Living Rooms (1956-59)

For my the last selection of images from 1956-59 magazines I'm sharing some of my favorite pics of living spaces. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

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If you'd like to see more images of living spaces from 1956-59 you can find them in my Flickr gallery.

I really hope you enjoyed this look at late '50s interiors. I find these images really inspiring and I look forward to borrowing ideas from them to use in my own home. Next year I plan on sharing interior shots from my favorite decade, the '60s! In the meantime feel free to browse through images from the early to mid part of the mid-century in my growing Flickr Mid-Century Living Collection.

Bedrooms (1956-59)

A selection of pics featuring bedrooms from 1956-59.

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If you would like to see more images of mid-century bedrooms from 1956-59 you can find them in my Flickr gallery. Next up, pics of livingrooms from 1956-59!

Kitchens (1956-59)

Today I'm posting some images of mid-century kitchens from 1956-59. As I've mentioned before, kitchens are one of my favorite rooms in any home and I love these designs. Hope you enjoy them to.

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If you would like to see more images of mid-century kitchens from 1956-59 you can find them in my Flickr gallery. Tomorrow I'll be sharing images of bedrooms & livingrooms.

Bathrooms 1956-59

I thought I'd finish the year by sharing some images from late '50s interiors (1956-59). The images are from old magazines such as Better Homes & Gardens, Life, etc. First up, bathrooms:

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Tomorrow... Kitchens!

Holiday Miracles Do Happen!

I got an unexpected X-mas gift this year. This afternoon our real estate agent called to let my hubby and I know that the bank had finally decided to accept our offer on the '50s custom built atomic ranch house described in the listing as an "Eichler imitation." After a month of intense negotiations that had left me feeling more than a little discouraged, we get to celebrate Christmas eve along with the purchase of our first home.

The last 6 months have been tough going and buying a short sale home proved to be a complicated process. But I think the wait and research we did was well worth the effort and really paid off in the end.

Now comes the house inspections, moving process and if all goes well settling into our new home some 40 miles away from our current one bedroom apartment that we've lived in for the past 12 years. I'm excited about moving to the beautiful Napa Valley and I look forward to experiencing all that the Valley has to offer. I know next to nothing about wine except that I like mine red but I suspect that I'll enjoy learning about Napa's number one export.

Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you all get to experience a miracle of your own this X-mas season.

Living Rooms (1950-55)

Today is the last day of my early '50s interior design showcase. The images below feature living rooms from 1950-55.

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If you'd like to see more early '50s living rooms you'll find them in my Flickr Gallery.