Thursday 29 September 2011

The Retro Decorator - 50s Living Room

The rich backlog of catalogues handed down to me by my mother that normally make up my retro decorator posts sadly only go back to the mid-80s. I'm therefore always pleased when I find something older on my travels through the internet, and this case is a real beauty.

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No doubt the height of sophistication in its time, and very fashionable thanks to the enduring appeal of "mid-century modern" and the Mad Men revival, this living room is just missing the perfect 1950s family...

3 comments:

  1. This look is called "Atomic Modern" these days. To me, it was the look of more well-to-do people's homes when I was a kid. Ooops...guess that dates me ;-) The university I attended was built in 1955 and had this type of furnishings. There were lots of those benches around...the one that's used here as a coffee table. In fact, this could be excerpted right from one of the lounge areas! What a memory!

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  2. I just love the retro style.But if I'm correct, the floral wall paper is missing.

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