1940 interior design

Better Homes and Gardens has covered interior design since the dawn of the Jazz Age. Join us as we take a decade-by-decade look back through the furniture, colors, and styles that filled our homes over the past century, along with the people and events that drove the designs of our lives.

Dive headfirst into the world of vintage glamour as we explore how you can recreate the captivating essence of 1940s interior design in your own home.

I showcase 8 distinct looks popular in 1940s interior design. Furniture, colors & decor inside 1940s homes were sunny, patriotic, 'sanitary' & more.

Name: Joanne O’Callaghan Location: Melbourne, Australia Size: 510 square feet Years owned: 16 years Joanne recently renovated this late-1940s Art Deco apartment in East Melbourne, Australia. The entire place is full of light and charm, but the apartment’s living and dining space, called the “blue room,” is a particular jewel: It features Art Deco cornices, a tiered mirror above the original fireplace and a large framed window.

Breakfast Nook

Explore our selction of the interiors, objects, and architecture of the past century that keenly illustrate the timelessness of expert design.

This week we’re talking about home design trends over the years, which ones have stuck and which have totally faded, and how long trends last.

Hughenden Manor