company.
This is another Armstrong linoleum ad published in 1948 in American Home magazine. This corner pantry concept appears in at least three other versions as designed by Hazel Dell Brown.
For some, the 1930s were synonymous with Art Deco. Though Art Deco was a significant trend in "modern" design, it was by no means the only style. Deco is generally applied design, very geometric, and highly stylized. Contrast that with the most prevalent style, Colonial, which was based on early American traditional details and elements. There was a tension between the emerging Modern styles and the traditionalists. There were many articles written from the late 20s to WWII assuring home decorators that Modern really wasn't a "fad." Though modern styles were there to stay, it took a full twenty years for them to be accepted into the mainstream. Images from the Antique Home & Style collection.
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This visually frenetic kitchen is another Armstrong linoleum ad. Published in 1948 in American Home magazine, it offers some of the design excesses that typify the Post WWII period. Still, even with too much rapid eye movement, there are lots of useful ideas for organizing 21st century kitchens.
Source: Ladies Home Journal
In the mid-40s, Armstrong's lead designer, Hazel Dell Brown, seems to have favored these organized pantry corners. When closed, this one had a bird's eye view painting of a village done in a quasi-Asian style with a black background.
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This kitchen (from American Home) features several Hazel Dell Brown characteristics. The storage is interesting ... everything has a place and the interiors of the cabinets are painted an eye-popping rose red color. The side-mounted faucet over the sink is unusual. I'm particularly fond of the combo of soft pinch-pleat café curtains and matchstick blinds. Cool.
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This is another of the cute little kitchens designed by Hazel Dell Brown during the mid-1930s. Published in American Home.
Red, black, and white kitchen with a cozy little nook. If you look close you'll see all kinds of Fiesta dinnerware.
Shown in the Ladies Home Journal. This one looks more staged than most of the kitchens by Armstrong, but it illustrates the increased use of rattan over wicker in decorating for mid century homes. I like this color scheme, especially the use of the black coved linoleum.
Ad for Linofloor, Armstrong's economy flooring. Source: Ladies Home Journal From the Antique Home & Style collection.
Like a number of designs done by Hazel Dell Brown's designers at Armstrong, this idea for decorating showed up as an article for inexpensively decorating the kitchen. Published in American Home.
This kitchen, described as a wraparound kitchen, was an ad for Armstrong Corlon plastic flooring. The dining room is posted also. Published in American Home. Cool corner cupboard.
This ad ran in Better Homes & Gardens magazine. This falls into that timeless design category.
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The mask reveals the jazz trumpeter's creases on his forehead, bags under his eyes and scars on his lips from a life-time of horn-playing.
Published in "The Story of the Five Dream Kitchens" by Armstrong Cork Co. This kitchen had in addition to its linoleum floor a Monel stainless steel sink and counter. Very fancy schmancy.
Linoleum ads were some of the most reliable sources of interior decorating ideas for the middle class. They were often in color and very creative, especially Armstrong's.
This modern Depression Era kitchen by Armstrong was cozy and contemporary.
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Professional cyclist Lance Armstrong lives in a Spanish colonial-style house in Austin, Texas. Of design, he says with a laugh, I dont know if Im a pro, but I know I like it. Ill probably host a dozen dinners a year, and well have appetizers or…
Ladies Home Journal was the source for this little kitchen. The open cabinet has very sturdy telescoping hinges which can be used as a step to reach the high cabinets. It is an example of some of the Post WWII housing, which was often tiny with itty bitty kitchens ... this one is 6' x 6'.
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Source: Ladies Home Journal
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