Well a huge thanks to Laurie (1951 Ranch Redo)for bringing our bathroom conversations to the attention of BoingBoing! Wow, I feel so famous! I have some more pictures, but they are black and white…are folks interested?
Oddly, there is also a guy on Housebloggers who is trying to get rid of authentic 1950’s plastic tile! If [...]
Feeling sort of alone in our preservation of a 50’s home, I did some searches this weekend for 50’s sites and came across these cool items:
Shelburne Museum 1950 House
Motel Hell
Johnson County Museums – The 1950’s All-Electric House
I think I’ve mentioned my deep desire for better illustrations of landscape in the 50’s and I FINALLY found [...]
Not having been born (or even a twinkle in my Mother’s eye) in the 1950’s, I’m not sure if this is a good price or not, but it seems phenomenal to me these days. I was particularly interested in the front of the house and 1950’s landscaping! It’s amazingly difficult to find any (if you [...]
Something I think most folks forget about the 50’s are the garish and horrible colors! Some might like them, but eek! The “toned down” versions of 50’s bathrooms you see now are not what most were pushing in those days and these pictures prove it – I like the duckie design on the wallpaper on [...]
Kool and Groovy Cats
Originally uploaded by rexandsharkey.
We picked up this fabric to make some pillows for our downstairs “Lounge room”…maybe the inspiration for decorating the room? Not sure yet tho!