I love porcelain bathroom sconces of all colors and designs. I had a sense these were popular in the first part of the 20th century, but wasn’t sure of their dates or history. So, I reached out to Bo Sullivan of Arcalus Period Design to learn more. Bo is the guru of vintage lighting history…
Christmas in the 1940s house - IWM London
Take a closer look inside this small row of Valleys cottages in St Fagans and you'll see nearly 200 years of staggering social change
We've now arrived at the 1940s in our investigation of the geographic and architectural attributes of Denver’s single-family homes. For previous installments in this series, please use the links below:1870s (plus series introduction) 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930sThe 1940s was Denver’s ninth full decade as a city and
The 1940s were a tumultuous time. It is impossible to understand those years outside of the context of WWII. The war not only defined the decade but from a design perspective, split it virtually in half. During the first half of the decade, new design was halted, as supply shortages and rationing demanded that all available resources — material and otherwise — be directed towards the war effort…Socially, the decade featured a similar split.
These 1941 interiors from Hazel Dell Brown of Armstrong Floors are beautifully designed and full of great decorating and color combination ideas.
A 1940's Kitchen in Kidderminster Station on the 1940's re-enactment weekend 2009. This was on slide film, Leica M6+35mm f1.4 Summilux lens
1948 Sears Fall Winter Catalog, Page 815
In August 2014, I traveled to Jacksonville to get photos of two Gordon Van Tine homes that were built side-by-side in the early 1920s and featured in a
This suburban kitchen dates from the late 1940s. The area is small and compact with gas and electrical appliances, a free-standing cupboard and a pantry. The electric cooker is a 1935 model and was rented from York City Electricity Department. It was quite common to rent larger domestic appliances, as they were expensive to buy. The kitchen cupboard has a display cabinet at the top, a cutlery drawer, a drop-down work surface with storage space, and an enclosed cupboard at the bottom. This convenient storage space saved time walking to the pantry for every pot, pan, plate and cooking ingredient in regular use. The pantry houses a range of convenience foods, which were beginning to become more widely available after the Second World War. Food rationing was still in operation. It ended completely in 1954. [York Castle Museum] Founded in 1938, York Castle Museum is housed in buildings that used to form the prisons. The prison buildings were built throughout the c18th - the county jail between 1701-05 by William Wakefield, the Assize Courts between 1773-77 and Female Prison between 1780-83, both by John Carr (1723–1807). By the c19th these buildings were deemed unsuitable and a new prison, in a Tudor Gothic style, was designed by Peter F Robinson (1776–1858) and George Townsend Andrews (1804–55). York Prison was closed in 1929 and demolished in 1935, leaving behind Clifford's Tower and the c18th buildings which were then repurposed as the museum by Dr John Lamplugh Kirk (1869-1940).
Sears Roebuck houses in Chicago and its suburbs
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine August 1942
We look at terrific professional photos of 1949 Lustron house #549, and at a 38-page catalog prepared to document its disassembly and history.
We find a 1942 time capsule house in Portland Oregon with five gorgeous vintage pastel bathrooms! See 13 photos of this amazing property.
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine February 1942
Prebab post war housing seen here in Bristol.
Original Nissen Huts dating back to the 1940s, these evocative buildings have full power and water supplies and ample parking space
A continuation of yesterday's post where we were in The Children's War exhibition at The Imperial War Museum. I love the blue tile surrou...
More than 500 items from the house in Warwickshire which have been used continuously since the 1940s will be sold at auction this weekend.
Housing during WWII was in scarce supply, especially in cities with a lot of defense work. People turned unused attics and rooms over the garage into rentals and Armstrong was all over it with design ideas. Personally, I like the bunk beds. Night-night, sweetheart! Source: Tomorrow's Ideas in Home Decoration. Armstrong Cork Company, 1941. From the Mid Century Home Style collection.
