Interior Decorating Week day #2
Today’s book is Homes with Character by Hazel Thompson Craig and Ola Day Rush. D. C. Heath and Co., 1962, revised edition, 1966. But really, it still looks like the 1962 book. Very much a 1950s book really. This book is much more informative than the others and includes information on how to run a house as well as how to decorate or design a house. Look for the book at Homes With Character
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First up, let’s llok at the kinds of expenses a household should expect in 1966. Average income after taxes is $5906. 24% of your budget is for food. Not eating out food, just food. Medical, 6.6%. Recreation, 4%. I bet most homes today spend more than that. Housing, 29.5%.
The TV is not the center of the room here, but it is placed so that it can be turned and watched from the living room or the bedroom.
The stacking washer and dryer are conveniently in the kitchen, assuring the woman never leaves the room until the man is ready for her to go to the bedroom. Actually ours are in the kitchen also (but in a cabinet behind doors) and my wife likes the convenience. Notice that it’s a front load washer though. That’s cool. And below that I put the pictures of washers. In 1966, were they still using wringer washers? What were the authors thinking?
This room is “Early American” but it has a totally Modern sofa on the left that kills the whole theme.
I love a happy housecleaner.
My dad is an antique dealer. If you do this to an antique, he will hunt you down and pour shellac down your drawers. I can’t believe people once thought that was a good idea.
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I love books like this – I have one from 1963.
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