1920s interior

Invented in 1860, linoleum flooring was already very popular by the early 1920s, when these full-color (thus, very expensive) advertisements ran in four

This sunporch is brighter and more colorful than many other rooms because of the bold green used for trim. The trompe l'oeil painting on the wall replaces more commonly used wallpaper for a more subtle effect. Shown in Ladies Home Journal.

Published in American Home Magazine. Karpen advertised their furniture in House Beautiful, American Home, and other shelter magazines during the 1920s. This eclectic living room has some decidedly Deco elements like the streamlined furniture shapes and especially the upholstery of the chair in the foreground. This is very "modern" for Karpen which generally tended to show more traditional furnishings. It uses a tetrad of muted red, purple, yellow, and green ... a very sophisticated color…

Karpen Furniture had some nice rooms illustrated in magazines like House Beautiful and American Home during the 1920s. The company tended to specialize in traditional furnishings which the majority of home owners wanted. This room leans toward the 18th C. Colonial style. (I'm building a collection of 20th C. American residential images and articles at Antique Home & Style.)

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Filled with luxurious fabrics, sharp lines, mixed metallics, and rich color palettes, Art Deco style decor is both glamorous and eclectic. No surprise then that some of the era’s most notable trends are popping up inside design-savvy interiors today.

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Bigelow carpets were sold during the 1920s to complement the traditional furnishings so popular at the time. I think they did more modern designs too, but the vast majority of buyers tended to prefer the traditional colonial styles.

French Boudoirs have always been private places of pampering and luxury. Historically, the word ‘boudoir’ comes from the French verb ‘bouder’ meaning to