20s interior design living room

Published in HOUSE & GARDEN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO INTERIOR DECORATION, 1947.

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1950s Mid-Century living room.

from House Warming: A Selection of "Classic" Gas Fires. 1931. John Wright & Co. Essex Works, Aston, Birmingham (part of "Radiation Ltd.)

Hi All, I was browsing around the web this evening and I found this picture of a living room from the 30's. Remind you of anyone you know??? Well, I told you I was born in the wrong time period. I love this look, and that is probably why my cape house and cottage at the Inn resemble this look so much. Everyone have a great weekend!

Midnight in Paris set - Gertrude Stein Living Room set by Anne Seibel

According to this article from Ladies' Home Journal magazine in April 1912, "the first requirement of a living room is to give a feeling of cheerfulness and hospitality." I certainly love the glass doors that open to the fresh air and the the whole room seems to me to look much lighter than typical rooms of the day. This article also featured ideas for the bedroom and dining room, so in the next few entries I'll be continuing with those.

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…

Dawnridge, the former LA home of designer Tony Duquette is the setting for glamorous heiress Lenore Osgood’s (Sharon Stone) home in Ratched